On December 13–14, 2025, in the midst of some early‑season snow, a few members of the CSW Board gathered at ACS Headquarters in Washington, DC, to participate in a Strategic Planning Retreat (SPR) focused on refining the section’s mission, vision, and goals. Building on the thoughtful engagement of the retreat team, […]
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As you may have read in C&EN, the Chemists with Disabilities Committee just celebrated our 45th anniversary as a committee. We have also set a rather lofty goal, to get a tactile braille periodic table in every state by our 50th anniversary. I would like to see one in DC […]
Can you believe it? The US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) is right around the corner! Many excited high school students have already registered for our upcoming local exam. If your high school student is interested, please visit this websitefor more information and you can register here. The local section exam […]
In the coming months, we will be seeking students for Project SEED, which encouragesunderprivileged high school students to pursue chemistry via a paid summer researchexperience. During the program, CSW hosts sessions covering chemistry careers, andhow to present research. The program culminates with the students presenting theirwork at the ACS National […]
Warm tidings and Happy New Year! On behalf of the Executive Committee and the Board of Managers, it is my honor to welcome the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) to 2024. As we were established in 1884, this marks our 140th anniversary as a group promoting the chemical community in the […]
Carissa Hunter Professional Experience: Academic and Student Affairs Coordinator, College of Science, George Mason University Education: Ph.D. Student at George Mason University Volunteer Activities: I have volunteered with the Committee of Minority Affairs for a year now. I have also volunteered with the Younger Chemist Committee. For the Committee on […]
If you are available to volunteer for the event below, contact Allison Aldridge at Allison457@aol.com 3rd Annual Spooky Science Expo Saturday, October 5, 2019 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Watergate at Landmark Terrace Lounge 211 Yoakum Parkway Alexandria, VA 22304 3rd Annual Spooky Science Expo The Watergate Youth Committee Science […]
Greetings Fellow Chemical Society of Washington Members! The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) is an organization with a great history that is built upon the strength of its many skilled and concerned members. In keeping with this tradition, CSW will be updating its Strategic Plan in order to chart […]
By Tao Ye This was my fourth time to attend ACS conference. After reading ‘A Journey to the Mile-High City’ which was published by CSW after my first trip to ACS conference in Denver back in 2015, the memory of my first trip to ACS conference was still fresh in […]
You gotta start somewhere. As a recent job seeker, I got used to hearing this phrase. The rites of passage of a job search are familiar, and like many people I needed time to acclimate myself to new organizations and to a different country than I was working at the […]
I recently went back to Caltech, where I was a postdoc, for a celebration of Harry Gray’s 80th birthday. Harry was my advisor when I was there, and I’ve learned a great deal about chemistry and about mentorship since I’ve known him. During the course of the symposium that was […]