Wakefield Forest Elementary School is hosting their 3rd annual STEAM Fair on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 6-8 PM and is seeking passionate local professionals in STEAM-related fields to be exhibitors. The fairs hosted the past two years have been huge successes, with more than 550 attendees at each! This special evening is quickly becoming […]
Monthly Archives: February 2019
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The Evolving Periodic Table And Its Incredible Elements! The American Chemical Society-“ACS in a Box/the Evolving Periodic Table” live video-streaming event was held on Feb. 26th at Montgomery College, Rockville. It was co-sponsored by the Chemical Society of Washington and MC Chemistry Department, Rockville campus. There were close to 50 […]
As part of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day activities, the American Chemical Society is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for K-12 students. Students are asked to write and illustrate a poem using the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2019 theme, “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper.” This year’s theme looks at […]
Come and join us at Montgomery College for the 30th annual Rockville Science Day on Sunday, April 28, 2019, featuring a variety of science and technology-related exhibits, activities, games and demos. Activities and exhibits include rocket-building (and launching), telescope viewing, a travelling planetarium, all kinds of robots, backyard wildlife, ship […]
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week a program of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Theme: “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper” Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) is a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This annual program unites ACS local sections, student chapters, technical divisions, businesses, schools, and individuals in […]
The Thirty-fifth Annual Chemathon will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Chemathon is an annual chemistry competition for high school chemistry students in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Chemathon competition is organized by a committee of area high school chemistry teachers and chemists, and […]
Congratulations to all the students who received awards! See the full list of students receiving the award. We were pleased to be able to acknowledge these students at CSW’s February 14, 2019, dinner meeting, where we presented each with an award certificate and $25 Amazon gift card. These awards are […]
The Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled for the weekend of March 15-17, 2019. Chemical Society of Washington members are invited and encouraged to participate this year on Saturday, March 16th. It is wonderful to have local chemists support the science fair and the students who have worked long […]
Dr. Lyle Isaacs was presented with the 2018 Hillebrand Prize for his elucidation of the remarkable molecular recognition properties of cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers and demonstration of their biomedical application as solubilizing excipients and reversal agents. Following the dinner, Dr. Isaacs presented his talk “Cucurbit[n]uril Molecular Containers: From Basic Science to […]
Intersection of Chemistry and Toxicology in the 21st Century Save the Date! When: Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Where: American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036 Synopsis: Databases, software, machine learning, and online marketplaces are increasingly used by chemists and toxicologists […]