ECA 2026-2028 Council: IM Representatives Election Results
I am pleased to confirm that Philipp Hans, Ewa Patyk-Kaźmierczak and Giovanni Orazio Lepore have been elected as the Individual Member Representatives to the ECA Council for 2026-2028.
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Election of the three Individual Member Representatives
The online ballot for the election of the three Individual Member Representatives will open on Monday, March 2, at noon (Paris time) and will remain accessible until Monday, March 9, 2026, at noon (Paris time). The names of the candidates, along with their motivation statements, are available to Individual Members […]
Ninth video of the “Women in Crystallography” series
GIG-03 is happy to announce the release of the ninth 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 awareness about […]
Fourtheenth Erwin Félix Lewy Bertaut Prize to Dr. Dalila Bounoua
The laureate of the 14th Erwin Félix Lewy Bertaut Prize is Dr. Dalila Bounoua (LLB, CEA Saclay, France) for her outstanding contribution to the field of novel magnetism in high temperature copper oxide superconductor materials, using cuttingedge polarized neutron diffraction combined with advanced photon methods.
Pre-registration for the 11th European Crystallography School (ECS11) is now open
The 11th European Crystallography School (ECS11) will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 28 – July 4, 2026. The school will offer international students and scientists a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials by leading experts in the fields of X-ray and electron crystallography, with a focus on small molecule […]
41st ECA Lunch webinar
The ECA kindly invites you to the 41st ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. Panče Naumov Smart Materials Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Title: Dynamic Organic Crystals Abstract The anticipated shift in focal point of interest of solid- state chemists, crystal engineers and crystallographers from […]
Individual Members councilor elections
Dear Colleagues, As set out in the Statutes and By-laws of the ECA, current levels of Affiliate and Individual Membership mean that there are three positions for Individual Member Representatives available. These three-year term positions are nominated and elected by you, the Individual Members, to represent your views and interests to the […]
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 […]
Eighth video of the “Women in Crystallography” series
GIG-03 is happy to announce the release of the eighth 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 awareness about […]
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 […]
YCM2: 2nd Young Crystallographer’s Meeting
Registrations are open for the 2nd Young Crystallographers Meeting (YCM2), which will take place from December 2nd to 5th, 2025, at the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (France). Following the success of the first YCM held in Strasbourg in 2023 (YCM1), this event was born from the desire to […]
Scholarship program of the European Crystallographic Association
Are you a PhD student or young post-doc (up to 5 years from your PhD defense) working in any field of crystallography? ECA invites you to apply for a Scholarship to study and work in another European laboratory in the field. Each ECA Scholarship is supported with a contribution to […]