The Transformational Education Adventure Center (also known as the TEA Center) in McLean, VA is seeking to hire an individual with a science background who can instruct ~10 children, aged kindergarten through 6th grade, each week for 2 hours. The instruction will focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). […]
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The next CSW Dinner Meeting will be held Thursday, May 9th at ACS Headquarters. The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Davis from the Library of Congress. To get a taste of the fantastic work the Library of Congress does, check out a webcast of Andrew speaking here: https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8221 More details […]
ACS Relevance to Current and Future Members: Challenges and Opportunities As elected representatives of ACS members, Councilors are uniquely positioned to strengthen the Council’s role as ”the popular deliberative assembly of the Society” [Art. VII]. Through our regular interaction and dialogue with members, we can better understand what matters most […]
*** Request for Volunteers and Speakers*** The Chemical Society of Washington, a local section of the American Chemical Society (www.capitalchemist.org) is holding a joint event with Expanding Your Horizons (www.eyhn.org) this spring in May. We are looking for female scientists that are interested in volunteering 2-4 hours to provide engagement […]
8 AM – 4 PM, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington DC, 20036 ACS and CSW are teaming up to host a career day April 20th at ACS Headquarters. This full day event will be focused on chemists looking to transition in their careers, but is open to […]
Wakefield Forest Elementary School is hosting their 3rd annual STEAM Fair on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 6-8 PM and is seeking passionate local professionals in STEAM-related fields to be exhibitors. The fairs hosted the past two years have been huge successes, with more than 550 attendees at each! This special evening is quickly becoming […]
The Evolving Periodic Table And Its Incredible Elements! The American Chemical Society-“ACS in a Box/the Evolving Periodic Table” live video-streaming event was held on Feb. 26th at Montgomery College, Rockville. It was co-sponsored by the Chemical Society of Washington and MC Chemistry Department, Rockville campus. There were close to 50 […]
The Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled for the weekend of March 15-17, 2019. Chemical Society of Washington members are invited and encouraged to participate this year on Saturday, March 16th. It is wonderful to have local chemists support the science fair and the students who have worked long […]
The Younger Chemist Committee hosted a networking happy hour on February 21. Thirty-five attendees came to Provision No 14 in the U St neighborhood of Washington DC to meet their peers and learn more about CSW and what the YCC can do for them. Bonds spontaneously formed as young chemists […]
CSW is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Hillebrand Prize: Professor Lyle Isaacs Professor Isaacs is in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Maryland. He is recognized for his excellent work in elucidating the remarkable molecular recognition properties of cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers and demonstrating […]