Wakefield Forest Elementary School is hosting their 3rd annual STEAM Fair on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 6-8 PM and is seeking passionate local professionals in STEAM-related fields to be exhibitors. The fairs hosted the past two years have been huge successes, with more than 550 attendees at each! This special evening is quickly becoming […]
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The Transformational Education Adventure Center (also known as the TEA Center) in McLean, VA is seeking to hire an individual with a science background who can instruct ~10 children, aged kindergarten through 6th grade, each week for 2 hours. The instruction will focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). […]
The Evolving Periodic Table And Its Incredible Elements! The American Chemical Society-“ACS in a Box/the Evolving Periodic Table” live video-streaming event was held on Feb. 26th at Montgomery College, Rockville. It was co-sponsored by the Chemical Society of Washington and MC Chemistry Department, Rockville campus. There were close to 50 […]
Come and join us at Montgomery College for the 30th annual Rockville Science Day on Sunday, April 28, 2019, featuring a variety of science and technology-related exhibits, activities, games and demos. Activities and exhibits include rocket-building (and launching), telescope viewing, a travelling planetarium, all kinds of robots, backyard wildlife, ship […]
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week a program of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Theme: “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper” Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) is a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This annual program unites ACS local sections, student chapters, technical divisions, businesses, schools, and individuals in […]
The Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled for the weekend of March 15-17, 2019. Chemical Society of Washington members are invited and encouraged to participate this year on Saturday, March 16th. It is wonderful to have local chemists support the science fair and the students who have worked long […]
We have, via the Washington Academy of Sciences, received a request for volunteers to serve as judges for the Blair Magnet High School Science Fair. The fair will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 51 University Blvd E, Silver Spring, MD 20901. If you are interested […]
YCC is starting a mentor matching program for CSW to pair younger DC area chemists with mentors in their desired career. The idea is to get responses from CSW members who are looking for a mentor, as well as those willing to mentor others. YCC will not only pair CSW […]
CSW held a Career Seminar for the Project SEED Fellows on August 12th. The panel included five CSW chemists: Joseph Duran, Cardinal Health; Julius Green I, Ph.D., Executive Director of Empowerment Enterprise II and adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College; LaKesha Perry, Physical Science/Engineering Technician in the Inorganic Materials […]
Project SEED provides support for summer research internships, pairing high school students with a scientist in a laboratory setting. The mission of Project SEED is to assure that students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds have opportunities to experience the challenges and rewards of chemically-related sciences. We had yet another successful group […]