FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 03, 2019

Golden opportunity to celebrate metals during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 20-26

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2019 â€� The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø (ACS) invites one and all to celebrate chemistry’s biggest “holiday,â€� National Chemistry Week, from Sunday, Oct. 20, to Saturday, Oct. 26. Don’t miss a golden opportunity to spotlight chemistry with this year’s theme of “Marvelous Metals.â€�

National Chemistry Week builds awareness of the positive impacts of chemistry at the local, national and global levels. The observance began as National Chemistry Day on Nov. 6, 1987, but soon evolved into a weeklong event that takes place annually in the fourth week of October.

Join the virtual celebration anytime at www.acs.org/ncw and on social media by:

  • RSVPing on Facebook for National Chemistry Week and inviting friends and colleagues to join the fun.
  • Spreading the word by adding #NationalChemistryWeek, #NCW and #MarvelousMetals to your posts.
  • Finding your local on our lookup page.
  • Sharing the love on social media: “I love chemistry because. . . .â€�
  • Planning a National Chemistry Week event â€� and adding it to ACSâ€� calendar.
  • Registering for “Marvelous Metals,â€� an Oct. 22 online event in the ACS Program-in-a-Box series.
  • Writing and illustrating an original poem for the Illustrated Poem Contest.
  • Reading “The Secret Life of Goldâ€� in ACSâ€� ChemMatters magazine.

Not sure how to get your own event started? Read our tips for planning a hands-on science event, and try some activities that fit with this year’s theme of metals: Let’s Do Chemistry with the Penny, Float a Metal Boat and Identify the Marvelous Metals.

By uniting members of ACS with businesses, schools and communities, National Chemistry Week communicates the importance of chemistry to our quality of life and encourages careers in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Learn more at http://www.acs.org.

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The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø (ACS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress. ACS is committed to improving all lives through the transforming power of chemistry. Its mission is to advance scientific knowledge, empower a global community and champion scientific integrity, and its vision is a world built on science. The Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø is a global leader in promoting excellence in science education and providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple research solutions, peer-reviewed journals, scientific conferences, e-books and weekly news periodical Chemical & Engineering News. ACS journals are among the most cited, most trusted and most read within the scientific literature; however, ACS itself does not conduct chemical research. As a leader in scientific information solutions, its CAS division partners with global innovators to accelerate breakthroughs by curating, connecting and analyzing the world’s scientific knowledge. ACSâ€� main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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