The Hillebrand Prize — named for William F. Hillebrand (1853-1925), one of Washington’s most distinguished chemists — is awarded for original contributions to the science of chemistry by member(s) of CSW. Dr. Kafafi received this award in recognition of her pioneering contributions to organic optics and electronics technologies through innovative […]
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The University of Washington offers a Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate Program. The program is in it’s third year, and enrollment just opened for the 2018-2019 program, which will kick off in September 2018 and run through June 2019. This program is entirely online, and consists of three […]
The Charles L. Gordon Memorial Award – named after Charles Gordon for his years of service as managing editor of the Capital Chemist — recognizes exemplary service by a CSW member to the profession of chemistry, to the science of chemistry, and/or to the Chemical Society of Washington. Dr. Wittenberg […]
The Outstanding Volunteer of the Year was established by the Committee of Community Activities (CCA) to recognize the immeasurable outreach efforts made by local section volunteers. Each local section has an opportunity to recognize one individual annually for demonstrating extraordinary outreach volunteer service within the section. Since she was an […]
Councilor Talking Points: Summary of Governance Issues and Actions The following summary is provided to help Councilors report to their Local Sections and Divisions on key actions of the ACS Council meeting held March 21, and Board of Directors meetings held March 16-18, at the 2018 spring national meeting in New […]
Join ACS at the 2018 March for Science on April 14, where we’ll teach young march-goers about the importance of chemistry in our everyday lives. Before the stage presentations and march begin, visit our teach-in tent called the ACS Kids Zone to conduct fun hands-on activities, learn about the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week public awareness campaign, […]
WHO: The Optical Society National Capital Section WHAT: Annual Grad Student Poster Competition Guest Speaker, Dr. John Degnan WHERE: University of Maryland Jeong Kim Engineering Building WHEN: Friday, April 20, 2018 – 1:00-6:00 PM See NCS-OSA_4-20-18_event_flyer for more information.
SME D.C. Section April Meeting – Krumb Lecture STEVEN J. STOKOWSKI, JR. Product-Driven Assessment of Alternative Aggregates The optimum method to successfully develop products from nontraditional aggregate sources is to identify and then exploit unique features. Unique and valuable features are often color, shape, specific gravity, reflectivity, crystalline texture, hardness, […]
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 […]
The Washington Academy of Sciences will host its Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on May 11, 2018. RSVP requested by May 6. May 11, 2018 6:30 – 9:30 PM Black Tie Optional Speaker: Dawn Tilbury cost = $70.00 NRECA 4301 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22203 We need an approximate guest […]