10th Annual QU Sigma Xi Conference

10th Annual QU Sigma Xi Student Research Conference (2021)

• April 19^th -- Distinguished Speaker and Student Public Viewing
• Poster Hours: 4:00-6:00 pm
• Students present posters with public attendance 
• 40 posters, view the abstracts here:   https://tinyurl.com/SigmaXiQU21abstracts
• Distinguished Speaker: 8:00 - 9:00pm  
• Speaker:  Distinguished lecturer Dr. Rosei “Energy and Society: What Type of Energy for the Future of Humanity?

•  April 26^th – Student Poster Conference Judging and Ceremony  1-4pm
• 1:30-3:30 Presenters discuss poster with judges for 20 mins
• 4:00 – 4:30 
• Student Awards
• Induction Ceremony for new members
• Paper of the Year Award

• Students please record your poster presentation using Zoom. Walk the viewers through your poster, the aims, introduction, results, and conclusions. Please submit your poster zoom link by Sunday April 18th at 11:59pm 
• On Monday April 19^th please join us for live presentations from 6-8pm.
• Students will be placed in group breakout rooms where they will each give their presentation to each other and to the visitors in the breakout rooms
• Students are expected to be IN a breakout room for one hour and then visit other breakout rooms during the poster session
• On Monday April 19^th  after the live student poster presentations, please join us 8pm Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Federico Rosei “Energy and Society: What Type of Energy for the Future of Humanity?”
• You can watch the lecture here:   https://quinnipiac.zoom.us/rec/share/da5UpR2vrBeAhjqnJO0xlFFKZmVfC4twKwWn-N_0eQ6fZLL91YxTgOSayItlzja8.tqa6llVgNipfChDo?startTime=1618876853000

• Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Federico Rosei, Director of Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Université du Québec will present “Energy and Society: What Type of Energy for the Future of Humanity?” Dr. Federico has held the UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage since 2014. Dr. Rosei’s research interests focus on the properties of nanostructured materials, and on how to control their size, shape, composition, stability, and positioning when grown on suitable substrates. He has extensive experience in fabricating, processing, and characterizing inorganic, organic, and biocompatible nanomaterials. He has published over 170 articles in prestigious international journals. . He received MSc and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1996 and 2001, respectively. His research has been supported by multiple funding sources from the Province of Quebec, the Federal Government of Canada as well as international agencies, for a total in excess of M$ 16. He has worked in partnership with over twenty Canadian R&D companies. He is the co-inventor of three patents and has published over 270 articles.
• On Monday April 26^th - Judging by members of Sigma Xi, QU faculty, and researchers from the CT Agricultural Experiment Center. 1:30-3:30 pm Judging.
• You will be assigned a time slot for the judging portion.
• Join us Monday April 26^th : 4:00-4:30 pm Student Awards and Induction ceremony