European Crystallographic Association

Hercules European School 2025
2025-03-09 - 2025-04-12 | EPN Campus, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38026, France
HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL is a five weeks course coordinated by the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutrons, X-ray Synchrotron Radiation, and Free Electron Laser for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications).
Neutron and X-ray science is integrated with complementary techniques like (but not only) optical and electron microscopy, NMR, optical spectroscopy.
It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities: ALBA in Barcelona, KIT in Karlsruhe, Petra III and European XFEL in Hamburg, Elettra and FERMI in Trieste, ESRF and ILL in Grenoble, SOLEIL in Paris-Saclay, and PSI in Villigen.

33rd Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-13 | Leibniz University Hanover, Callinstrasse 3-9, Hannover, 30167, Germany

International School on Electron Crystallography 2025 – Erice, Italy
2025-05-30 - 2025-06-07 | Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy
We are excited to announce the International School on Electron Crystallography, which will be held in the charming town of Erice, Italy, from 30 May – 7 June 2025.
This event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and students in the field of electron crystallography to explore the latest developments and techniques. The International School on Electron Crystallography offers a comprehensive learning experience for participants at all levels, from beginners to advanced researchers. Through lectures, hands-on tutorials, and interactive sessions, attendees will gain valuable insights into the principles and applications of electron crystallography, including electron diffraction, 3D electron diffraction (3D ED), structure determination, and the latest innovations in the field.
Key Topics:

Fundamentals of electron crystallography and diffraction
3D electron diffraction techniques
Structure determination of molecular and inorganic materials
Applications in nanomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and structural biology
Recent advances in instrumentation and data analysis

The school is designed for students, postdocs, and professionals working in electron microscopy, crystallography, materials science, chemistry, physics, and related disciplines. Whether you are new to electron crystallography or looking to deepen your expertise, this school provides a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with experts in the field.
Various travel grants from different organizations will be advertised on the school’s webpage to support student participation.
Details on registration, abstract submission, and travel grant applications will be made available on the official website: https://crystalerice.org/2025/
Join us in Erice for an inspiring week of learning, networking, and exploring the beautiful surroundings of Sicily! For further information, please visit our website or contact the course directors: Alexander Eggeman, Mauro Gemmi, Tatiana Gorelik.

25th Conference on Applied Crystallography (CAC 2025)
2025-09-07 - 2025-09-10 | Hotel Crystal Mountain, ul. Bukowa 19A, Wisła, Poland
We are delighted to invite you to participate in the 25th Conference on Applied Crystallography (CAC), which will take place on 7–10 September 2025 in Wisła, Poland.
The CAC conference is one of the longest-running international crystallography events in Europe, with a tradition dating back to 1962. It brings together researchers working at the interface of crystallography, materials science, chemistry, and physics.
This year, we are proud to host Prof. J. Georg Bednorz, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics (1987), as our keynote speaker.
Topics:

X-ray diffraction and crystallographic techniques in materials characterization
Crystal structure determination of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites
Powder diffraction, phase analysis, and texture studies
Nanocrystallography and advanced diffraction methods
Structure–property relationships in functional materials
Crystallography in solid-state chemistry, physics, and materials engineering
Applications of crystallography in energy, environment, and biomedical research

6th MACSMIN (Mathematics and Computer Science for Materials Innovation)
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-12 | Materials Innovation Factory (and on zoom), 51 Oxford street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, United Kingdom
MACSMIN 2025 is the satellite of the ECM35 (European Crystallographic Meeting) and the 6th annual conference of the series Mathematics and Computer Science for Materials Innovation (https://kurlin.org/macsmin.php). The meeting is hybrid with all talks running also on zoom.
Please email vitaliy.kurlin@gmail.com to get a link. Following the MACSMIN tradition since 2020, the 6th MACSMIN will present a number of scientific advances, including (1) a final hierarchy of structural invariants (of periodic crystals, rigid molecular conformations, and protein backbones) from the ultra-fast to complete with polynomial-time metrics, which exposed numerous exact and many more near-duplicates in the major databases such as the CSD, COD, ICSD, Materials Project, Google’s GNoME, and PDB; and (2) three principles of Atomic Geometry aiming to determine all chemistry from the precise enough geometry.

International Workshop on Powder Diffraction - IWPD2025
2025-09-29 - 2025-10-01 | Politecnico di Bari – Sala dei Congressi, Via Giovanni Amendola, 126/b, Bari, Italy
This intensive three-day workshop offers a thorough introduction to modern powder diffraction techniques, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. The program is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals aiming to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in phase identification, quantitative analysis, and structure determination using powder X-ray diffraction data.
The course begins with the fundamental principles of powder diffraction and qualitative phase analysis, including the use of databases and software (PDF-5+, JADEPro and Qualx2.0). Day 2 focuses on quantitative phase analysis, structure solution, and Rietveld refinement, supported by guided exercises using EXPO and TOPAS software. The final day explores advanced topics such as total scattering, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and microstructural characterization through size-strain analysis.
Throughout the course, participants will engage in practical sessions aimed at developing autonomy in data interpretation, profile fitting, and structure modelling using widely adopted software packages in the field.

CCDC Free Virtual Workshop: How to Use Particle Informatics Tools to Connect Crystal Structure to Particle Behaviour
2025-10-21 09:30 - 23:00 UTC | on-line
During this virtual workshop, we will provide an overview of the functionality available in the CSD-Particle suite, focusing on tools for particle surface analysis. The session will include presentations and demonstrations by CCDC expert tutors and a hands-on part for you to try the software, with the tutors available to help you and answer your questions.
You will learn:
– How to use the desktop molecular visualizer software Mercury for Particle Informatics studies.
– How to use the Surface Analysis tool.
– How to calculate Full Interaction Maps on surfaces.
– Recent advances and improvements of the CSD-Particle tools.
– How you can best use Mercury and CSD-Particle in your workflows.

34th Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society
2026-02-25 - 2026-02-28 | University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, Germany

WiSe-Cryst 2026: Winter School on Electron Crystallography
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06 | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße,, Jülich, 52428, Germany
Announcement Text*: We would like to invite you to the Electron Crystallography School in Jülich. The school will follow the traditional format of European teaching events on electron crystallography, with a new addition to the program—hands-on demos on different TEMs showcasing both homemade and commercial solutions for 3D ED data collection.

CCP4 Central European Workshop 2026
2026-04-26 - 2026-05-02 | Nové Hrady Castle in South Bohemia, Zámek 136, Nové Hrady (District České Budějovice), Czech Republic
It is a great pleasure to announce the CCP4 Central European Workshop on computational structure biology. The workshop will focus on the practical use of software tools for the methods of structural biology, macromolecular crystallography and electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM), as well as on bioinformatics. The workshop aims to bring together early-career scientists and train them in the latest advances in structural biology. Lectures and tutorials will be delivered by experts in the field, sometimes even software authors themselves! You will be able to work alongside world-leading scientists and methods developers on your own projects.

OLEX2_A2Z – from fundamentals to mastery
2026-04-27 - 2026-04-30 | Academis Akademia, Marka Marojice 2, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
The OLEX2 A2Z workshop welcomes users of all experience levels — from curious beginners to seasoned crystallographers. Over three intensive and hands-on days, we’ll explore the full spectrum of OLEX2’s capabilities, starting from the essentials and advancing toward expert-level techniques.

19th European Powder Diffraction Conference EPDIC19
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-26 | Crans Montana, Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Rte des Mélèzes 28, Crans Montana, Switzerland
19th European Powder Diffraction Conference EPDIC19 will take place next year in the heart of the Swiss Alps, in Crans Montana, from 23-26th of June 2026.
EPDIC is a cornerstone in the field of powder diffraction, and has long served as a vital platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge on the broader topics spanning materials science and the advances of experimental techniques. EPDIC brings together leading experts, early career researchers as well as industry professionals, and contributes significantly to strengthening the global community in this field.
EPDIC19, program in short:
Twelve micro symposia, six invited lectures.
Two award lectures.
Three hands-on topical workshops: Topas, High-Score, ICDD.
Registration open from December 2025.
We will be updating here with detailed information as organization proceeds: www.epdic19.com
If you’d like to send enquiries, please do so to this address: info@epdic19.com
Crans Montana is a beautiful destination embedded in the mountains of the Valais, close to the borders of Italy and France, as well as to the Lake of Geneva region, and surrounded by breath-taking panoramic views.
We’re looking forward to hosting you next year!
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Pascal Schouwink (chair of EPDIC19)
Antonia Neels (co-chair)
Radovan Cerny (co-chair)

11th European Crystallography School (ECS11)
2026-06-28 - 2026-07-04 | Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, Stockholm, Sweden
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 organic, inorganic, and
metal-organic crystal structures. Participants will have opportunities to interact with
teachers, industry representatives, and fellow participants through poster sessions,
industry talks, discussion sessions, activities, and excursions.
Topics:

Single crystal X-ray diffraction
Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD)
3D electron diffraction
Synchrotron radiation
Small-molecule crystallography

For more details, and to register, follow this link.

Zurich School of Crystallography, 2026
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-11 | Dept. of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, 190, Zurich, 8057, Switzerland
The next Zurich School of Crystallography will be held from 29th June to 11th July 2026 at the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich.
The Zurich School of Crystallography teaches small-molecule single-crystal X-ray structure determination. It is ideal for young researchers in the molecular and solid state sciences for whom a knowledge of crystal structure analysis would be particularly helpful in their current research. Participants gain hands-on experience through lectures, computer exercises and practical work. Participants will
collect data and determine the structure of one of their own compounds that they are currently interested in, as well as working with data sets that demonstrate routine and a range of more challenging situations.

Materials Science and Engineering congress
2026-09-29 - 2026-10-01 | Darmstadt + online, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
On behalf of the German Materials Society (DGM), we are pleased to welcome you to the International Materials Science and Engineering Congress – MSE 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany. Crystallography, as a fundamental aspect of materials research, plays a crucial role in understanding and designing new materials. Its contributions are integral to many recent breakthroughs in materials science and engineering, and we look forward to exploring these connections during the course of the conference. With a range of sessions including plenary talks, highlight lectures, poster presentations, and social events, there will be ample opportunities for learning and networking. Whether attending in person or virtually, we encourage you to engage actively and contribute to shaping the future of materials science.
