teaching


45th ECA Lunch webinar (8th October 2026 13:00 CEST)

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 […]


42nd ECA Lunch webinar (23rd April 2026 13:00 CEST)

The ECA kindly invites you to the 42nd ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. Irene Magriolaki Department of Biology, Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece Title: Crystals and Challenges: The Protein Powder Diffraction Journey (2003–Today) Abstract Knowledge of the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules […]


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 […]


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 […]


European Crystallography Video Contest

The European Crystallography Video Contest is open to all schoolchildren from European countries. Its goal is to introduce young students to the exciting and challenging world of Crystal Growing and Crystallography.   This contest is organized by GIG-03 (Education in Crystallography General Interest Group) from the European Crystallographic Association (ECA), […]