CSW-Younger Chemists Committee organized the “You Be The Chemist” (YBTC) Arlington/Fairfax Challenge in collaboration with the Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF) and Marymount University’s Biology Department. The Arlington/Fairfax Challenge was held at the Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University on Saturday February 28, 2015. YBTC, one of the Chemical Educational Foundation’s biggest […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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The Robert Goddard Montessori School Elementary Science Department invites you to judge in the Third to Fifth Grade Science & STEM Fair Competition! The Robert Goddard Montessori School (RGMS) in Seabrook, Maryland will be having its annual Elementary Science/STEM Fair on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. RGMS is calling for volunteers to assist in […]
Hosted at higher education institutions across the country, Share Fair Nation is a free two-part event that brings together educators, students, communities and leaders in education innovation to experience innovative methods to transform education and thrust schools into the 21st Century. Share Fair Nation Washington, DC is being held April […]
One of my favorite things that I get to do as a part of my job is travel to universities around the country and talk to young chemists about science and policy. It’s invigorating to talk to young scientists thinking through what they want their future career to look like. […]
Founding during Extraordinary Times Creation of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) occurred in extraordinary times. In the preceding 25 years the United States had gone through the Civil War and had seen two Presidents, Lincoln and Garfield, assassinated in office. A remarkable feature in CSW’s history was that the […]
In case you missed it, C&EN created an infographic about the Chemistry of Guinness just in time for St. Patrick’s Day: ______________________________ Source: C&EN, http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i11/Periodic-Graphics-Chemistry-Pint-Guinness.html Photo credit: bitzcelt / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Crowdfunding campaign aims to send 10 Terp undergraduate students to the August ACS conference Undergraduate students at the University of Maryland have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $6,000 toward the travel expenses for up to 10 students to attend the 250th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition […]
The Chemical Society of Washington has partnered with Tomorrow’s Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) to participate in this year’s Techstravaganza! The event will take place on Saturday, April 11th, from 9am-5pm! Techstravaganza is an event to engage elementary and middle school students in STEM activities. It will be held at Holmes Middle […]
On the chilly evening of Thursday, February 19th, the Chemical Society of Washington welcomed Cecily Grzywacz to the February Dinner Meeting at ACS headquarters for a lecture on Sustainability and our Cultural Heritage. The presentation attracted a diverse crowd of scientist, engineers, and conservationist including guests from the Smithsonian. Cecily […]
“You’re too damn educated.” I recall my grandfather, a WWII veteran of Normandy, telling me this after I earned a doctoral degree. It was his way of telling me that I was not working hard enough. To him, education was not helping me develop experience like working long hours, weeks, […]