2022 SIGMA XI ELECTION RESULTS

Members of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society elected their peers to leadership roles in an online election held November 7–20, 2022. Sigma Xi thanks all members who voted or volunteered to run as candidates.

Kathy Lu won the presidential election. On July 1, 2023, she will begin a three-year term that will consist of one year each as president-elect, president, and immediate past-president. Dr. Lu is a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Virginia Tech University. She also currently serves as the Director of the Artificial Intelligence–Guided Materials Thrust in the College of Engineering, and Director of Graduate Assistance in the Areas of National Need Program. Her primary research interests are materials synthesis, processing, characterization, and fundamental studies; energy materials; and harsh environment materials.

All newly elected leaders are listed below with their Sigma Xi chapter affiliations. President, treasurer, directors, and associate directors will serve three-year terms beginning July 1, 2023. Committee on Nominations representatives began three-year terms immediately following the election.

President-Elect

The president-elect designee will serve a three-year term:

President-elect from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
President from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025
Immediate past president from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026

Kathy Lu

Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chapter

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Director: Members-at-Large

Directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Emma S. Perry

Affiliation: Membership at Large

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Director: Mid-Atlantic Region

Directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Deborah Good

Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chapter

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Director: Northeast Region

Directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Theodora Pinou

Affiliation: Western Connecticut State University Chapter

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Director: Research and Doctoral University Constituency Group

Directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Ray Byrne

Affiliation: University of New Mexico Chapter

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Associate Director: Area Groups

Associate directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Elizabeth Ambos

Affiliation: District of Columbia Chapter

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Associate Director: Comprehensive Colleges Constituency Group

Associate directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

He Wang

Affiliation: Queens College Chapter

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Associate Director: Northwest Region

Associate directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Allen Thomas

Affiliation: University of Nebraska at Kearney Chapter

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Associate Director: Southeast Region

Associate directors serve three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2023.

Lei Sun

Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter

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Committee on Nominations: Canadian/International

Representatives serve three-year terms, beginning immediately after the election.

Richard Boudreault

Affiliation: Sigma Xi McGill Chapter

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Committee on Nominations: North Central Region

Representatives serve three-year terms, beginning immediately after the election.

Carlo Segre

Affiliation: Illinois Institute of Technology

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Committee on Nominations: Southwest Region

Representatives serve three-year terms, beginning immediately after the election.

Bob Horton

Affiliation: Rice University - Texas Medical Center Chapter

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2022 SIGMA XI ELECTION RESULTS

President-Elect

Kathy Lu

Director: Members-at-Large

Emma S. Perry

Director: Mid-Atlantic Region

Deborah Good

Director: Northeast Region

Theodora Pinou

Director: Research and Doctoral University Constituency Group

Ray Byrne

Associate Director: Area Groups

Elizabeth Ambos

Associate Director: Comprehensive Colleges Constituency Group

He Wang

Associate Director: Northwest Region

Allen Thomas

Associate Director: Southeast Region

Lei Sun

Committee on Nominations: Canadian/International

Richard Boudreault

Committee on Nominations: North Central Region

Carlo Segre

Committee on Nominations: Southwest Region

Bob Horton

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