The deadline to submit your application for the Student Travel Award to attend the ACS Spring Meeting has been extended to February 3rd The Chemical Society of Washington offers a travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to National ACS meetings. This award is open to current graduate and […]
Capital Chemist
563 posts
The CSW High School Chemistry Olympiad for 2019 will begin in early February. The letter introducing the Olympiad will be emailed to those high school chemistry teachers for whom we have an email address. This letter will ask for student nominations to take the Local Section Examination at their school during the […]
Early Bird Registration is Now Open! Join us at the premier gathering of scientists, students, professors, government and industry leaders from all different sectors of green chemistry and engineering. Register now for the lowest rates to the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference/International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GC&E/GSC-9) which […]
Join us on Thursday, February 14th, for the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) dinner meeting, including presentation of the College Achievement Awards. These awards are presented annually to outstanding seniors majoring in chemistry and biochemistry from each of the area colleges and universities. Following the awards presentation, Dr. Daniel Glavin […]
Greetings and Happy New Year! I am excited for 2019 in the Chemical Society of Washington, and I thank you all for the opportunity to serve as your president for this year. I hope that 2019 will bring some exciting times for CSW, and I am grateful to be a […]
J. Carl Maxwell Manager, Government AffairsOffice of External Affairs and CommunicationAmerican Chemical Society “Complex Variables: Understanding Science Policy in Washington, DC” BiographyCarl Maxwell is Manager of Government Affairs for the ACS Office of External Affairs and Communications. Prior to joining ACS, he was Senior Legislative Assistant to Representative Earl […]
The December 15th meeting of the Chemical Society of Washington honored ACS’s 50+ year members and recognized CSW’s existence as a local chapter of ACS for 125 years! Seventeen of our honorees were in attendance: See full list of Honorees (w/bios). Dr. Teri Quinn Gray, Global Technology Portfolio Leader with […]
DMV STEM Career Fair CSW volunteers attended the 3rdAnnual DMV STEM Career Fair at the University of the District Columbia and the Watergate at Landmarks Youth Spooky Science Night in Alexandria, Virginia on October 13. At the DMV STEM Career Fair, the volunteers made fake snow and sodium alginate worms […]
It is true that time flies when you’re having fun. I’m taking this opportunity to say thank you to all the members who planned and participated in CSW events this year. It has been my pleasure working with you and making new friends. A special thank you to the Board […]
Each year the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) National Chemistry Week (NCW) campaign reaches millions of people with positive messages about the contributions of chemistry to their daily lives. NCW is a community-based annual event that unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to […]