Yearly Archives: 2025

19 posts

CCEW 2025 – Illustrated Poem Contest, submissions due no later than April 27, 2025

As part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, CSW will be hosting the ACS Illustrated Poem Contest for students K-12. Students are invited to create poems and illustrations around the theme, “Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!” Local submissions are judged based on grade categories and local winners advance to the national […]

Call for Nominations for the 2025 Leo Schubert Memorial Award – Submissions Due November 15

The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Leo Schubert Memorial Award to recognize an outstanding teacher of high school chemistry in the Washington, D.C. area. The award was established in 1979 to honor Dr. Leo Schubert (1916-1978), a chemistry professor at […]

Call for Nominations for the 2025 William F. Hillebrand Prize – applications due November 15, 2025

Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Hillebrand Prize Award.  The deadline to submit a nomination is November 15, 2025. Nominations are invited for the 2025 Hillebrand Prize, awarded annually for original contributions to the science of chemistry by a member or members of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW), the local […]

ACS Black History Month Celebration – Trailblazers & Pathways: Honoring Excellence in the Chemical Sciences – February 26, 2025

The CSW Minority Affairs Committee participated in the Black History Month Celebration by hosting a booth at the event, which was organized to honor the achievements and contributions of Black chemists and scientists in the chemical enterprise. ACS President Dr. Dorothy Phillips led the celebration, inviting attendees to recognize the […]

Iota Sigma Pi, National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry, is seeking nominations for Professional and Student Awards – due Feb. 15, 2025

IOTA SIGMA PI is soliciting nominations for the awards listed below.  Awards for Professional Women Chemists The Deadline for submission for the Agnes Fay Morgan Award and the Centennial Award is February 15, 2025.  All nomination forms and criteria for the awards can be found on the website: http://www.iotasigmapi.org If you know eligible candidates, […]

Recording available — CSW Dinner meeting – February 20, 2025 (hybrid event) – featuring Alexandra Taraboletti, Ph.D., “PFAS Research”

Thank you “Dr. T” for the very interesting discussion of this Research Project. The recording is now available – view recording. DATE / TIME: February 20, 2025……….6:00 p.m. Check-in / Networking……….6:30 p.m. Dinner……….7:00 p.m. Presentation IN PERSON: Registration Required – [email protected]…………………..ACS Headquarters – Marvel Hall …………………..1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington, […]