New for 2023- Come see what members of CSW have published in the recent literature! Stafford, C. M., Guan, X., Qi, Y., Zhang, Y., & Liu, X. (2022). Tuning the surface functionality of polyamide films via termination reaction in molecular layer-by-layer deposition. Journal of Membrane Science, 661, 120855. Breann V. […]
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Every year, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) hosts a CSW Cohort with ACS Project Seed (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) where High School students join laboratories across the DMV for a paid summer research internship in chemistry or a chemistry-related field! Through participating in Project SEED CSW and our amazing research mentors support the growth of underrepresented […]
CSW’s Board of Managers (BOM) meets quarterly to discuss CSW business and have open floor discussion of new business. This includes all officers and reports of committee chairs. It is open to CSW membership. Dates of the board meetings for 2023 are as follows: Our meetings are always at 7-9 […]
Congratulations to the newly elected members of CSW’s Board of Managers! Here are the results of the annual CSW election, which closed on November 15: President-Elect, 2023 Lauren Ragle Treasurer, 2023-2024 Reyniak Richards Councilor, 2023-2025 LaKesha Perry Nevart Tahmazian Xiaoyong Lu Alternate Councilor, 2023-2025 Joseph Duran Ravinder Paul Lall Managers-at-Large, […]
2023 President, Chemical Society of Washington Alessandra Zimmermann Greetings and Happy New Year! On behalf of the Board of Managers, it is my pleasure to welcome the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) to 2023. I am honored to have the opportunity to represent over 4,000 members within the Washington, DC […]
Dr. Richard Weiss Department of Chemistry Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology Georgetown University In recognition of his contributions to an understanding of the relationship between structure, function and the chemical and photophysical properties of polymers and gels, as well as their applications, and of the impact he had […]
Chidi Duru, PhD., NBCT National Board Certified Chemistry/Science Teacher, Science Department Chair Crossland High School (Prince George’s County Public Schools) “Leveraging the Chemistry Classroom for Impact” Virtual CSW Meeting December 14, 2022 – 6:00-7:00 ET The Chemical Society of Washington would like to congratulate Dr. Chidi Duru on earning the […]
2022 NCW Illustrated Poem Contest Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics The Chemical Society of Washington, CSW- the local section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Contest Deadline: Sunday Oct, 23, 2022 by 11:59 pm ET. Submission: […]
The Committee on Minority Affairs would like to thank everyone for submitting for National HBCUWeek! It was amazing to see and get to know members of CSW and spotlight them and their HBCU.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) helped Black Americans pursue professional careers,earn graduate degrees, and advance their education […]
ACS announced 45 new fellows, honored for their contributions to science. CSW Member Raychelle Burks was among 2022’s honorees. Congratulations Dr. Burks! https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/Announcing-2022-ACS-fellows/100/i27?utm_source=mostread&utm_medium=mostread&utm_campaign=CEN Raychelle Burks Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry American University