The ACS Women Chemists Committee (WCC)/Pfizer Emergent Leader Award will sponsor eight graduate student or post-doctoral researchers to present at an award symposium during the ACS Spring 2027 Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Awardees will receive a $1,500 travel stipend to cover expenses for the meeting. They will be invited […]
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The 29th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), will be held at the University of Wisconsin – Madison from July 26-30, 2026. DMV-area high school teachers are strongly encouraged to apply for the CSW BCCE Teacher Travel grant by March 16, 2026. Applicants will be notified of the status of […]
STEAM Night features amazing opportunities, activities, and exposure to the world of STEM to our bright and eager students through an EXPO style format. It is all about community and sparking the curiosity of learning and exploration as our students learn to become future leaders, problem solvers, and outstanding citizens […]
This event has concluded. View a recording of the live session. Presenter BioDr. Simmons received her BA in Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from Temple University. Dr. Simmons is a native of Charles County Md where she teaches Chemistry, Anatomy […]
Every year, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) hosts a CSW Cohort with ACS Project Seed (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) where High School students join laboratories across the DMV for a paid summer research internship in chemistry or a chemistry-related field! Through participating in Project SEED CSW and […]
We are excited to announce the upcoming ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety Virtual Workshop “Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture”, scheduled for Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET, hosted via Zoom. **About the Workshop:** This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for frontline researchers […]
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, CCEW, is the week of April 16-22, 2023 with the theme, “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae.” During CCEW,chemistry enthusiasts celebrate by coordinating events to communicate the importance of chemistry. Please let CSW know if you organize and hold events, for this important celebration. This year […]
View the list of Awardees REGISTER NOW Schedule of Events Speaker Bio Iris R. Wagstaff, PhD, is a chemist, educator, mentor, and STEM policy advisor. She is Founder and Executive Director of Wagstaff STEM Solutions – a STEM education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consulting company. She has over […]
The CSW Project SEED Committee arduously analyzed student applications this April after the 2022 ACS Project Seed applications closed. The CSW Project SEED Committee has successfully paired four high school students with the three mentors participating in the 2022 Project SEED CSW Cohort. In this cohort, exceptional students from the […]
This event is over. A recording of the session is available – view here. Please join the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) on May 24, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00pm ET for a virtual meeting with a panel discussion “Science and The Law: Chemistry, Engineering and Intellectual Property”. During this one-hour […]