John Deere Chapter of Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi is the national scientific research society. The John Deere chapter (#250) is
in the Quad Cities -- Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa; Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.

"The Role of Humanity in Global Warming" - March 18, 2008

Our spring meeting featured a prominent research scientist, Dr. Donald Wuebbles of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois.  The event was a special Science Café event held at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island.  There was an excellent turnout (129) including many college students.  Dr. Wuebbles presented the data, showed the projections of his models, and listed some of the solutions to global warming. There were many good questions and the evening concluded with conversation and refreshments. 

"Research Presentations - 2007" - December 5, 2007

New associate members of the chapter presented either a 10 minute talk or a poster that described the research that they have been doing.

Fall meeting - November 1, 2007

The annual induction banquet was held in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room of Cosgrove Hall at St. Ambrose University on Thursday, November 1, 2007.  New members were inducted on this occasion.  The featured presentation was given by Dr. James van Howe on the topic "Leveraging Telecommunication Technology for Biomedical Imaging".


New associate members


New full members

American Scientist -- the magazine of Sigma Xi
Call for nominations of new members
Constitution and bylaws
CUR - Council on Undergraduate Research
Grants-in-Aid of Research - funds available to students

History of the chapter: 1966-1988
List of presidents -- 1975-2008
List of programs -- 1996-2008
Local dues ($10)
Membership nomination form
New members -- 1996-2008

Officers for 2007-2008 -- John Deere chapter
Other chapters with home pages
Quad City Engineering and Science Council
Qualifications for membership

Science Cafés

Sigma Xi -- national office | chapter officer resources

David R. Renneke, e-mail
Last update: May 5, 2008