Abstract
From Oct. 16 to 22, American Chemical Society members from 108 local sections and two international chemical science chapters engaged the public in hands-on activities and demonstrations as part of National Chemistry Week (NCW). The 2022 theme was “Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics.” Thousands of people participated in these events in schools, universities, malls, museums, libraries, zoos, and other public spaces. “Chemists celebrated National Chemistry Week last fall in so many different ways, with people of all ages,” says Lori Stepan, chair of the ACS Committee on Community Activities. “It was so exciting to see people coming together to learn more about chemistry and to share a love of science.” Free NCW resources provided by ACS included the magazine Celebrating Chemistry : 64,750 print copies in English and 9,800 in Spanish were distributed at last year’s NCW events. The NCW illustrated poem contest received 80 entries from local sections,
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