Contributed by Joe Antonucci, Chair, Senior Chemists Committee As you may know, the Retired Chemist Group (RCG) was established in 1988 to provide social and professional engagement for CSW members who are retired. Recently, the RCG has been unable to adequately serve this population due to several factors, including the […]
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Contributed by Allison Aldridge, Project SEED Coordinator CSW’s Project SEED committee held a scientific writing and presentation workshop to help prepare our Project SEED Fellows for the Project SEED poster session at the 254th National ACS Meeting during Sci Mix. The workshop was held on July 22nd at ACS Headquarters […]
On Thursday, November 16th, the November CSW meeting will be held at ACS Headquarters, featuring a presentation by Dr. Eugene Mazzola. Logistics can be found below. Biography: Dr. Eugene Mazzola Eugene P. Mazzola was born on Feb. 2, 1942 in Montclair, New Jersey. He obtained an A.B. degree in 1964 […]
Project SEED provides support for summer research internships, pairing high school students with a scientist in a laboratory setting. The mission of Project SEED is to assure that students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds have opportunities to experience the challenges and rewards of chemically-related sciences. We had yet another successful group […]
TSCA: Best Practices in Toxicology, Risk, and Chemical Management Strategies Time: October 13, 2017, Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036 Metro: Blue/Orange/Silver Line: McPherson Square or Farragut West. Red Line: Farragut North. Parking: Parking is available in […]
Joint CSW/WCDG Meeting 10/18 On Wednesday, October 18th, CSW and the Washington Chromatography Discussion Group (WCDG) will host a joint meeting at ACS Headquarters, featuring a presentation by John Hanover from the National Institutes of Health. Logistics can be found below. Biography: Dr. John Hanover Dr. Hanover carried out his […]
Celebrating 30 years of National Chemistry Week. This year marks the 30th anniversary of National Chemistry Week. This year’s theme is “Chemistry Rocks!”, focusing on geochemistry. You will learn more about gemstones and the interesting world of rocks and minerals in this year’s issue of Celebrating Chemistry. The electronic version […]
The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is recruiting volunteers (called Ambassadors) to work with museum visitors in Spark!Lab, its hands-on invention space for children and families. Unlike traditional classroom-style learning, Spark!Lab is very “curiosity-driven” and there is no […]
Contributed by Regina Cody, Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator The U.S. High School Chemistry Olympiad is an annual program for high school students that has been organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 1984. The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) is proud that it is one of 17 Local Sections that […]
On May 11th, Gene Peters, Chief of Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research at the FBI Laboratory, will speak about the proposed spent nuclear fuel repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Meeting logistics can be found below. Biography Gene Peters is Chief of Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research at the FBI Laboratory. […]