● Annual New Member Induction Banquet.  This event will be on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Mark Arnold who is the Edwin B. Green Chair in Laser Chemistry and the Director of the Optical Science & Technology Center at the University of Iowa.  His topic will be "Noninvasive Chemical Monitors for Medicine and Biotechnology with Near Infrared Optics".

The deadline for making banquet reservations is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Send a check for $25 (made out to "John Deere Chapter of Sigma Xi") to our treasurer, Lee Carkner.  New student members should also make a reservation but they will receive a free meal.  For last minute reservations, send Lee an e-mail (leecarkner@augustana.edu) or call him at (309) 794-3405.

● Research Presentations.  On Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, new associate members of the chapter will present either a 10 minute talk or a poster describing the research they have been doing.

● NOVA ScienceNow.  A panel of local scientists will discuss topics covered in recent NOVA ScienceNow programs. This is being planned for Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010.

David R. Renneke, e-mail
Last update:  November 2, 2009