Islands High School students attending the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Annual Conference to present their research posters.

Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GANovember 11-13, 2016

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, is the international honor society of science and engineering. One of the oldest and largest scientific organizations in the world, Sigma Xi has maintained a distinguished history of service to science and society for more than a century. Scientists and engineers, whose research spans the disciplines of science and technology, comprise the membership of the Society. Sigma Xi chapters can be found at colleges and universities, government laboratories, and industry research centers around the world. More than 200 Nobel Prize winners have been members.

Congratulations Penelope Eltringham for winning in the high school Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior division at the Sigma Xi Annual Student Research Conference!

Only one high school student per division is selected for an award!

Congratulations Brittany Bailey, Katherine Gilson, Matthew Shippy, Lauren McGeeney, and Tracey Le for winning the Students’ Choice Award at the Sigma

Xi Annual Student Research Conference! Out of 548 student posters, undergraduate, graduate and high school combined!!!

Islands High School scientific research students chatting with Dr. John Nemeth, Executive Director of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society. He offered great

suggestions encouraging students to work with mentors as they continue with their research and pursue higher education.

Poster judging at Sigma Xi Annual Student Research Conference.

Matthew and Shevin spending some time with Dr. Lakhtakia, this year's WalstonChubb Award Winner at the Sigma Xi Annual Conference.

Keynote speakers at the luncheons and dinner banquet at the Sigma Xi Annual Conference.