The Thirty-fifth Annual Chemathon will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Chemathon is an annual chemistry competition for high school chemistry students in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Chemathon competition is organized by a committee of area high school chemistry teachers and chemists, and […]
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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 […]
Dr. Lyle Isaacs was presented with the 2018 Hillebrand Prize for his elucidation of the remarkable molecular recognition properties of cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers and demonstration of their biomedical application as solubilizing excipients and reversal agents. Following the dinner, Dr. Isaacs presented his talk “Cucurbit[n]uril Molecular Containers: From Basic Science to […]
Intersection of Chemistry and Toxicology in the 21st Century Save the Date! When: Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Where: American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036 Synopsis: Databases, software, machine learning, and online marketplaces are increasingly used by chemists and toxicologists […]
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 […]
The CSW High School Chemistry Olympiad for 2019 will begin in early February. The letter introducing the Olympiad will be emailed to those high school chemistry teachers for whom we have an email address. This letter will ask for student nominations to take the Local Section Examination at their school during the […]
Join us on Thursday, February 14th, for the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) dinner meeting, including presentation of the College Achievement Awards. These awards are presented annually to outstanding seniors majoring in chemistry and biochemistry from each of the area colleges and universities. Following the awards presentation, Dr. Daniel Glavin […]
The ACS-Hach Professional Development Grant supports high school chemistry teachers as they identify and pursue opportunities that advance their professional development and enhance the teaching and learning of chemistry in their classrooms. High school chemistry educators teaching in U.S. or U.S. territory schools can request up to $1,500 to fund professional […]
J. Carl Maxwell Manager, Government AffairsOffice of External Affairs and CommunicationAmerican Chemical Society “Complex Variables: Understanding Science Policy in Washington, DC” BiographyCarl Maxwell is Manager of Government Affairs for the ACS Office of External Affairs and Communications. Prior to joining ACS, he was Senior Legislative Assistant to Representative Earl […]
Each year the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) National Chemistry Week (NCW) campaign reaches millions of people with positive messages about the contributions of chemistry to their daily lives. NCW is a community-based annual event that unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to […]