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.
Honor Society Sigma XI, Scientific Research
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.
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
Applications are due by February 1 each year.
Membership Benefits:
Becoming a member of a community of multidisciplinary researchers
Professional development and networking opportunities
Opportunities to mentor emerging researchers
Science outreach opportunities
Grants-in-Aid of research funding opportunities
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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
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. -
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). -
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.