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Celebrating Young Scientists & Their Hard Work: CSW Project SEED Culminating Poster Session August 20th 2022

On the Morning of Saturday August 20th, the CSW Project SEED Committee hosted the Culminating Poster Session at ACS Headquarters Washington, DC to recognize our four talented Project SEED students. The SEED students presented their research posters to the 20 attendees from across the DMV. Central pictures within the collage […]

CSW Dinner meeting – February 20, 2025 (hybrid event) – featuring Alexandra Taraboletti, Ph.D., “PFAS Research”

DATE / TIME: February 20, 2025……….6:00 p.m. Check-in / Networking……….6:30 p.m. Dinner……….7:00 p.m. Presentation IN PERSON: Registration Required – [email protected]…………………..ACS Headquarters – Marvel Hall …………………..1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036 VIA ZOOM: Registration Required – Zoom link MENU: Meal will be catered by W. Millar & Co. and will […]

CSW Dinner Meeting – January 23, 2025 – featuring Dr. Dorothy J. Phillips, ACS President 2025, “My Journey to Leadership in Industry and ACS” (hybrid event)

We wish to thank Dr. Phillips for joining us for this first dinner of the New Year and providing her history and perspectives.     DATE / TIME: January 23, 2025………6:00 p.m. Check-in / Networking………6:30 p.m. Dinner………7:00 p.m. Presentation: “My Journey to Leadership in Industry and ACS” IN PERSON: registration required […]

ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety Workshop “RAMP in the Research Lab” will be offered on Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 2 PM to 5:30 PM EST via Zoom – Registration Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025

This is a great workshop for graduate students who have recently joined a lab, new undergraduates or postdoctoral scholars, or anyone who would like to increase the priority of safety in their lab space and daily work. This 3.5-hour workshop is for frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral […]

Local Chemistry Olympiad Competition for 2025 – Deadline January 17th

The 2025 US National Chemistry Olympiad is around the corner! Every year, high school students from around the country participate in this exciting challenge. From the local exam, we can submit up to 17 students to participate in the national exam. From there, the top 20 students participate in an […]

Project SEED Recruitment – Mentors and Students

We will be seeking applications for Project SEED, which is a program to encourage underprivileged high school students by providing them with a paid summer research experience. Across this experience, CSW will host sessions about chemistry careers and how to present research. Students in the DC-metro area will complete the program […]