Awards

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Call for Nominations for the 2025 Leo Schubert Memorial Award – Submissions Due November 15

The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Leo Schubert Memorial Award to recognize an outstanding teacher of high school chemistry in the Washington, D.C. area. The award was established in 1979 to honor Dr. Leo Schubert (1916-1978), a chemistry professor at […]

Call for Nominations for the 2025 William F. Hillebrand Prize – applications due November 15, 2025

Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Hillebrand Prize Award.  The deadline to submit a nomination is November 15, 2025. Nominations are invited for the 2025 Hillebrand Prize, awarded annually for original contributions to the science of chemistry by a member or members of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW), the local […]

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Applications being accepted for the Student Travel Award – ACS Spring 2025 Meeting

The ACS National Meeting for Spring 2025 will be held in San Diego, California, on March 23-27, 2025.  This will be a hybrid event. ————————————————————The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the Spring 2025 National ACS meeting.  […]

Call for Nominations for the 2024 Charles L. Gordon Award – Submissions Due November 15, 2024

Named after Charles Gordon for his years of service as managing editor of the Capital Chemist, the Charles L. Gordon Memorial Award is given in recognition of exemplary service by a CSW member to the profession of chemistry, to the science of chemistry, and/or to the Chemical Society of Washington. Nominations […]

Award Dinner Summary

by Lauren Ragle On Thursday, March 14, 2024, we had one of our largest dinner meetings in years! We had 50 attendees, many of whom were not regularly attending dinner meetings. The 2023 Hillebrand prize awardee Chris Cahill, shown with his award on the left, brought his family and at […]

Applications due June 1, 2024, for CSW Student Travel Award

The ACS National Meeting for Fall 2024 will be held in Denver, Colorado, on August 18-22, 2024. ————————————————————The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the Fall 2024 National ACS meeting.  Eligible expenses include meeting registration, travel expenses, […]

Recording now available … March 14, 2024, CSW Dinner Meeting – featuring presentation of the Hillebrand Prize, Gordon Award, and College Chemistry Achievement Awards

View the recording of this event 2023 Hillebrand Prize Dr. Christopher L. CahillDepartment Chair, Professor of Chemistry and International AffairsThe George Washington University Recipient of the 2023 Hillebrand Prize for illuminating research in condensed phase actinide chemistry and crystal engineeringharnessing organic-actinide interactions, which inform efforts in environmental remediation, separations, and […]