Sigma Xi Events 2018-19

Sigma Xi Events Spring 2019

The Sigma Xi awards for students and faculty are presented at the annual dinner. This event is open to all faculty, students, and their guests!
The awards dinner was Wednesday, May 1.
Photo page for the 2019 event

Congratulations to our Faculty award winners:
- Sigma Xi 2019 Science Teacher of the Year Award, Zesheng Chen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Sigma Xi 2019 Researcher of the Year Award, Shannon Bischoff, Associate Professor of Linguistics and interim chair of Anthropology and Sociology.
Congratulations to our Student award winners:
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Aparna Biswas, Biology, Fac. Sponsor Ahmed Mustafa
- Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation: Sydney Osentoski, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Fac. Sponsor Naomi Gurevich
- Best Team Poster Presentation: Douglas Eicher, Andrew Shields, Zachary Curtis, and Taylor Hartman, Civil Engineering, Fac. Sponsor Promothes Saha

April 12, 2019, in the Helmke Library 2nd floor Skybridge and Learning Commons
PFW Sigma Xi presents its annual student research awards based on posters judged at this event. All projects in scientific and/or engineering areas will be considered, there is no need for students to apply separately for these awards.
Photo page for the 2019 event

Annual Sigma Xi Faculty Awards for Research and Science Teaching

Application due date: Monday, April 15, 2019. (now closed) Call for nominations:
Nomination form for PFW Sigma Xi Research Award:
Nomination form for PFW Sigma Xi Science Teaching Award:

Other events:

Jim Farlow, Professor Emeritus and past winner of both IPFW Sigma Xi faculty awards, was recognized at the Spring 2019 Arts & Sciences Convocation for his most recent publication. Photo
Dong Chen, professor of civil engineering and past president of IPFW Sigma Xi, has been chosen to receive the Purdue Fort Wayne 2018–19 Outstanding Research Award.