Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Honor Society

Barry University Chapter of Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Honor Society

Welcome to the Web page of the Barry University Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society! As local representatives of Sigma Xi, we encourage and celebrate the spirit of scholarship, creativity and innovation that are fundamental to the scientific process.

In our chapter's 22-year history, we have inducted almost 200 associate and full members, many of whom have gone on to lead productive careers in research-related fields. Our goal is to foster a supportive environment for budding researchers and a tight-knit community of established researchers on our campus and surrounding universities.

 

About Sigma XI

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by Frank Van Vleck, a junior faculty member, and a group of engineering students. It is one of only four members of the Honor Society Caucus, which also includes The Phi Beta Kappa Society, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa - The National Leadership Honor Society.

Today, Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. There are nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members in more than 100 countries around the world.

Contact us: Barry Sigma Xi at sigmaxi@barry.edu .

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How to Become a Member

The Barry Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society encourages applications for membership from active student and faculty researchers in the following disciplines within the pure and applied natural sciences:

  • Life and agricultural sciences
  • Physical sciences
  • Behavioral sciences
  • Medical sciences
  • Earth
  • Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
Application Form

Applications are due by February 1 each year.

Membership Benefits:

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Becoming a member of a community of multidisciplinary researchers

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Professional development and networking opportunities

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Opportunities to mentor emerging researchers

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Science outreach opportunities

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Grants-in-Aid of research funding opportunities

  • 3 people

    Becoming a member of a community of multidisciplinary researchers

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    Professional development and networking opportunities

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    Opportunities to mentor emerging researchers

  • Science Molecule

    Science outreach opportunities

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    Grants-in-Aid of research funding opportunities

Eligibility Criteria for Membership:

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    Nomination

    Membership requires nomination by two Sigma Xi members. In the event that there is only one nominator, the chapter EC can serve as the second nominator.
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    Research

    Individuals seeking membership should display promise as researchers, having conducted research and presented their work at a scientific conference (associate membership) or should have made scholarly contributions to their field of study in the form of published abstracts and/or journal articles (full membership).
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    Full Membership

    Associate members may be promoted to full membership.

Meet our Student Research Ambassadors

The following undergraduate associate members are the newest members of our chapter, inducted in spring 2019.
They are all accomplished student researchers who are now serving as mentors, sharing their enthusiasm for research, and appreciation for the doors their research experiences have opened up for them.

Inductees

    • Ms. Maria Abreu (Student 2002)
    • Ms. Ria Achong (Student 2000)
    • Ms. Asifa Ackbarali (Student 2002)
    • Ms. Sumera Ackbarali (Member 2014)
    • Ms. Bayan Saleh Alghamdi (Student 2015)
    • Mr. Adrian Almeida* (student 2019)
    • Ms. Maria Aloya (Member 1998)
    • Mr. Alberto Alvarez (Student 2004)
    • Dr. Poincyane Assis-Nascimento (Member [promoted] 2019)
    • Mr. Jesus Aviles (Student 2002)
    • Mr. Wesam Azaizeh (Student 2014)
    • Ms. Dawn Barclay (Student 2000)
    • Ms. Antonella Beretta (Student 2003)
    • Ms. Constanza Berger (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Jocelyn Baquier* (Student 2018)
    • Dr. Stephanie Bingham* (Member 2010)
    • Dr. John Boulos (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Eauly Brautigam (Student 2002)
    • Ms. Samantha Britz* (student 2019)
    • Ms. Jodi-Anne Browning-Bent (Student 2011)
    • Ms. Launie Bruno (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Meghan Buckley (Student 2007)
    • Mr. William Buitrago (Student 1999)
    • Mr. Christian A. Bureu (Student 2012)
    • Dr. Kayreen Burns (Member 1999)
    • Dr. Dominick Casciato* (student 2019)
    • Mr. James Castillo (Student 1998)
    • Ms. Susana Chan (Student 2012)
    • Dr. Jacqueline Chang (Member 2004)
    • Mr. Jonothan Colon (Student 2010)
    • Mr. Alec Christopher Davila (Student 2012)
    • Mr. Jason DeLeon (Student 1998)
    • Ms. Nella C. Delva (Student 2012)
    • Ms. Diana Cordero Demit (Student 2016)
    • Ms. Precious Alexandria DeVerteuil (Student 2012)
    • Ms. Salihah Dick (Student 2003)
    • Dr. Edward Diehl (Member 1998)
    • Dr. Christopher Donar (Member 2001)
    • Ms. Hannah Downing (Student 2004)
    • Dr. Ilze Ducis (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Vanessa Elias (Student 2002)
    • Dr. Gilbert Ellis (Member 1999)
    • Ms. Amanda Escalera-Torres* (student 2019)
    • Dr. George Fisher (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Sue-Ann Flores (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Dominique Florville (Student 2001)
    • Mr. Fabio Frech (Student 2016)
    • Ms. Ivana Fredotovic (Student 2014)
    • Sister John Karen Frei (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Janese Gamory (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Barbara Garcia (Student 2002)
    • Mr. Brian Garner (Student 2011)
    • Ms. Marla Gebaide (Student 2002)
    • Ms. Helena Giannini (Student 2006)
    • Dr. Maurizio Giannotti (Member 2010)
    • Mr. Phillip Gillis (Student 2007)
    • Ms. Tiffany Goff (Student 2003)
    • Mr. Diarra Greene (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Vanessa Greico (Student 2004)
    • Ms. Talia Guardia (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Gina Guillaumer (Student 2010)
    • Ms. Anna Hallbergson (Student 2000)
    • Dr. Tamara Hamilton (Member 2014)
    • Dr. Mary Ellen Handel-Fernandez (Member 2001)
    • Dr. Elizabeth Hays (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Stephanie Hendelman (Student 2005)
    • Dr. Christopher Hengartner (Member 2006)
    • Dr. Paul Higgs (Member 2001)
    • Ms. Lilyveth Mesa* (student 2019)
    • Mr. Jeremiah Paul* (student 2019)
    • Ms. Victoria Shae Hoelscher (Student 2014)
    • Ms. Empress Hughes (Student 2001)
    • Dr. Mysore Jagadish (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Karen Lavallee Jarvis (Student 2003)
    • Mr. Maxime Jean (Student 2010)
    • Ms. Robertha Jean-Baptiste (Student 2004)
    • Dr. Ana Jimenez (Member 2001)
    • Mr. Alton Johnson (Student 2010)
    • Dr. Deborah Jones (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Llona Kavege* (Student 2018)
    • Ms. Shanika Kingston (Student 2015)
    • Dr. Stephen Koncsol* (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Monika Kowalkowski (Student 1998)
    • Ms. Watfa Krayssa (Student 2002)
    • Ms. Anita Laloo (Student 2000)
    • Ms. Giavonni Lewis (Student 1999)
    • Dr. Yu-Wai Peter Lin* (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Gabriela Sao-Kan Lin* (Student 2017)
    • Ms. Jenny Llinas (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Jacqueline Lopez (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Nicole Hope Lopez (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Norma Lorenzo (Student 1998)
    • Mr. Jovans Lorquet (Student 2014)
    • Dr. Silvia Macia (Member 2003)
    • Ms. Breyonna Maddox (Student 2015)
    • Ms. Maryla Madura (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Michelle Major (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Caitlin McGowan (Student 2006)
    • Dr. Cecilia Merched-Whitacre (Member 2003)
    • Mr. Marc Mesadieu (Student 1998)
    • Ms. Lisa Milenkovic (Member 1999)
    • Ms. Alisha Mohamed (Student 1999)
    • Mr. Frantz Moise (Student 2006)
    • Dr. Jeremy Montague (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Angelica Montoya (Student 2007)
    • Ms. Danamarie Moonoo (Student 2010)
    • Dr. Laura Mudd (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Annalliam Flores Mulero (Student 2017)
    • Dr. Frank Muscarella (Member 1999)
    • Ms. Celeste Nadal (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Alice Nakasone (Student 2016)
    • Ms. Fadia Narchet (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Emily A. Ney* (Student 2015)
    • Ms. Elizabeth Nguyen (Student 2011)
    • Mr. David Giavonni Novo (Student 2014)
    • Mr. Peter Nonso Nwokoye (Student 2015)
    • Dr. Gerhild Packert* (Member 1998)
    • Mr. Daniel Packert (Student 2012)
    • Mr. Alberto Paret* (Student 1998)
    • Dr. Ramjeet Pemsingh (Member 1998)
    • Dr. Joseph Perry (Member 1999)
    • Dr. Linda Peterson (Member 1998)
    • Dr. Teresa Petrino-Lin (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Ivy Philip (Student 2000)
    • Ms. Karla Rivera* (Student 2018)
    • Dr. Polly Phillips-Sanborn* (Member 2001)
    • Ms. Davecia Ragoonath (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Erin Raizen (Student 2001)
    • Mr. Sona Ramdath (Student 1999)
    • Dr. Flona Redway (Member 2002)
    • Mr. Gonzalo Revuelta (Student 1999)
    • Mr. Sherlan Richardson (Student 2003)
    • Ms. Jessica Marie Elizabeth Ricketts (Student 2014)
    • Mr. Randolph Roberts (Student 1999)
    • Dr. Michael Robinson (Member 2016)
    • Mr. Joel Rodriguez (Student 1999)
    • Mr. Peter Rodriguez (Student 2016)
    • Ms. Sabrina Rodriguez* (student 2019)
    • Mr. Emir Rubi (Student 2010)
    • Ms. Michelle Rudinsky (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Mariana Beatriz Ruiz-Velez (Student 2015)
    • Ms. Paula Samiec (Member 1999)
    • Dr. Allen Sanborn* (Member 1998)
    • Mr. Amaru Sanchez (Student 2004)
    • Mr. Johan Sanchez (Student 2016)
    • Ms. Elizabeth Schabot* (student 2019)
    • Ms. Shannon Schmitt (Student 2006)
    • Mr. Jack Schneller (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Jennefer Schneller (Member 2003)
    • Dr. Brenda Schoffstall* (Member 2009)
    • Dr. Sanjay Sesodia* (Member 1998)
    • Dr. Graham Shaw (Member 2003)
    • Ms. Stephanie Auguste Shaw (Student 2014)
    • Dr. Michael Siegel (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Amber Siler-Knogl (Student 2002)
    • Dr. Allen A. Smith (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Tericka Smith (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Stefanie Sreiven (Student 2011)
    • Ms. Shakima St. Clair (Student 2011)
    • Ms. Yvonne Stahl (Student 2005)
    • Dr. Gerene Starratt* (Member 2001)
    • Dr. Christopher Starratt* (Member 1998)
    • Sister Agnes Louise Stechschulte (Member 1998)
    • Dr. Irina Struganova (Member 1999)
    • Ms. Christina Stujenske (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Donna Subramanian (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Melyssa Sueiro (Student 2005)
    • Dr. Lenore Szuchman (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Florence Taylor (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Bertina Telusma (Student 2016)
    • Mr. Benjamin Thompson (Student 2003)
    • Ms. Marsha Thompson (Student 2006)
    • Ms. Stefanie Thompson* (Student 2010)
    • Ms. Andrea Tirado (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Gabriella Toro (Student 2011)
    • Ms. Marcela M. Toro (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Saioa Torrealday (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Gesulla Toussaint (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Jennyvette Trinidad (Student 2017)
    • Ms. Mara Tsesarskaja (Member 2001)
    • Mr. Zameer Upadhya (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Carolina Valdes (Student 2001)
    • Ms. Dirian Valdes (Student 1999)
    • Ms. Karen Vassell (Student 1999)
    • Dr. Leticia Vega (Member 2006)
    • Mr. Blandine Victor (Student 2010)
    • Dr. Tony Wallner (Member 2001)
    • Dr. Guillermo Wated (Member 2006)
    • Ms. Anna-Marie Karen Weed (Student 2013)
    • Ms. Jill Wiley (Student 1998)
    • Dr. David Wright (Member 1998)
    • Ms. Nicole Schtupak Zernitsky (Student 2012)

    *Current member

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