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 Day 2016 theme, “The Great Indoors—Your Home’s Ecosystem!” The illustrated […]
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The USA Science & Engineering Festival will take place April 16-17, 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The mission of the Science & Engineering Festival is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, […]
Madeleine Jacobs, former CEO and Executive Director of ACS, and former Editor-in-Chief of Chemical and Engineering News, spent nearly 45 years communicating science to the public and advocating with policymakers. Join this dynamic speaker in a talk and discussion about how we can do a better job of engaging the […]
Earth Day was first officially recognized on April 22, 1970 as a way to demonstrate support for a healthy environment, raise awareness about environmental issues, and remind people that we all need to contribute to a sustainable planet. For years, chemists have been promoting a better world through recyclable plastics, […]
One or two volunteers are needed to help proctor the CSW U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Examination for high school students to be given on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College. This is a three-part exam with student registration at 8:30 am followed by the first […]
The Thirty-first Annual Chemathon will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2016. 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 […]
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 area colleges and universities. Meeting Details Thursday, February 11, 2016 University of Maryland Chemistry Building Atrium 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Check-in/Dinner 7:00 p.m. College […]
Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President The January CSW membership meeting featured an interactive session with Dr. Kathy Covert, who oversees the NSF’s Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI). She led a stimulating discussion of Grand Challenges for Chemistry. CCI supports scientific exploration of complex, fundamental issues (e.g., determining the chemical […]
Origins of life; the fundamental nature of the chemical bond; chemistry of the brain; designing molecules for materials and function and then to be able to make them—these are only a few of the grand challenges facing chemists. Join Dr. Kathy Covert, Program Director for the NSF Division of Chemistry […]
By Kim Morehouse, NCW Coordinator Once again, CSW participated in the National Chemistry Week illustrated poem contest. Four entries from CSW were chosen as the local section winners for each category, and were forwarded to ACS to participate in the national contest. The national contest winners and their entries can […]