CSW Councilors attended the ACS Council Meeting in Orlando, Florida on April 3rd. The full reporting of meeting results and actions can be found in the councilor talking points at this website: https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/councilor-talking-points-governance-actions-orlando-2019.pdf Highlights: #1 – Candidates for President-Elect, 2020 The Committee on Nominations and Elections presented to the Council […]
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ACS and CSW hosted a career day April 20th at ACS Headquarters. This full day event was focused on chemists looking to transition in their careers, but was open and inclusive to all enthusiastic chemists looking to build new skills. Thank you so much to our wonderful speakers who covered […]
The Committee on Patents and Related Matters (CPRM) for the past four years has partnered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) to help the PTO train its examiners on various aspects of chemistry through the Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP). The PTO is once again requesting voluntary […]
Join us on Thursday, May 9th, for the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) dinner meeting. Andrew R. Davis, Ph.D., ChemistPreservation Research and Testing DivisionLibrary of Congress “Chemists in a Library:Paper Preservation at the Library of Congress” BiographyDr. Andrew R. Davis is a chemist and polymer scientist in Library of Congress’s […]
SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS The Department of Chemistry and the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology of Georgetown University are pleased to announce an intense (2 week), tuition-free, short-course that will be held in 109 Regents Hall on the campus of Georgetown from July 22nd until August […]
Please join the CSW for a Science Café Event, a chance to discuss science and technology issues with experts set in the casual atmosphere of a DC restaurant! Join Jeffery Seltzer, Acting Deputy Director of the Natural Resources Administration at the DC Department of Energy and Environment for an overview of the District’s water […]
When: Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Where: American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036 Cost: $25 SOT/ACS Members and Non-Members; $5 Students/Post-Docs; $0 remote participation. Lunch and Snacks Provided! Mentoring Lunch and Poster Competition for Students and Post-Docs (details below)! Registration: Register online for in-person […]
This message is being sent on behalf of ACS President Bonnie Charpentier I am reaching out to inform you about an opportunity your local section can be involved with to help celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT). Included is a draft resolution recognizing IYPT that you can […]
The AAAS STEM Volunteer program is celebrating its 15th year of placing STEM professionals in DC Metro area K-12 classrooms! This school year, over 200 scientists, engineers, and mathematicians are assisting teachers and students in ten school districts. We invite you to learn about our program and consider becoming a volunteer. Attend […]
Topic: Quantum Computing: The Foundations for the Next Digital Era Date: April 4, 2019 (Thursday) Speaker: Dr. Elena Yndurain of IBM Time: 6:30 PM for networking (Talk begins 7:00 PM) Place: 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW (Tenley-Friendship Library), Upstairs Meeting Room, Washington, DC Live streaming: Available. […]