The Chemical Society of Washington has partnered with Tomorrow’s Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) to participate in this year’s Techstravaganza! The event will take place on Saturday, April 11th, from 9am-5pm! Techstravaganza is an event to engage elementary and middle school students in STEM activities. It will be held at Holmes Middle […]
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On the chilly evening of Thursday, February 19th, the Chemical Society of Washington welcomed Cecily Grzywacz to the February Dinner Meeting at ACS headquarters for a lecture on Sustainability and our Cultural Heritage. The presentation attracted a diverse crowd of scientist, engineers, and conservationist including guests from the Smithsonian. Cecily […]
“You’re too damn educated.” I recall my grandfather, a WWII veteran of Normandy, telling me this after I earned a doctoral degree. It was his way of telling me that I was not working hard enough. To him, education was not helping me develop experience like working long hours, weeks, […]
If you’re interested in securing a career after graduation, you’ve already taken the first important step. Majoring in Chemistry or a related fields positions you to enter a dynamic and diverse career field. Whether you are interested in academia, industry, government or elsewhere, you have both options and opportunities. In […]
Contributed by Kim Morehouse The Thirty-first Annual Chemathon will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2015. The Chemathon is an annual chemistry competition for high school chemistry students in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Chemathon competition is organized by a committee of area high school chemistry […]
Contributed by Kim Morehouse, CCED Coordinator Earth Day was first officially recognized on April 22, 1970 as a way to demonstrate support for a healthy environment, raise awareness about environmental issues, and remind people that we all need to contribute to a sustainable planet. For years, chemists have been promoting […]
Contributed by Dr. Deana Jaber, CSW-YCC Co-chair Marymount University’s biology department, in collaboration with the Chemical Educational Foundation and the CSW-YCC committee, is hosting a chemistry challenge for middle school students from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium. “You Be the Chemist” is […]
What we feel actually changes what we see. There’s a whole branch of psychology that investigates this phenomena, and it has serious implications on science, and how science is used in policy and politics. It’s called “motivated reasoning,” and you’re probably already familiar with one version of it. Back in […]
One of the earliest professional questions we are ever asked is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This starts at a young age, and for many kids, they often start off wanting to be a fireman, a basketball player, or maybe whatever their parents do, but […]
Contributed by Ajay Mallia, YCC Co-chair Please join CSW’s Younger Chemists Committee on February 24th for a group viewing of Chemistry on the Silver Screen, a webinar being held by the ACS Webinars Program. CSW’s YCC is sponsoring a networking event prior to the webinar, and encourage you to attend […]