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Student Research Showcase

Virtual Event

April 26 - May 10, 2021


2021 Presentations

What is the Student Research Showcase?

The Student Research Showcase is an online science communication competition in which students compete for awards and recognition of outstanding virtual research presentations. The competition is open to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students and most worldwide research disciplines are represented across thirteen categories.

Participants submit websites containing three main components: a research abstract, a technical slideshow, and a video. The video component challenges participants to present their research to a general audience. During the judging period, more than sixty Sigma Xi members volunteer as judges to evaluate students’ submissions and engage in digital conversations with presenters through their websites.

Why compete in the Student Research Showcase?

The Student Research Showcase is a unique opportunity for students to develop effective science communication skills, which every researcher should have. Through presentation, feedback, and interaction with judges, students will gain invaluable experience to take with them throughout their careers. Those who are able to communicate the value of their research to a broad audience are at an advantage in terms of building financial and social support for their future work in the research enterprise.

Registration Fees

  • Sigma Xi Members, Affiliates, and Explorers: $35
  • Non-Sigma Xi Members, Affiliates, or Explorers: $50
  • Institutional Groups of Ten or More: $30 per student


Registration Includes

  • Participation in the 2021 online Student Research Showcase
  • One year access to the Sigma Xi Affiliate Circle, including subscription to the award-winning magazine American Scientist
  • Fifty percent discount on registration for the American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division (AAAS PD) virtual event, Moving on from COVID-19, July 16-25, 2021.


Research Disciplines

  • Agriculture, Soil, and Natural Resources
  • Anthropology
  • Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Geo-sciences
  • Human Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Math and Computer Science
  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Physiology and Immunology


Questions?

Send an email to programs@sigmaxi.org.


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