The competition is usually judged on the day of the symposium by a panel of Sigma Xi members. The judges' evaluations are based on the quality and quantity of research and the effectiveness of the student's presentation.
The winners of the competition are announced at the start of the keynote address. The award-winning posters from the competition will be framed and put on display for the year in Kresge Physical Sciences Library student science research exhibit. The winners also receive cash awards.
All seniors who participate in this competition and complete their thesis will be nominated for Associate Membership in Sigma Xi. The competition is sponsored by the Dartmouth Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
Senior students who are interested in participating in the competition must indicate so on the poster session registration form.
2023 winners:
1st place: Eva Legge '22, for biology work on how "access to belowground networks modulates seedling survival under different forest management types"
2nd place: Amanda Calhoun '23, for earth sciences research on "the influence of pH on crenarchaeol abundance: origins of an enigmatic archaeal lipid"
3rd place:
Jack Duranceau '23, for astronomy work on "discovering and characterization of exoplanetary system TOI3353"
Maia Madison '23, for biology research on "towards a universal flu vaccine: guiding the immune response with glycans"
