Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, founded in 1886, is a non-profit honor society of about 62,000 scientists and engineers elected on the basis of their research achievements or potential. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... For a List of scientists, see: List of anthropologists List of astronomers List of biologists List of chemists List of computer scientists List of economists List of engineers List of geologists List of inventors List of mathematicians List of meteorologists List of physicists Scientist pairs List of scientist pairs See... Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...

There are more than 500 Sigma Xi chapters at universities and colleges, government laboratories and industry research centers. Almost all are in the United States, though there are about 20 in Canada and single chapters in about 20 other countries. In effect, however, Sigma Xi is an American society. In addition to publishing the award-winning American Scientist magazine, Sigma Xi provides grants annually to promising young researchers and sponsors a variety of programs supporting ethics in research, science and engineering education, the public understanding of science, international research cooperation and the overall health of the research enterprise. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... American Scientist (ISSN 0003-0996) is an illustrated bimonthly magazine about science and technology. ... Ethics (from the Ancient Greek ethikos, meaning arising from habit), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of value or quality. ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ... Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ... Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. ...

The Greek letters "sigma" and "xi" form the acronym of the Society's motto, "Spoudon Xynones," which translates as "Companions in Zealous Research." Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

External links

• Official homepage
• Fairfield University Chapter website
• University of Maryland Chapter website
• Sigma Xi Moscow, Russia - International Partner Chapter