Contributed by Kim Morehouse, CSW NCW Coordinator The NCW 2016 theme is “Solving Mysteries through Chemistry”, focusing on the science behind the use of chemistry in forensics. The electronic version of the Celebrating Chemistry Newsletter is available from the ACS website (www.acs.org/ncw). Each year the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) […]
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The Chemical Society of Washington has drafted new bylaws for approval by the membership. CSW’s current bylaws were adopted in 2005 and in the intervening 14 years much of its terminology and many of its provisions have either become outdated or have drifted out of harmony with expected practice for […]
Join us on Thursday, October 10th, for the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) dinner meeting. Dr. Janice Reutt-Robey, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, will present on “Marvelous Metals: Critical Elements for Energy & Nanotechnology” Meeting LogisticsDate: Thursday, October 10, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. Check-in/Social Hour […]
On May 18, 2019, CSW’s Women’s Chemist Committee performed two chemistry demonstrations with middle school girls in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The event was sponsored by STEMisHER, it included mathematics, robotics computer science, and medicine. STEMisHER is a conference which brings women leaders in STEM and middle-school girls together to provide […]
CSW Dinner Meeting – Thursday, October 10, 2019 Location: Department of Chemistry Atrium – University of Maryland Topic: NCW Theme “Marvelous Metals” Speaker: Dr. Janice Reutt-Robey, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland CSW and WCDG Joint Dinner Meeting – Thursday, November 14, […]
Discussion Theme: Personal Development through Professional Organizations When: 6 – 9 P.M. Thursday, June 13th Where: Jackson’s, 11927 Democracy Drive, Reston, VA 20190 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-chemistry-on-tap-pub-crawl-tickets-63082017011 Join like-minded professionals from around the world who are attending the joint 23rd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference and 9th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry […]
ACS and CSW hosted a career day April 20th at ACS Headquarters. This full day event was focused on chemists looking to transition in their careers, but was open and inclusive to all enthusiastic chemists looking to build new skills. Thank you so much to our wonderful speakers who covered […]
Join us on Thursday, May 9th, for the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) dinner meeting. Andrew R. Davis, Ph.D., ChemistPreservation Research and Testing DivisionLibrary of Congress “Chemists in a Library:Paper Preservation at the Library of Congress” BiographyDr. Andrew R. Davis is a chemist and polymer scientist in Library of Congress’s […]
Please join the CSW for a Science Café Event, a chance to discuss science and technology issues with experts set in the casual atmosphere of a DC restaurant! Join Jeffery Seltzer, Acting Deputy Director of the Natural Resources Administration at the DC Department of Energy and Environment for an overview of the District’s water […]
The next CSW Dinner Meeting will be held Thursday, May 9th at ACS Headquarters. The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Davis from the Library of Congress. To get a taste of the fantastic work the Library of Congress does, check out a webcast of Andrew speaking here: https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8221 More details […]
Dr. Lyle Isaacs was presented with the 2018 Hillebrand Prize for his elucidation of the remarkable molecular recognition properties of cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers and demonstration of their biomedical application as solubilizing excipients and reversal agents. Following the dinner, Dr. Isaacs presented his talk “Cucurbit[n]uril Molecular Containers: From Basic Science to […]