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40th ECA Lunch webinar

The ECA kindly invites you to the 40th ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. dr. Boriana Mihailova University of Hamburg Title: Perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solutions under high pressure: Insights into the nanoscale structure of “green” ferroelectrics Abstract The search for ecologically friendly ferroelectric systems that have the potential to replace the […]


ECA Scholarship 2026 awards

The European Crystallographic Association has for the first time awarded two ECA Scholarships to start in 2026. These Scholarships will support the two successful candidates in advanced structural studies connected to their PhD projects. Congratulations to the awardees! Giovanna Barrionuevo Martins School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, UK […]


Remembering George Sheldrick

This series of videos commemorates the life and legacy of George Sheldrick and shares some memories of many of his friends and collaborators. Should you wish to make your own contribution, then please contact Isabel Uson or Regine Herbst-Irmer.   Mariusz Jaskolski, A. Mickiewicz University Poznań Stefanie Freitag-Pohl, Durham University […]


Second George M. Sheldrick Prize to Lauren E Hatcher

Dr Lauren E Hatcher, Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) at Cardiff University, is awarded the 2025 George Sheldrick Prize in recognition of her pioneering contributions to time-resolved crystallography and the structural study of photoactive materials. Dr Hatcher has developed and applied advanced crystallographic techniques to capture dynamic photoinduced processes […]

Sheldrick Prize 2025