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Volunteers Needed for STEM Outreach Event in October

If you are available to volunteer for the event below, contact Allison Aldridge at [email protected] 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 […]

National Chemistry Week (NCW) – October 20-26, 2019

National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. ACS members and chemistry enthusiasts celebrate NCW by coordinating events and communicating the importance of chemistry. Each year the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) NCW campaign reaches millions of people with positive messages […]

2019 NCW Illustrated Poem Contest – Marvelous Metals

The Chemical Society of Washington Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. View/Download a PDF of the details.   View/Download Contest Entry Form. Contest Deadline: November 1, 2019 Prizes: Chemistry Themed Tee Shirt Contact: Kim Morehouse, [email protected] […]

Green Chemistry on Tap Pub Crawl

Discussion Theme: Personal Development through Professional Organizations When: 6 – 9 P.M. Thursday, June 13th Where: Jackson’s, 11927 Democracy Drive, Reston, VA 20190 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-chemistry-on-tap-pub-crawl-tickets-63082017011 Join like-minded professionals from around the world who are attending the joint 23rd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference and 9th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry […]

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Weisburger

Elizabeth Weisburger, Ph.D., D.Sc.cancer researcher Elizabeth Weisburger, 94, a cancer researcher at the National Institutes of Health for 40 years before retiring in 1989, died February 12th at her home in Rockville, Md. The cause was respiratory failure and pneumonia, said a son, William Weisburger. She is survived by three children, William, Diane, […]

Call for Nominations: Hillebrand, Gordon, & Schubert Awards

Call for Nominations: William F. Hillebrand Prize Nominations are invited for the 2019 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 section of the American Chemical Society. The Hillebrand Prize is the […]