John Deere Chapter of Sigma Xi |
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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. |
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● NOVA ScienceNow. On Apr. 22, 2009, three local scientists discussed topics covered in recent NOVA programs.
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● Research Presentations. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, new associate members of the chapter presented either a 10 minute talk or a poster describing the research they have been doing. |
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● Annual New Member Induction Banquet. This event was on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Our guest speaker was Dr. Patrick Megonigal of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland. His topic was "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" in which he told us about the Soil Exhibition that opened in July, 2008 at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. |
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David
R. Renneke,
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