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2020 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference

This schedule is preliminary and subject to modification. All Times are shown in eastern time.

Program at a Glance 



Agenda: Table of Contents


Thursday, November 5, 2020
Friday, November 6, 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Sunday, November 8, 2020

 

Thursday, November 5, 2020

 
Business Meeting and Assembly of Delegates 



Friday, November 6, 2020


9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome and opening remarks 
Jamie Vernon, Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO 
Sonya Smith, Sigma Xi President  

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Session 

Unforgettable: When an Amnesic Artist Remembers
Barbara Landau, Dick and Lydia Todd Professor of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University
 
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

See Track:
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
Oral Presentation: Advancing Art Therapy Research using Contemporary Neuroimaging Technologies 

Juliet King, The George Washington University 

Move Track:  
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Oral Presentation: Clay Therapy: Sculpting Motions in Time 

Rachel Sipress, Duluth Folk School
 
Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement Track: 
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Lead Impacts on Health and Management of Lead Exposure – Part 1 

Sonya T. Smith, Howard University and Joseph Cotruvo, Joseph Cotruvo & Associates LLC   

Research Enterprise and Professional Development Track: 
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Workshop: Business Not Taught in Science Class

Joseph Sabol, Chemical Consultant

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
Workshop: Transitioning from a Technical Mindset to a Technical Leader Mindset – Part 1 

Dennis Hess, Georgia Tech

Research Ethics Track: 
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Look Out for Privacy Pirates! The Need for Ethics in Algorithms
Leslie Gruis, NSA (retired) and Ramon Barquin, Barquin Solutions, LLC 

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Break  

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Free Style Rap with Baba Brinkman

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions 

See Track:
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. 
Oral – Presentation: How Art Can Heal 

Girija Kaimal, Drexel University

Move Track:
1:00 –  2:15 p.m. 
Symposium: Cognitive Abilities and Behavior Conditioning from Bio-inspiration 
Vijay Kowtha, MASER, Inc 

Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement Track: 
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. 
Workshop: Lighting up the Senses: Science Communication through Video

Allison Coffin, Washington State University and Kirsten (Kiki) Sanford, Broader Impacts Productions 

Research Enterprise and Professional Development Track: 
1:00 –  2:00 p.m.
Workshop: Transitioning from a Technical Mindset to a Technical Leader Mindset – Part 2

Dennis Hess, Georgia Tech

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. 
Workshop: Policy Engagement Without Changing Careers: 
Local Government Opportunities

Arti Garg, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally
Devin Reese, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally

Research Ethics Track: 
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Oral Presentation: Research Enterprise is Inhibited, and Scientific Ethics are Slighted

Don Donderi, McGill University 

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 
Walston Chubb Innovation Award Presentation  

Engineering for Societal Impact: Engagement, technologies, and Systems for Monitoring Health at the Point-of-Care
Gerard L. Cote’, Texas A&M University 

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. 

Keynote Session 
The Aesthetic Brain: On Beauty, Buildings, and Art
Anjan Chatterjee, University of Pennsylvania 
 
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Break

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
Keynote Session 
Cracking the Walnut  
Rachael Cusick, Radiolab 

5:00 p.m.– 5:30 -p.m. Break 

5:30 p.m.– 6:30 p.m. Recognition of Sigma Xi Fellows and Entertainment 

Saturday, November 7, 2020


9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Young Investigator Award Presentation

Game Theory on Attack Graph for Cyber Deception
Charles Kamhoua, U.S. Army Research Laboratory 


10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Exhibits 

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Breakout Sessions 

Research Enterprise and Professional Development Track:
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Workshop: Building the Next Generation S&T Workforce by Equipping Early Career
Scientists with Cross-sector Knowledge and Skills

Adriana Bankston, Journal of Science Policy & Governance
Nicole Catanzarite, University of Maryland 

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: So, You Want to be a Professor? 

Moderator: Noah Weisleder, The Ohio State University
 
Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement Track:
10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Oral Presentation: Teaching High School Biology through Musical Theater
Judith Erb, Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

10:45–11:30 a.m. 
Oral Presentation: A Science Comedian’s Guide to Communicating Science
Brian Malow, Science Comedian

11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Oral Presentation: How to Write a Feature Article for American Scientist
Fenella Saunders, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society 

Hear Track:
Symposium: Space/Time: Biologically Inspired Speech 

Vijay Kowtha, MASER, Inc 
 
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
Networking Session
College and Graduate School Fair Exhibits
12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Freestyle Rap with Baba Brinkman

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Special Event 
The Millicent (Mimi) E. Goldschmidt Quarterly Seminar Series
Co-hosted by the Rice University - Texas Medical Center Chapter 
Presentations: 
Thank You for Biting
Adrienne Correa, Rice University 

Turning Your Passion into Your Profession
Carolyn Nichol, Rice University 


1:00 pm. – 1:15 p.m. Break 

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement Presentation  
The Co-Elements of an Academic/Research Career and the Development of a New Field in Bioorganometallic Chemistry  

Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, Texas A&M University 

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break 

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
John P. McGovern Science and Society Award Presentation 

Thinking Outside the Sphere
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Texas A&M University 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Networking Session
College and Graduate School Fair Exhibits

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Keynote Session
Every Brain Needs Music: A Lecture and Performance

Larry S. Sherman, Oregon Health & Science University 

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
College and Graduate School Fair Exhibits 

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Plenary Session 

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Walter Massey Gold Key Award Presentation and Remarks  
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Walter Massey and Noble Laureate Kip Thorne Interview, Moderated by NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca 
6:00 p.m.  – 6:10 p.m. - Break  
6:10 p.m.– 6:30 p.m. Student Research Conference Awards Announcement and Virtual Induction
6:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Remarks by Sigma Xi President-Elect Robert Pennock
6:45 p.m.  – 7:00 p.m. Rap-up by Baba Brinkman   


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