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CCEW Joint Virtual Event – April 23, 2021, 5:00 p.m. (ET)

A recording is now available for the April 23, 2021 joint virtual event of CSW and the STEM ED Community Club at Montgomery College, Rockville, featuring several students presenting on footprint reduction tools and examples as well as an award winning solar powered energy project. https://montgomerycollege.zoom.us/rec/share/wAMl-IbEyf01b3Qk5kp53gMuZO5pFJndXXenDJ2zS8JRLAxP4wPGPYouc0Ci6eGH.j4VTGv_48SXqu7ye  Access Passcode: B5S@UvgD The […]

Recording Available from April 21st CSW Monthly Meeting : “Leveraging Green Chemistry to Produce Sustainable Materials and Safer Products”

A recording is now available for the April 21, 2021, meeting featuring Martin Mulvihill presenting, “Leveraging Green Chemistry to Produce Sustainable Materials & Safer Products.”  https://american-chemical-society.zoom.us/rec/play/GrTDQGQnT3DwHLdD9gMpFgQXKsdogwXtk1XcpgvxqItt9d7iyU8DDOS5ZhTdcHrYrUiOZMipX2g3Yvb0.zZF1rS0IPz39ZunQ?autoplay=true&startTime=1619020916000 Marty Mulvihill, Ph.D.Co-Founder and Managing PartnerSafer Made “Leveraging Green Chemistry to Produce Sustainable Materials & Safer Products” Speaker Bio Marty Mulvihill is the co-founder […]

CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest – Deadline is Sunday, May 2nd

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 2021 theme, “Reducing Our Footprint with Chemistry.” This year’s […]

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week – April 19-24, 2021

Theme: “Reducing Our Footprint with Chemistry” For years, chemists have been promoting a better world through recyclable plastics, cleaner-burning fuels, phosphate-free detergents, environmental monitoring, and green chemistry initiatives. To promote the positive role that chemistry plays in the world, ACS established the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) public awareness campaign. […]

Highlights from the Graduate Student Experience: Panel Discussion – February 23, 2021

On February 23rd, many students registered and attended the panel discussion focused on the graduate student experience. The student panel provided a lot of key points and takeaways from the discussion, including, but not limited to; how great graduate school is, but also hard; therapy is common and recommended; imposter […]

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair – March 13-20, 2021 (Virtual Event)

You are invited and encouraged to participate in the Fairfax County Regional Science & Engineering Fair. It is a great opportunity to support the science fair and the students who have worked long and hard on their projects. Below are some key dates/deadlines: ·         March 8-12 – project list and abstracts […]