March 11, 2019
Sigma Xi to present research awards at annual banquet
The Purdue chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, has named its 2019 Research Awards recipients and will hold its annual banquet to present the awards on April 3. Registration for the banquet is due by noon March 18.
The chapter’s 2019 Research Awards will be presented to:
- Sigma Xi Research Award: Mark Cushman, Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy.
- Sigma Xi Mid-Career Research Award: Guang Lin, director of Data Science Consulting Service and associate professor in Department of Mathematics, School of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Statistics (courtesy).
The banquet also will recognize the winners of the Sigma Xi Poster Competition, held Feb. 20 for graduate students and postdocs. The guest speaker will be Jeffrey Karpicke, the James V. Bradley Professor of Psychological Sciences.
The banquet will be held 6-8:30 p.m. April 3 in Marriott Hall's John Purdue Room. Additional details and registration are available online. Sigma Xi membership is not required to attend.
For more information, contact Peter Kissinger at kissingp@purdue.edu.