Recordings

Sigma Xi hosts sessions and interview with past participants and judges to help students prepare for the Student Research Showcase. Below, you will find recordings of these sessions. 

How to Build Your Best Student Student Research Showcase Presentation
Program manager Janelle Simmons and judge Amrita Dosanjh share best practices on creating a presentation.

What to Expect from the Student Research Showcase
Sigma Xi members who have experience judging the Showcase, as well as program manager Janelle Simmons, share their advice and tips for presenters and first-time judges.

Tips for the Student Research Showcase
The 2015 graduate division winner, Luka Negoita, and undergraduate division winner, Weelic Chong, share their advice and tips for students who plan to participate this year. Topics include how they put together their presentations, the interactions they had with judges, what they learned by participating in the showcase, and what helped their presentations be successful.

Advice For Students Entering the Student Research Showcase
Kathryn Peiman, 2014 graduate division winner of the Student Research Showcase, shares her advice.


Communicating Science Through Videos, Tumblr, and Other Social Media
The speaker is Joe Hanson, Ph.D. biologist and science writer, creator/host/writer of PBS Digital Studios' It's Okay To Be Smart. 


Using Visuals to Communicate Science
The speaker is Dennis Meredith, a professional science communicator.