As part of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day activities, the American Chemical Society is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12 grades. Students are asked to write and illustrate a poem using the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2018 theme, “Dive into Marine Chemistry.” This year’s theme […]
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The March meeting of the Chemical Society of Washington will include the presentation of several awards: Hillebrand Prize, Gordon Award, Schubert Award, and Outstanding Volunteer Award. Dr. Kafafi, winner of the Hillebrand Prize, will present, From Inert Bond Activation to Organic Optoelectronics: My Journey in Chemical and Materials Research. Please join […]
Undergraduates will be honored at the February Meeting, followed by a presentation, “There is More to Responsible Conduct of Research than Scientific Misconduct.” The College Chemistry Achievement Awards are presented annually by the Chemical Society of Washington to the outstanding seniors majoring in chemistry and biochemistry from each of the […]
The USNCO seeks a Chemistry Olympiad College Mentor. Some of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position are: helping to conduct a two-week study camp for the nation’s brightest twenty chemistry high school students for the following years: 2019, 2020 and 2021, developing practice problems, theoretical and practical tests […]
Applications for the 2018 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program are NOW OPEN and are due by February 2, 2018. The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers with grants of $60,000 each. Since 2003, we’ve awarded 70 postdoctoral […]
Rigoberto Hernandez, Ph.D. Gompf Family Professor Chemistry Johns Hopkins Department of Chemistry Diverse Chemistry Topics and the Diversity of Chemistry Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez is the Gompf Family Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University as of July 2016, and remains as the Director of the Open […]
We have, via the Washington Academy of Sciences, received a request for volunteers to serve as judges for the Blair Magnet High School Science Fair. The fair will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 51 University Blvd E, Silver Spring, MD 20901. If you are interested […]
Project SEED 2017 was another success, with students performing research at University of Maryland – College Park, University of Maryland – Eastern Shore (UMD – ES), University of Maryland – Baltimore County, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and the Library of Congress. The 2017 SEED Fellows presented their research at […]
YCC will be hosting practice presentations before the ACS meeting the weekend of March 10-11. Come give your ACS talk to your peers and get feedback on your presentation before the New Orleans National Meeting! (Other technical presentations in addition to ACS are also welcome). More details on this event […]
YCC is starting a mentor matching program for CSW to pair younger DC area chemists with mentors in their desired career. The idea is to get responses from CSW members who are looking for a mentor, as well as those willing to mentor others. YCC will not only pair CSW […]