some formulation such as “Scientific Research Society of America.” In a strange quirk of history, both names survived because the organization split in the 1940s into an academic honor society (Sigma Xi) and an honor society for applied research and engineering (the Scientific Research Society of America, called RESA). RESA was a separate entity, wholly owned by Sigma Xi, and represented engineers and scientists at non-academic institutions, such as government and industrial research laboratories. In an even stranger development, Sigma Xi and RESA merged back together in 1974 and eventually began calling itself Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society." William Procter Prize The William Procter Prize is a prestigious scientific research award by the society in the name of a member, William Procter, who later also endowed this award in 1950. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to scientific research and the ability to communicate the significance of the research to scientists in other disciplines. Notable alumni More than 200 winners of the Nobel Prize have been Sigma Xi members, including Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Richard Feynman, Linus Pauling, Francis Crick, James Watson, Barbara McClintock, John Goodenough, and Jennifer Doudna. See also List of Sigma Xi members Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional fraternity specializing in the fields of the chemical sciences References External links Sigma Xi's Year of Water H2008 Blog Guide to the Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Records 1928-2003 Sigma Xi Scientific societies based in the United States Honor societies 1886 establishments in New York (state) Scientific organizations established in 1886 Former members of Association of College Honor Societies