Each year as part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades. CSW sponsors a local Illustrated Poem contest. This year’s contest theme was “The Buzz about Bugs: Insect Chemistry.” CSW is proud to announce […]
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The Committee on Minority Affairs (CMA) will have a Career Day May 7th from 2-4pm at ACS HQ in Marvel Hall, including career consultants including CSW’s Allison Aldridge, along with consultants from industry and academia. Events include, but are not limited to resume reviews, mock interviews, and career consultant speakers. CMA […]
6:00 Registration / Meet and Greet / Networking6:30 Dinner (details below)7:00 Presentation of the Hillebrand Prize, followed by awardee’s presentation The deadline to register for the dinner is 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, April 4. RSVP to [email protected] Virtual Portion will begin at 7:00 p.m. – REGISTER NOW FOR THE ZOOM Virtual […]
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, CCEW, is the week of April 16-22, 2023 with the theme, “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae.” During CCEW,chemistry enthusiasts celebrate by coordinating events to communicate the importance of chemistry. Please let CSW know if you organize and hold events, for this important celebration. This year […]
View the list of Awardees REGISTER NOW Schedule of Events Speaker Bio Iris R. Wagstaff, PhD, is a chemist, educator, mentor, and STEM policy advisor. She is Founder and Executive Director of Wagstaff STEM Solutions – a STEM education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consulting company. She has over […]
This event is over. View the recording Have a chemistry degree (or working on it still) and realizing that the lab is not for you? Want a career change that doesn’t require a complete restart? This panel gathers chemists who have pivoted away from the bench and into a variety of other career options you […]
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 […]
The Chemical Society of Washington congratulates the members of the American Chemical Society who have reached their 50th, 60th, and 70th membership anniversary in 2022! It is a pleasure to recognize this milestone and to acknowledge your contributions to the success of the ACS. View our Recognized Members! Historically, to celebrate […]
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 […]
Program Description This program will address the federal regulations at issue in chemical commercialization, from R&D to commercial sales. For example, laboratory synthesis of chemicals is regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act, if synthesis is conducted with the goal of eventually commercializing the substance produced. If you are engaged […]