As part of our celebration of National Chemistry Week, students from K-12 were invited to submit an illustrated poem around this year’s theme “Picture Perfect Chemistry”. The Outreach committee was impressed by the talent and creativity shown by our local students. Our regional winners will now go on to compete […]
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Maya Mourshed, previous local winner of the ACS Illustrated Poem Contest, has become a published author with her first book, Chemistories. This book is a collection of her short stories and poems about chemical elements that come to life, accompanied by her own illustrations. As the back cover explains “Each element […]
Picture Perfect Chemistry at the Spooky Mad Science Expo CSW celebrated National Chemistry week this year by running chemistry-based activities for kids at the Spooky Mad Science Expo in Alexandria, VA. CSW was joined by dozens of other local groups to spread science and fun on a sunny October Saturday. […]
The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) celebrated “Chemists Celebrate Earth Week”- CCEW 2024, during the annual Rockville Science Day event on Sunday, April 21, between noon to 5 pm, at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus. The event was a huge success! According to the Rockville Science Center Organization 3500 people attended […]
Check out Kim’s interview in C&E News about all of his volunteer work for ACS and our local section! https://cendigitalmagazine.acs.org/2022/03/07/acs-honors-its-2022-outreach-volunteers-of-the-year-2/content.html
Carissa Hunter volunteered at the Mad Spooky Science Expo in Alexandria, VA (hosted by thecommunity Science Club) held on October 17th. The event was held outside and had COVID-19protocols in place. The CSW table was a favorite and had a lot of participants. Thank you to all who participated!
Dear USA Science & Engineering Festival Supporters, The health and well-being of our Festival community are of utmost importance to us. With this in mind, the Festival leadership has made the necessary decision to postpone the April USA Science & Engineering Festival (USASEF) until further notice. This postponement includes the […]
The Optical Society (OSA) and IEEE PhotonicsCall for Science Fair Judges, Spring 2020 Please contact Peter Blake by email([email protected]) or phone (202-386-1636) to volunteer. The National Capital Section of the Optical Society and the IEEE Photonics Society Wash/NVA Chapter are looking for special subject judges in optics and photonics for the […]
CSW plans to collaborate with RESET, a local non-profit organization. RESET places volunteers in D.C., Virginia and Maryland pre-kindergarten centers and elementary school classrooms to lead students in hands-on science, technology and engineering and math experiments. RESET also offers a limited number of programs during evenings and weekends. RESET’s objective […]