by Lauren Ragle On Thursday, March 14, 2024, we had one of our largest dinner meetings in years! We had 50 attendees, many of whom were not regularly attending dinner meetings. The 2023 Hillebrand prize awardee Chris Cahill, shown with his award on the left, brought his family and at […]
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The annual election of the Chemical Society of Washington will be held in October/November of 2024, in accordance with the Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Section. Nominations for elections will open in May, with details to be provided both on the CSW website and in the May issue of […]
I bring you greetings from New Orleans! “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“Let the good times roll!”) The Committee has accomplished several things on our strategic plan, trying to keep to our mission of “Making Chemistry Accessible to All”. If you’d like, we have t-shirts with tactile Braille for sale, […]
We had 6 projects submitted for a total of ~10 student positions. To fill these positions, I (Lauren) had intended to post our flyer around my campus in Ashburn, VA and visit area community centers and possibly libraries. However, we have already have 24 students apply to our program, with […]
The ACS National Meeting for Fall 2024 will be held in Denver, Colorado, on August 18-22, 2024. ————————————————————The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the Fall 2024 National ACS meeting. Eligible expenses include meeting registration, travel expenses, […]
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, “Get a Charge Out of Chemistry”. Local submissions are judged based on grade categories and local winners advance to the […]
This year chemists across the world will celebrate Earth Week 2024 from April 21-27. The theme this year is “Get a Charge Out of Chemistry”. CSW has three ways you can help us celebrate. Volunteer with us: The Chemical Society of Washington will be celebrating “Chemists Celebrate Earth Week”- CCEW […]
Admission and parking are FREE! The Chemical Society of Washington will be celebrating “Chemists Celebrate Earth Week”- CCEW 2024, on Sunday, April 21, between noon to 5 pm at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, during the annual Rockville Science Day event. Rockville Science Day is a community event that annually attracts […]
Carissa Hunter, Committee on Minority Affairs Co-chair, attended the ACS Leadership Institute in Atlanta, GA from January 26-28th. She represented our local section, where she was able to enhance her skills of being a leader. At the Institute, Carissa fostered new peer networks, learned more about the operations and structure […]
The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) started the year with an announcement of its new 2024 chair, Lorena Tribe, a Professor of Chemistry at Penn State Berks. WCC will be presenting a new award during the ACS Spring 2024 meeting, the Pfizer Emergent Leader Award. The winners of the WCC Rising […]