The following students were honored at the February CSW Dinner Meeting: Last Name FirstName School Augustine Kyle F. University of Maryland, Coillege Park Bible Michael S. American University Fisher Richard The George Washington University Kabirpour Armita George Mason University McDonough William P. The Catholic University of America Osunsade Adewola […]
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Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President In the past, members of the physics community seemed to me to be much more active and visible than chemists in public debates about support of research and other national policy issues with a high technical content. In more recent years, the biology and […]
One or two volunteers are needed to help proctor the CSW U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Examination for high school students to be given on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College. This is a three-part exam with student registration at 8:30 am followed by the first […]
The recipient of the 2015 Charles L. Gordon Award is Dr. Jennifer Young Tanir. The award is given in recognition of exemplary service by a CSW member to the profession of chemistry, chemists, and the Chemical Society of Washington. It is named after Charles Gordon for his years of service […]
In an effort to recognize the immeasurable outreach efforts made by local section volunteers, the Committee of Community Activities (CCA) has established the “Local Section Outreach Volunteers of the Year” recognition program. CSW Councilor Kim Morehouse was recently awarded a Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year award from ACS […]
Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President The January CSW membership meeting featured an interactive session with Dr. Kathy Covert, who oversees the NSF’s Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI). She led a stimulating discussion of Grand Challenges for Chemistry. CCI supports scientific exploration of complex, fundamental issues (e.g., determining the chemical […]
The Chemical Society of Washington is pleased to announce a travel award to defray travel and/or registration costs to a National ACS meeting. Eligible expenses include meeting registration and travel expenses, such as airfare and lodging. Applicants should submit the following to CSW (email: [email protected]) by January 15, 2016: A […]
By Kim Morehouse, NCW Coordinator Once again, CSW participated in the National Chemistry Week illustrated poem contest. Four entries from CSW were chosen as the local section winners for each category, and were forwarded to ACS to participate in the national contest. The national contest winners and their entries can […]
Contributed by Dennis Chamot, CSW President New Years is a time to both reflect on the past and plan for the future. The Chemical Society of Washington is a very large and vibrant local section of the American Chemical Society, with a wide variety of activities to serve our diverse […]
Learn more about the 50-year members that were honored at the CSW luncheon meeting on November 14th. Honorees – 50 Year CSW Members Mr. Robert Paul Barron Mrs. Lois Ann Beaver Mr. Paul Henry Bickart Dr. Francis John Biros Dr. Frank Peter Boer Dr. Robert Brien Callen Dr. Do Ren […]