The annual election of Officers, Councilors, and Managers of the Chemical Society of Washington will be held in November 2016 in accordance with the Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Section. All CSW Members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the open positions. Self-nomination is acceptable. Elected members […]
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The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the national ACS meeting in Philadelphia this Fall. The Philadelphia meeting will be held August 21-25, 2016. Eligible expenses include meeting registration, travel expenses, airfare and lodging. The award is […]
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2016 Time: 6:00 p.m. Check-in/Social Hour 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:15 p.m. Presentation Cost: $20 (Members and Guests)/$10 (Students) Location: ACS Headquarters, Marvel Hall 1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC Menu: Meal will be catered by Purple Onion, serving lemon and herb roasted fresh-cut chicken, orzo “risotto” with fresh herbs, […]
Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President As summer approaches and the academic year draws to a close, I thought this would be a good time to examine the current job market for chemists. This will be the topic to be discussed at the May 26 membership meeting, featuring a presentation […]
On April 26, 2016 Dr. Stephen A. Wise, Senior Analytical Chemist and Program Coordinator for Food and Nutrition within the Chemical Sciences Division of NIST, will receive the 2015 Hillebrand Prize and be the featured speaker for the evening. Logistical details can be found on the next page. The selection […]
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Alfio’s La Tratoria Restaurant 4515 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, MD Social: (no- host bar): 11:30 am – 12:00 noon Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Speaker: 1:15 – 2:00 pm Speaker: Robert Luskin, Attorney Subject: “What do Lance Armstrong and Karl Rove have in Common?” Abstract From Abscam to Benghazi, every few years, Washington falls victim to scandal derangement syndrome, with obsessive, 24/7 coverage of whatever has captured […]
Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President At the time this is being written (mid-March), it is still unsettled as to who will be the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates in November. What can be said, though, is that the process for choosing the candidates has been rough, very expensive, and […]
Dr. Stephen A. Wise, Senior Analytical Chemist and Program Coordinator for Food and Nutrition within the Chemical Sciences Division of NIST, was presented the 2015 Hillebrand Prize by CSW past president, Alan Anderson. The selection of the recipient of the Hillebrnd prize, the highest award given by CSW, is difficult […]
The 44th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting is open and ready to receive abstract submissions. The meeting will be held at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY, June 9 – 12, 2016. Below are important deadlines and meeting information. Important Deadlines Abstracts Open: January 11 Abstracts Close […]
As part of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day activities, the American Chemical Society is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12 grades. Students are asked to write and illustrate a poem using the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day 2016 theme, “The Great Indoors—Your Home’s Ecosystem!” The illustrated […]