2020 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
This schedule is preliminary and subject to modification. All Times are shown in eastern time.
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