By: Lauren Ragle, President-Elect This summer has been quite busy for 18 high schoolers in our area. That’s right, we have been running the Project SEED Program this summer. Allison Aldridge and I were the co-coordinators for this year’s Project SEED. Once we had our 18 excellent mentors and their […]
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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 our amazing research mentors support the growth of underrepresented […]
On the Morning of Saturday August 20th, the CSW Project SEED Committee hosted the Culminating Poster Session at ACS Headquarters Washington, DC to recognize our four talented Project SEED students. The SEED students presented their research posters to the 20 attendees from across the DMV. Central pictures within the collage […]
On June 20, 2022, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) Project SEED Committee hosted the four 2022 CSW SEED Students and their mentors for a networking and summer research kickoff event. During this 2 hour in-person event the SEED students were able to network with members of the SEED committee, […]
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 […]
To University Educators, Government and Industry Scientists: Interested in supporting the growth of underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups in chemistry and chemistry-related fields? Each year the ACS hosts a national Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) is a paid summer internship program for high school students. The local […]
As mentioned in the last edition of Capital Chemist, in-person research was cancelled for Summer 2020, but that did not mean that students were left without a SEED program. A total of 291 students from across the country completed the program between July 1 to July 31, 2020. SEED Fellows […]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was necessary for Project SEED to cancel in-person research for summer 2020, but that did not mean that students were left without a wonderful SEED program. A total of 291 students from across the country completed the first ever Project SEED Virtual Summer Camp […]
This year is Project SEED’s 50th anniversary, and it is off to a great start! 11 students from all over the DC area were accepted into the program, and after orientation on June 16, they got to work in labs at the Library of Congress, the National Institute of Standards […]
Student applications for Project SEED will be solicited from local high school students soon. If you are an educator, or simply know of an outstanding student who meets the requirements for participation (https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool/seed/studenteligibility.html), please contact the Project SEED chair, Wes Farrell ([email protected]), for more information. 2018 marks the 50-year anniversary […]