By Karina Herrera-Guzman Traveling is an obsession of mine. Since I started to study chemistry as an undergraduate student, I always dreamed about the possibility of traveling. I had heard that science gave you that opportunity. Science isn’t only about exploring the basis of knowledge; it’s also about exploring different cultures […]
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By Ajay Mallia Project SEED participants had a rare treat in August when the CSW-SEED committee organized a scientific writing and presentation workshop for them. The goal of the workshop was help empower Project SEED participants to learn to effectively communicate the science they were researching. CSW’s Project SEED program […]
Contributed by Dr. Ajay Mallia On August 1, 2015, CSW’s Project SEED and Education committees organized a career seminar for CSW’s Project SEED fellows. The Project SEED program provides opportunities for economically disadvantaged high school students to do summer internships in chemistry-related research programs under the supervision of a mentor. The2015 […]
Contributed by Dr. Ajay Mallia Started in 1968, ACS’ Project SEED program provides summer research opportunities to economically disadvantaged high school students at academic/government/industrial laboratories under the supervision of a mentor. This year, CSW’s SEED program supported 18 high school students from DC, VA and MD schools for their summer […]
Contributed by Kim Morehouse, CSW NCW Coordinator The NCW 2015 theme is “Chemistry Colors Our World”, focusing on the chemistry of food colors and fireworks, rainbows, natural dyes and pigments, and more. The electronic version of the Celebrating Chemistry Newsletter is available from the ACS website (www.acs.org/ncw). Each year the […]
Contributed by Caroline Trupp Gil To assist patent examiners at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) keep current on latest developments in the chemical sciences, OPA staff partnered with members of the ACS Chemical Society of Washington to arrange 5 speakers to participate in a USPTO Technology Day held July 28. Speakers […]
Contributed by Katrice Lippa 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, a chemistry professor […]
On May 16, 2015, Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, Chief Executive of the City of Columbus, Georgia and Sweet Briar College Alumni (Class of 1987), delivered the commencement keynote to the Class of 2015. Her speech is reproduced here. What an honor and privilege to be here today on this hallowed ground […]
By Meridith de Avila Khan, Photographer, Sweet Briar College 1. A few weeks ago, my daughter Sofia came to work with me at Sweet Briar College, like she often does on vacations or teacher workdays, with support from my supervisors. When I first started work as the school’s campus photographer, […]
By Viviana Monje-Galvan I have been in graduate school for three years, during which I had the opportunity to present my work in posters or talks several times at national meetings. However, this was the first time I attended an ACS Meeting. As some of you may be able to […]