UC's Sigma XI Honors Scientific Achievement at Spring Mixer
The University of Cincinnatis chapter of
, the scientific research society, will host its Spring Mixer event Thursday, April 9, on UCs Medical Campus.
The event, which will be hosted in the Winkler Center (Lucas Boardroom) in the CARE Building (East Campus) from 5-6:30 p.m., encourages members of the UC community to be inspired by the 2015 Sigma Xi award-winning young faculty and graduate student researchers.
This year, the event includes a 30-minute talk by this years Young Investigator winner, McMicken Department of Chemistry Professor
. A junior faculty member is awarded the Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award each year because of their distinguished research accomplishments in the field of science or engineering.
The four Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) winners will also be introduced at the event. Each recipient won monetary awards during spring semester for their research. Winners include Brandon Cook (aerospace engineering), Xiaodi Duan (environmental engineering and science), Emily Jennings (biological sciences) and Janine Sparks (geology).
The national Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. The society has produced more than 200 Nobel Prize winners since its inception.
Catered snacks, free beer and wine will be provided. For directions to the Winkler Center, visit:
https://www.libraries.uc.edu/winkler-center/about/directions.html
Related Stories
Mayor Pureval, Rob Richardson lead ethical AI symposium
July 5, 2024
As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into everyday life, Rob Richardson, CEO and founder of Disrupt Now and MidwestCon and local tech startup partner of the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub, recently spearheaded the Responsible AI Symposium with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, calling upon community leaders to discuss and ensure artificial intelligence technologies help users rather than harm.
How to keep birds from flying into your windows
July 3, 2024
UC College of Arts and Sciences professor Ron Canterbury tells the Indianapolis Star that simple steps can prevent birds from strike windows around your home or business. Yahoo! News shares the story.
UC study: Brain organ plays key role in adult neurogenesis
July 2, 2024
The University of Cincinnati has published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after injury.