Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established after the Civil War to provide African Americans with access to a full education. Cheyney University, the first HBCU, was founded in 1837 by Richard Humphreys to teach African Americans skills for employment. Thereafter, most were created by philanthropist and free blacks. […]
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2022 Electronic Voting Procedures The Chemical Society of Washington will conduct its election of Officers, Councilors, and Managers with electronic ballots. If you are a full CSW member and have a valid e-mail address on file with The American Chemical Society, then on or about October 11 you will receive […]
The NAS Workshop for the Chemical Sciences Roundtable on “Innovations in Catalysis to Address Modern Challenges” will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and virtual) in Washington DC. It will be held October 24-25. In addition to a topically diverse set of speakers, the Workshop is seeking submissions from the catalysis […]
The following summary is provided to help Councilors report to their Local Sections and Divisions on key actions of the ACS Council meeting, held in a hybrid manner on August 24, and the Board of Directors meetings held August 19 and 20, 2022. View document.
The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) remembers a long-time CSW board member, Dr. Bhushan Mandava, who served as President of The Chemical Society of Washington and as a Councilor, career consultant, and ACS Ambassador for the American Chemical Society for over 25 years. Bhushan Mandava passed away at the age […]
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities host a conference every year as National HBCU Week. The conference is scheduled for September 20-23rd 2022. The Committee of Minority Affairs would like to recognize all CSW members who attended an […]
Dr. Brandi Toliver Program ManagerOffice of Workforce Development for Teachers and ScientistsU.S. Department of Energy “Breaking up With Plastics” The recording is now available. View here – It requires a passcode to view: rBH1H+2+ ———- This will be a Zoom meeting. There is no charge to attend, but you must […]
The four passionate students participating in the 2022 CSW Project SEED Program have been conducting research under their dedicated mentors at three research institutions within the DMV. The program kicked off June 20th with a welcome and small networking session, and will culminated on August 20th with a poster session […]
The Watergate Youth Committee will be holding its sixth annual science event (Spooky Science Expo) for kids and teens at the terrace lounge ( 211 Yoakum PKWY, Alexandria, VA 22304) on Saturday October 15 (October 22 rain day) from 3 to 7 pm. The event celebrates science and Halloween. The science club […]
Saturday August 20th, between 10am and 1:00pm, please join CSW and the CSW Project SEED Committee in recognizing our four talented young Project SEED students as they present the research that they conducted under dedicated mentors from three different universities in the CSW region. Are you interested in hearing about research at […]