Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is principally responsible for managing the activities, property, and affairs of the Society in accordance with the policies established by the Assembly of Delegates. The Board of the Society simultaneously serves as the Board of the Corporation.

Sigma Xi’s elected leaders are expected to meet the commonly held standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity and will be asked to sign our Code of Ethical Conduct to this effect. Sigma Xi seeks diverse and inclusive participation in all its elected and appointed positions. All of Sigma Xi’s elected positions are voluntary.

FY2025 Board of Directors (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

Kathy Lu
President
Professor and Chair, Engineering Leadership Endowed Scholar
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Deborah Good
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
Virginia Tech


Bradley J. Swanson
North Central Regional Director
Director of Graduate Studies & Professor of Biology
Central Michigan University


Theodora Pinou
Northeast Regional Director
Professor and Chair, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Western Connecticut State University


Allen Thomas
Northwest Regional Director
Donald E. Fox Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Nebraska at Kearney


Ray Byrne
Research & Doctoral Constituency Director
Manager, Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems Department
Sandia National Laboratories


Matthew Traum
Southeast Regional Director
Senior Lecturer & Instructional Associate Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Florida


Laura Montier
Southwest Regional Director
Epilepsy Scientist and Educator
Houston Methodist Hospital

List of Duties and Responsibilities for Elected Positions

• President-Elect, President, and Past President
• Directors
• Associate Directors