National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a community-based annual event that unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life. It takes place each fall, and the North Jersey Section annually conducts several activities as part of NCW.

• National Chemistry Week 2011  is Oct 16 to Oct 22.  For details, see [ this factsheet ]
• The No. Jersey Section's NCW celebration and student poster session  will take place at a ChemExpo celebration at Liberty Science Center on Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Please circulate and post [ this flyer ].
• Volunteers are needed on the day of the LSC event. Please see the volunteer form: [ as doc | as pdf ].
• 2011 Poster Contest  – for students in grades K-12 

  Students are invited to create a poster that celebrates the theme “Chemistry – Our Health, Our Future!” The poster should be fun, motivational and inspire students to learn about the role of chemistry in health.

  • The entry form is [ here ]
  • The deadline for 2011 submissions is Oct 3, 2011.
  • See this flyer for contest rules, submission instructions & deadline, suggestons, guidelines, contacts, and other details. Please circulate!

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Winning Posters from 2009 in the Grades 9-12 Category

1st place: Melissa Beswick from Kent Place School, Summit, NJ (teacher Heather Lukeman)

2nd place: Jasmine Yan in 10th grade at J.P. Stevens HS in Edison (teacher Paul Sekuler)

3rd place: Nicole Tsai from High Technology HS in Lincroft (teacher is Tracey Valetutto)