The Michigan State University Chapter of Sigma Xi will host its 2008 Fall Awards Banqueton November 6, 2008 at the MSU Radiology Building. Our program will include Chapter awards and a keynote address by Dr. Kimberly Gray from Northwestern University.

Our Banquet Flyer can be downloaded here

Awards will include:

• Senior/Junior Faculty Awards ($1,000 each)
• Postdoctoral/Clinical Fellow Awards ($500 each)
• Graduate Student Awards ($200 each)
• Undergraduate Awards ($100 each)

Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Kimberly Gray from Northwestern University. Dr. Gray is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has a secondary appointment in Chemical and Biological Engineering and is a member of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science, Institute of Policy Research and the Transportation Center at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1988 and worked as a research engineer for the Lyonnaise des Eaux in Paris, France for 2 years. She joined the Northwestern faculty in 1995 and since 2003 has been the Director of the Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy Program. She was recognized as a NSF Presidential Young Investigator, was the 1998-99 president of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and was the Associate Director of one of the first three NSF Environmental Molecular Science Institutes in the U.S., NU's Institute of Environmental Catalysis, from 1998-2005. In 2007 she received the McCormick Excellence Award in Research, Teaching and Citizenship. Her research focuses on the development of photoactive materials for energy and environmental applications, and on the study of chemical fate in environmental systems. She works closely with the Chicago Legal Clinic to provide technical expertise to solve environmental problems for low-income urban communities. Both her teaching and research are tightly interwoven with the many issues that underpin the drive toward sustainability. She is the author of over 60 scientific papers and lectures widely on energy and environmental issues.