The inaugural George M. Sheldrick Prize for Contributions to Structural Science of the American Union of Crystallography was presented on August 18 to Stephanie Wankowicz of Vanderbilt University, in conjunction with her keynote lecture. The Prize recognizes outstanding contributions by non-tenured, early-career researchers who advance molecular structure determination through innovative […]
The ECA kindly invites you to the 45th ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Dr. René de Gelder Title: Decoding Organic Multicomponent Crystals Abstract Multicomponent crystals (MCCs) composed of organic residues enable the tuning and enhancement of material properties without requiring covalent modification of their components. However, the systematic classification of organic MCCs raises […]
How is crystallography being taught today? This insightful article from the IUCr Newsletter explores the current state of crystallography education in French universities, revealing a decline in dedicated crystallography courses and highlighting broader international challenges. As emphasized by new IUCr President Thomas Proffen in another article of the IUCrNesletter (link https://www.iucr.org/news/newsletter/volume-34/number-4/calgary-berlin-presidential-handover), […]
The Women in Crystallography Fund is offering travel grants of up to €800 to support attendance at crystallography conferences, schools, and scientific meetings. Deadline: 30 September If you are a graduate student, postdoc, or early career researcher in crystallography, don’t miss this opportunity. Priority consideration is given to applicants from […]
The European Crystallography Association (ECA) and the European Neutron Science Association (ENSA) are delighted jointly to announce Dr. Laura Guasco of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany, as the winner of the Erwin Felix Levi Bertaut prize 2026. The scientific achievements of Dr. Guasco are […]
Each ECA Scholarship is supported with a contribution to travel and stay expenses of the awardee, up to a maximum of € 6,000 per Scholarship and to direct expenses of the Host laboratory, up to a maximum of € 3,000 per Scholarship. For Scholarship stays realized in 2027 you need […]
Science Day 2026: recognising student research, collaboration and scientific discovery The CCDC supervisors and wider team organise the annual Science Day meeting to welcome our sponsored students and hear about the latest developments in their research. It is a day to listen, learn, and share knowledge, while also making time […]
The call for the 2026 nominations for the ENSA/ECA Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut prize for young scientists up to 8 years after their PhD thesis has been announced by ENSA and nominations are welcome until June 16th, 2026 – according to the call instructions at https://ensa-neutron.eu/general/bertaut-prize-call-open/.
The IUCr journals are published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in partnership with Wiley, and corresponding authors affiliated with participating institutions may be eligible for Article Processing Charge (APC) support through Wiley Read & Publish (transformational) agreements. The following IUCr journals are eligible under applicable Wiley agreements: Acta […]
The ECA kindly invites you to the 44th ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. Javier Campo Aragón Nanoscience and Materials Institute Spanish National Research Council – University of Zaragoza, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain Title: Deciphering the new magnetic state, “B-Phase”, found in MnSi at Low Temperatures Abstract In cubic […]
The ECA kindly invites you to the 43rd ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Dr. Elodie Tailleur and Dr. Rebecca Clulow Title: Introducing the Early Career Scientist Division (ECSD) Abstract In recent years, the IUCr has made it a priority to provide further support to the next generation of crystallographers and structural […]
GIG-03 is happy to announce the release of the tenth and final video of the project supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry Inclusion and Diversity Fund. The project’s scope is to celebrate the importance of women in the field of crystallography and science, while, at the same time, raising […]
ECA is pleased to announce that the Women in Crystallography award has been largely subscribed and there were three winners: Valentina Abratti Bogdanich, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, SantaFe (Argentina) Sofia Feldl, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) Mari Carmen Martin Miras, Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (Spain) To each of them a grant of 800 € has been […]
