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 […]
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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 […]
Many articles in the Capital Chemist have focused on the challenge of employment and careers. Incoming ACS President Donna Nelson has instituted a Task Force to look into exactly that issue. Recently, President-Elect Nelson reached out to the Capital Chemist with the following invitation to participate in an upcoming symposium […]
Project SEED is a flagship program of American Chemical Society because of its unique chemistry related research opportunity to economically disadvantaged HS students. This year CSW supported 18 high school students from Washington DC (McKinley Technology HS, Woodrow Wilson HS), Virginia (Thomas Jefferson HS, John Randolph Tucker HS) and Maryland […]