National Chemistry Week
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National Chemistry Day, first celebrated in 1987 by members of the American Chemical Society (ACS)[1], educators and other individual volunteers, was a vision of the former ACS President Dr. George C. Pimentel[2]. His goal was for ACS to hold a simultaneous event nationwide to impress on the public the importance of chemistry in everyday life. The first celebration was kicked off with a parade down the streets in Washington, D.C. In 1989 the celebration was expanded to a biannual full-week event, and in 1993 National Chemistry Week became an annual celebration.
National Chemistry Week (NCW) has won the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)[3] Silver Anvil Award for Excellence in Special Events and Observances, and the American Society of Association Executives' Award for Excellence. More than 10,000 volunteers and dozens of chemical companies donate their time, creativity, materials and funds for NCW each year, and reach many millions of Americans via print, radio, television, and the internet as well as in person
Past Themes for NCW:
1997 - Planet Chemistry
1998 - A World of Color
1999 - A Global Salute to Polymers (International Chemistry Celebration)
2000 - Get Cooking with Chemistry
2001 - Celebrating Chemistry & Art
2002 - Chemistry Keeps Us Clean!
2003 - Earth's Atmosphere and Beyond
2004 - Health and Wellness
2005 - The Joy of Toys
2006 - Your Home - It's All Built on Chemistry
