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, “Into the Woods with Chemistry” Local submissions are judged based on grade categories and local winners advance to the national […]
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The Chemical Society of Washington has been selected as the host of the 2028 Mid-Atlantic RegionalMeeting (MARM) of the ACS. An organizing committee has been established, and preparations arealready underway. The meeting will be held right in the heart of Washington, DC, at historic HowardUniversity June 8 – 10, 2028. […]
We are pleased to share the results of the recent CSW election: President-Elect: Lee M. NagaoSecretary: Nia Pollard Councilors, 2026-2028Monika I. KonaklievaWesley FarrellAdriana Bankston Alternate Councilors, 2026-2028Nevart TahmazianBree M. TaylorSripriya Seetharaman Alternate Councilor, 2026-2027 (**Partial Term)Ravinder Paul Lall Managers-At-Large, 2026-2027:Matthew DiasioCarissa HunterJude Onojah-ChukwuemekaLaKesha N. PerryKamryn WalkerPhilipp Werner
What motivated you to choose your career? I struggled a LOT with chemistry in college, but the extra effort I put in to master the subject gave me both a deep respect for the field and a real sense of accomplishment. I recently transitioned from research to teaching because I’ve hit […]
The HS-POWER program is a 10-week paid summer internship program where undergraduate and graduate students are matched with DHS or a component within DHS (CISA, TSA, CBP, S&T, and more!). HS-POWER is open to students majoring in a broad spectrum of homeland security-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Interested […]
By: Lauren Ragle, President-Elect This was my first time experiencing the ChemLuminary Awards in person. I was honored to represent our local section, as we were up for two awards. The first award nomination was for Outstanding Local Section Programming Related to the Promotion of Ethics in Chemistry. The second […]
By: Lauren Ragle, President-Elect This summer has been quite busy for 18 high schoolers in our area. That’s right, we have been running the Project SEED Program this summer. Allison Aldridge and I were the co-coordinators for this year’s Project SEED. Once we had our 18 excellent mentors and their […]
By: Lauren Ragle, President-Elect While I was interacting with various students at the meeting, for whom it was their first “national” meeting, I realized I had a few tips on things to do at the big meetings. Here’s hoping you can use some of these tips in the upcoming spring […]
The Outreach Committee encourages the CSW Community to celebrate the National Chemistry Week. Activity ideas and educational resource can be found at this link. Please let the Committee know about your events and/or if you have any questions about activities. A great way to participate in National Chemistry week is to […]
Professional Experience: Lead Scientist at Emergent; Analytical Scientist at Particle Sciences; Associate Principal Scientist at Merck Animal Health; Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer; Senior Scientist at Rohm and Haas Company Education: BA, Chemistry, Cornell University; PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Volunteer Activities: Most recently, I […]