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Greetings From Sunny San Francisco!

By: Lauren Ragle, President-Elect While I was interacting with various students at the meeting, for whom it was their first “national” meeting, I realized I had a few tips on things to do at the big meetings. Here’s hoping you can use some of these tips in the upcoming spring […]

Join CSW in celebrating National Chemistry Week, October 15-21 2023

The Outreach Committee encourages the CSW Community to celebrate the National Chemistry Week. Activity ideas and educational resource can be found at this link. Please let the Committee know about your events and/or if you have any questions about activities. A great way to participate in National Chemistry week is to […]

CSW Student Travel Award – ACS Spring 2024 Meeting

The ACS National Meeting for Spring 2024 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 17-21, 2024.  This will be a hybrid event. ————————————————————The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the Spring 2024 National ACS meeting.  […]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest – Deadline to submit is 10/13/2023

The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society is pleased to invite nominations of worthy candidates for the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. This award recognizes a chemist for outstanding achievement in scientific and technical work that contributes to the public well-being. The award consists […]

Local CSW Member and Former ACS Executive Director, Madeleine Jacobs, to be featured in “ACS Industry Matters.”

Industry Member Programs is pleased to feature Chemical Society of Washington member, Madeleine Jacobs, in the most recent issue of ACS Industry Matters. Madeleine Jacobs was Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society for more than 11 years, from January 2004 to February 2015. Jacobs served 10 years as Managing Editor […]

LLT STEAM program – June 2023 – seeks volunteers and participants

Latinas Leading Tomorrow (LLT) is a non-profit organization committed to connecting and exposing Latina middle and high school students to opportunities that enrich their future through education, mentoring, and leadership development. The Latina Labs Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Science (STEAM) virtual Program is offered to the Washington D.C., Maryland […]

Applications now being accepted for CSW Student Travel Award ACS Fall 2023 Meeting

The ACS National Meeting for Fall 2023 will be held in San Francisco, California, on August 13-17, 2023.  This will be a hybrid event. ————————————————————The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a student travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to the Fall 2023 National ACS meeting.  […]

Call for Nominations for the 2023 Leo Schubert Memorial Award – Submissions Due November 15, 2023

The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Leo Schubert Memorial Award to recognize an outstanding teacher of high school chemistry in the Washington, D.C. area. The award was established in 1979 to honor Dr. Leo Schubert (1916-1978), a chemistry professor at […]