63 Williams College Seniors Inducted into Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society11:15AM / Tuesday, June 23, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Sixty-three members of the Williams College Class of 2009 were awarded associate membership in Sigma Xi, the international scientific honor society, upon graduation in June.
Each of these students exhibited outstanding talent and intellectual initiative in scientific research during their college careers, particularly during the completion of extensive research for a senior thesis.
These students join nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members at colleges and universities, industrial research centers, and government laboratories in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1886, this multidisciplinary research society aims to honor scientific achievement, promote the health of the scientific enterprise, and foster an appreciation within society at large for the role research has played in human progress.
The Williams College chapter of Sigma Xi was established in 1969 and sponsors two lectures by a faculty member from the college's Science Center each year in addition to other events.
This year's Sigma Xi inductees and their majors and hometowns are:
Domenico Aiello, Mathematics and Statistics, Garnerville, NY
David R. Aitoro, Physics, Weston, CT
Ruth F. Aronoff, Geosciences, St. James, NY
Brenna E. Baccaro, Biology, Dalton, MA
Sean K. Barker, Computer Science, Sunderland, MA
Emily L. Behrman, Biology, Merion Station, PA
Kristin E. Bergethon, Chemistry, Dover, MA
Jacob V. Blessing, Biology, Pleasant Ridge, MI
Josiah Boivin, Biology, East Lansing, MI
Lindsay L. Bouton, Biology, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
Carl F. Brasz, Physics, Fayetteville, NY
Eirik M. Buraas, Geosciences, 2090 Hurdal, Norway
Huajie Cao, Physics, Holmdel, NJ
James R. Dunshee, Psychology, Hinesburg, VT
Timothy J. Durham, Biology, Guilford, CT
Stefan A. Elrington, Physics, Queens Village, NY
Lauren E. Finn, Biology, Brookfield, CT
Michael S. Gerbush, Computer Science, Glen Head, NY
Emily N. Gray, Biology, Bronx, NY
Mary E. Haas, Biology, Fairbanks, AK
Alexandra L. Hoff, Psychology, Montain Lakes, NJ
Catherine R. Hoover, Biology, Hudson, OH
Marius Catalin Iordan, Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania
Nina Y. Ivanova, Biology, South San Francisco, CA
Ryan J. Jacoby, Psychology, Wellesley, MA
Katherine A. Jordan, Psychology, Pisgah Forest, NC
Caronline G. Kan, Biology, Byron, MN
Henry E. Kernan, Geosciences, Worcester, NY
Tengjian Khoo, Physics, Penang, Malaysia
Daniel O. King, Physics, S. Berwick, ME
Karin C. Knudson, Mathematics and Statistics, Concord, MA
Madelyn H. Labella, Psychology, Franklin, MA
Jordan P. Landers, Geosciences, Pacific Palisades, CA
Iris Lee, Chemistry, Madison, WI
Patty Liao, Physics, Great Falls, VA
Elizabeth R. Links, Biology, Baltimore, MD
Sylvia J. Lou, Chemistry, Niskayuna, NY
James W. Lowe Jr III, Chemistry, Gallup, NM
Ya-Wen Lu, Chemistry, Samut Prakarn, Thailand
Clare F. Malone, Biology, Glen Ellyn, IL
Willa A. S. Marquis, Psychology, River Ridge, LA
Andre P. Martinez, Chemistry, Greenwich, CT
Ashley R. Martinez, Psychology, Las Vegas, NV
William E. McClain, Chemistry, Ridgeland, MS
Nagarajan Nandagopal, Physics, Mountain View, CA
Edward S. Newkirk, Mathematics and Statistics, Charlottesville, VA
Elizabeth C. Pasipanodya, Psychology, Williamstown, MA
Danielle R. Perszyk, Biology, Muskego, WI
Lauren E. Philbrook, Psychology, Hopkington, MA
Natee Pitiwan, Mathematics and Statistics, Torrance, CA
Hannah L. Ratcliffe, Biology, Austin, TX
Adrianna K. San Roman, Chemistry, Belle Terre, NY
Rahul A. Shah, Mathematics and Statistics, Santa Barbara, CA
Leah E. Shoer, Chemistry, Lancaster, MA
Quinlan L. Sievers, Biology, Baltimore, MD
Catherine O. E. Small, Biology, Jersey City, NJ
Charles L. Soucy, Biology, Rockwood, ME
Benjamin J. Swimm, Biology, Madison, WI
Bret R. Thacher, Mathematics and Statistics, Studio City, CA
Jessica A. Walthew, Biology, Ardmore, PA
Yvette L. Wang, Biology, Saratoga, CA
Caleb D. Weatherly, Chemistry, Cincinnati, OH
Danielle B. Zentner, Geosciences, N. Huntingdon, PA |
