July 03, 2024
With this month's start of fiscal year 2025, Sigma Xi welcomes a new cohort of elected leaders, highlighted by Kathy Lu, PhD, who takes over the role of president from Marija Strojnik, PhD. Dr. Lu spent the first year of her three-year term serving in the president-elect role, preparing her vision for advancing the Society through the upcoming year, including the leading efforts for Sigma Xi's 3rd annual International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE), taking place November 14–17, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Additionally, 13 other newly elected or re-elected leaders will begin new three-year terms this month. The new leaders are listed below and include Daniel I. Rubenstein, who will begin his year as president-elect, in preparation for serving as the Society's president for fiscal year 2026 . Thank you to these members for volunteering their time, energy, and expertise to Sigma Xi's mission of enhancing the research enterprise, fostering integrity in research, and promoting the public understanding of science.
To learn more about Dr. Lu and her upcoming plans for the Society, read her first letter to members, "Welcoming a New Phase at Sigma Xi," on the Sigma Xi Keyed In blog.
Fiscal Year 2025 Elected Officers
President
Kathy Lu
Affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham
President-elect
Daniel I. Rubenstein
Affiliation: Princeton University
Director, Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency
Pamela K. Kerrigan
Affiliation: College of Mount Saint Vincent
Director, Canadian/International Constituency
Jennifer Patterson
Affiliation: Swiss Chapter
Director: Northwest Region
Allen Thomas
Affiliation: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Director: Southeast Region
Matthew Traum
Affiliation: University of Florida
Associate Director: North Central Region
Marc Seigar
Affiliation: University of Toledo
Associate Director: Northeast Region
Julie Ealy
Affiliation: Columbia University
Associate Director: Membership-at-Large Constituency
Samuel Williams
Affiliation: Membership-at-Large Constituency
Associate Director: Research and Doctoral Constituency
Allison Augustus-Wallace
Affiliation: Louisiana State University
Committee on Nominations: Mid-Atlantic Region Representative
Xuyi "Kevin" Yue
Affiliation: University of Delaware
Committee on Nominations: Northeast Region Representative
John M. de Figueiredo
Affiliation: Membership-at-large
Committee on Nominations: Area Groups, Industries, State and Federal Laboratories Constituency Representative
HollyAnn Harris
Affiliation: Omaha
Committee on Nominations: Comprehensive Colleges and Universities Constituency Representatives
Stephanie Bingham
Affiliation: Barry University