April 26, 2016

In March, ten Hampden-Sydney College students were inducted into Sigma Xi, the international honorary scientific research society.  Founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and to encourage collaboration among researchers in all fields of science and engineering, the Society now consists of over 500 chapters at academic, industrial, and government research institutions and has nearly 60,000 members in more than 100 countries around the world. 

In March, ten Hampden-Sydney College students were inducted into Sigma Xi, the international honorary scientific research society.  Founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and to encourage collaboration among researchers in all fields of science and engineering, the Society now consists of over 500 chapters at academic, industrial, and government research institutions and has nearly 60,000 members in more than 100 countries around the world.  

The Longwood University/Hampden-Sydney College chapter of Sigma Xi was reactivated in 2013, and the two institutions now alternate hosting an annual Sigma Xi Research Symposium that features a keynote speaker and student poster presentations highlighting recent research activities on both campuses.  The H-SC students inducted in 2016 are as follows:  Branch Vincent '16, Christopher Hawk '16, J.D. Chaudhry '16, Jefferson Thompson '16, Linh Nguyen '16, Mitchell Thomas '17, Shaquann Seadrow '16, Will Echols '17, Will Fitzgerald '16, and Zachary Martin '17. 

Pictured: (left to right) Hailey Kintz (Longwood), Gibson Hawk (Longwood), William Fitzgerald '16, Branch Vincent '16, Shaquann Seadrow '16, and Christopher Hawk '16 

students inducted in sigma xi