ACS and CSW hosted a career day April 20th at ACS Headquarters. This full day event was focused on chemists looking to transition in their careers, but was open and inclusive to all enthusiastic chemists looking to build new skills. Thank you so much to our wonderful speakers who covered […]
Sara Orski
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The Committee on Patents and Related Matters (CPRM) for the past four years has partnered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) to help the PTO train its examiners on various aspects of chemistry through the Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP). The PTO is once again requesting voluntary […]
Please join the CSW for a Science Café Event, a chance to discuss science and technology issues with experts set in the casual atmosphere of a DC restaurant! Join Jeffery Seltzer, Acting Deputy Director of the Natural Resources Administration at the DC Department of Energy and Environment for an overview of the District’s water […]
The AAAS STEM Volunteer program is celebrating its 15th year of placing STEM professionals in DC Metro area K-12 classrooms! This school year, over 200 scientists, engineers, and mathematicians are assisting teachers and students in ten school districts. We invite you to learn about our program and consider becoming a volunteer. Attend […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]