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Chapter Membership

Every spring, the USF chapter of Sigma Xi officers will meet to determine nominees for the next cohort of nominees. Those who have been invited to join the USF chapter of Sigma Xi will be informed via email during the spring semester.

Induction Ceremonies
New members are inducted as part of the USF Student Research Awards Luncheon hosted by USF Research & Innovation in April. Please enjoy viewing photos of the awards event on the University of South Florida Research & Innovation Facebook page and a weblink to the awards program which includes all the awardees' names from April 22, 2024.

spring 24 inductees and officers

Spring 2024 Inductees, Grant Awardees, and Chapter Officers

2024 Undergraduate Inductees

  • Benjamin Barrera-Altuna
  • Ariel Bresler
  • Fabian Fernandez
  • Shrikar Modukuri
  • Emily Parrish
  • Ashley Paschall
  • Om Patel
  • Brianna Pecourt
  • Alyssa Price
  • Taylor Rand
  • Kira M. Ruiz-Houston
  • Brandon Sauval
  • Keegan Suero
  • Diya Upadhyaya
  • Daniela Zamora Alviarez
  • Abdul Malik Zekri

2024 Graduate Inductees

  • Khuloud Alrashdi
  • Bethany Burns
  • Alexis Coiner
  • Juliana Cortes
  • Claire Crookston
  • Dejing Du
  • Erica Fancher
  • Colin Goodman
  • Yang Hu
  • Mostafa Nasr
  • Fernanda Silva Pimenta
  • Jazmine Virzi
  • Shea Volkel

2024 Post-Doc Inductees

  • Ruslan Bohovyk
  • Sayemul Islam
  • Rajendra Mohan Panda
  • Yingjun Zhang

2023 Undergraduate Inductees

  • Alphy Maria Antony, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Caitlyn Coleman, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Cole Gibson, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sarah Jason-Vikram, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ruchi Korde, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Makayla Long, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kobe Phillips, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Abigail Reed, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Amanda Reyes, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lalith Roopesh, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Samay Shah, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Isabella St. Pierre-Charles, College of Engineering
  • Haley Vantoorenburg, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Audrey Wood, College of Arts & Sciences

2023 Graduate Inductees

  • Christine Bergmann, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eesha Bhattacharjee, College of Engineering
  • Tyelyn Brigino, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Guy Dayhoff, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Franco A. Garin, College of Arts & Sciences
  • John Henson, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mahnoor Kamal, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sunhye Kim, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Cassondra Lyman, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eva Muir, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tarek Zieneldien, USF Health

2022 Undergraduate Inductees

  • Zachary Abraham, College of Engineering
  • Naziza Bhuiyan, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jacob Booe, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dannelle Charles, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Samantha Deveaux, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sydney Griggs, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Angitha Reji, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Samruddhi Shinde, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lauren Trumbull, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Andrea Weitoschova, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Virginia Zeigler, College of Arts & Sciences

2022 Graduate Inductees

  • Reza Amanipour, Ph.D., College of Engineering
  • Laura Calabro, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nataly Innamorato, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
  • Jessica Jackson, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mary-Elizabeth Jobson, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Niveditha Nerlakanti, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Parveen Bazard, Ph.D., College of Engineering
  • Edgar Javier Guerrón Orejuela, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Niraliben Patel, College of Engineering
  • Jonathan Rodriguez, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Leanne Stepchinski, College of Arts & Sciences

2021 Undergraduate Inductees

  • Shanon Rego, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Chase, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ashly Healy, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lisette Melendez, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mia Torres, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rejoy Sabin Thomas, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tomas Vivas, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Prakash Vasanthakumar, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Zachary Warhul, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jalal Ibrahim, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Andrew Burley, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Robert Hogan, College of Engineering
  • Alexandria Brady-Mine, College of Engineering
  • Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto, College of Engineering

2021 Graduate Inductees

  • Kalla Fleger, College of Marine Science
  • Macarena Martin Mayor, College of Marine Science
  • Angelie Matar, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nicola Guisewhite, College of Marine Sciences
  • Robert Constantinescu, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Quinton Vitelli-Hawkins, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Meghan Cook, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Antonio Luna, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Alex Maruszczak, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ray Johnston, College of Arts & Sciences


Membership Considerations

  • Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation (nomination).
  • Sigma Xi membership requires nomination by two Sigma Xi members.
  • Sigma Xi membership is not linked to the possession of any specific education degree.
  • Sigma Xi membership is not contingent upon belonging to some other organization.
  • Students and non-students follow the same review process for Sigma Xi membership.
  • Neither Sigma Xi, nor any chapter of Sigma Xi, shall discriminate against candidates for election to membership on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

Membership Categories and Qualifications: Based on the Sigma Xi national organization.

Full Membership.  An individual who has shown noteworthy achievement as an original investigator in a field of pure or applied science is eligible for election to Full Membership.
This noteworthy achievement must be evidenced by publication as the primary author (defined in the manner appropriate to the discipline) on at least two different articles published in a refereed journal, patents, or refereed monographs.

Dissertations and theses alone are not considered sufficient for demonstration of this achievement and must be accompanied by at least two other publications.

Associate Membership.  An individual who has conducted independent investigation and written a report concerning their research is eligible for election to Associate Membership.
This initial research achievement can be in a field of pure or applied science. Associate members may qualify for promotion to Full Membership later based on qualifications.

Promotion to Full Membership.  Associate Members may be promoted to Full Membership once they satisfy the Full Membership qualifications. Promotion review will follow the same procedure as the initial nomination.

spring 22 inductees and officers

Spring 2022 Inductees and Chapter Officers