Illustrated Poem Contest The Chemical Society of Washington would like to remind and encourage all students K-12 to enter the Illustrated Poem Contest. Each year the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors this contest as part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. This is a wonderful activity that encourages students to be […]
Activities
The Committee on Minority Affairs would like to invite you to their next meeting. It will be held Wednesday March 9th, 2022 at 6:30pm. If you would like to get involved, please email Carissa Hunter at [email protected] or Reyniak Richards at [email protected] for more details. The goal of the Committee […]
Leah Dodson, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryUniversity of Maryland College Park “Exploring Astrochemically-Relevant Weakly-Bound Complexes with Matrix-Isolation Spectroscopy” This meeting is over. You may view the recording. Speaker Bio Leah grew up in central Pennsylvania. For undergrad, she went to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, where she […]
Schedule of Events: 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Presentation of the 2021 College Chemistry Achievement Awards 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Presentation by Dr. Jeanita Pritchett followed by Q&A View the collegiate honorees here! This event is over. You may view the recording here. Jeanita S. Pritchett, Ph.D. Leadership Coach| STEM Educator| […]
Exciting News! Registration for the Local Section Exam of the 2022 USNCO is now open. This year, we are again offering the exam digitally through the ACS Learning Environment with multiple options for proctoring. The test will be administered on March 19 beginning at 10 am in various locations throughout […]
The National Capital Section of OPTICA (OSA) sends judges to our regional science fairs to select outstanding exhibits with a general interest in the fields of optics and photonics. This year, as in the past two virus affected years, judging will be done virtually with students’ projects accessible on line. The science […]
Carissa Hunter Professional Experience: Academic and Student Affairs Coordinator, College of Science, George Mason University Education: Ph.D. Student at George Mason University Volunteer Activities: I have volunteered with the Committee of Minority Affairs for a year now. I have also volunteered with the Younger Chemist Committee. For the Committee on […]
To University Educators, Government and Industry Scientists: Interested in supporting the growth of underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups in chemistry and chemistry-related fields? Each year the ACS hosts a national Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) is a paid summer internship program for high school students. The local […]
Each year as part of National Chemistry Week (NCW) activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades. CSW sponsors a local NCW Illustrated Poem contest. This year’s contest focused on chemistry associated with glues and adhesives with the theme, “Fast […]
President LaKesha N. Perry President Elect Alessandra Zimmermann Immediate Past President Jennifer Y. Tanir Treasurer, 2022 Reyniak A. Richards Secretary, 2022-2023 Brian Rolczynski Councilors, 2022-2024 Allison Aldridge Stephanie Moffitt Janice Reutt-Robey Councilors, 2022-2023 Raychelle Burks Wesley Farrell Sara Orski Councilors, 2022 Darryl Boyd LaKesha N. Perry Nevart Tahmazian Alternate Councilors, […]