This practical crystallization course is meant for undergraduates, postgraduates and postdocs with an interest in macromolecular crystallization. The course consists of theoretical lectures, seminars, practical work and demonstrations, with a focus on protein crystallization.Â

Participants of the course are encouraged to present their own work at the planned poster section.Â

Applications deadline for attending the course is 31st March 2018.Â

For further information and contact form, please visit:Â Â https://macromolcryst2018.febsevents.org/

We are pleased to announce that the 17th International Summer School on Crystal Growth will be held in Granby, CO USA from July 21-26, 2019 in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (in Keystone, CO on July 28-August 2, 2019).

The venue of the school will be the YMCA of the Rockies â€" Snow Mountain Ranch. The YMCA is ~100 miles from Denver International Airport (2 hour drive) and ~80 miles from Keystone (1.5 hour drive). The technical program consists of approximately 15 lectures covering theoretical and experimental aspects of the growth and characterization of semiconducting, oxide, metallic, organic and biological crystals. Lectures are planned by leading researchers in fundamentals of bulk crystal growth and epitaxial processes, solution phase growth, nanocrystallization, and in situ and ex situ characterization.

The format of the school is designed to encourage interaction between lecturers and attendees. Informal discussions will be facilitated via social events including breakfasts and dinners, poster sessions with extended coffee breaks, a welcome reception and outdoor barbeque. In addition, the YMCA venue has numerous outdoor activities which will provide additional opportunities for attendees to interact in a scenic outdoor setting.

Drugs, Food, Agrichemicals, Minerals and New Materials

Topics of the School

• Solution properties
• Nucleation: classical and non-classical approaches
• Crystal growth kinetics and mechanisms
• Crystallization routes
• Crystallization techniques
• Crystal morphology
• Mineral textures
• Polymorphism
• Hydrates and solvates
• Crystallization screening
• Industrial (mass) crystallization
• Chirality
• Biomineralization
• Co-crystals

School on structure determination using single crystal X-ray diffraction including crystal selection and mounting, data collection and processing, structure determination and refinement, structural analysis, cif file construction and structural reporting.

Escuela de determinación estructural usando difracción de rayos X de monocristal, incluyendo selección de cristales, montaje, colección y procesamiento de datos, determinación y refinamiento estructural, análisis estructural, construcción del archivo cif y reporte de la estructura.

Topics to be covered will include:

• Data collection strategies for X-ray and neutron diffraction
• Constant-wavelength and time-of-flight diffraction
• Modelling peak shapes (including microstructure analysis)
• Indexing powder patterns
• Rietveld, Le Bail and Pawley fitting methods
• X-ray and neutron combined Rietveld refinements
• Restrained refinements
• Rigid body refinements
• A number of more specialised and advanced optional topics (ab initio structure solution, parametric and symmetry-mode refinements)

The International Society for Sample Environment (ISSE) is pleased to announce the second biennial training course for hands-on and classroom instruction. Sessions will include topics on soft matter sample environments and associated scattering instruments.

• Biomolecular, soft condensed matter structure & dynamics
• Physics and chemistry of condensed matter

• to learn new techniques using neutron and synchrotron radiation
• to expand your theoretical and practical knowledge, not only for your present research but for your scientific career
• to experiment these techniques on world-class instruments & beamlines
• to build a network of relations with fellow young researchers and experienced teachers from all around the World

The school aims to provide advanced training of neutron, X-ray, and light scattering experiments for young post-graduates and post-doctors in the field of soft matter science. A primary focus will be on the methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques and provide information on data interpretation and recent applications and developments.

Registration for the school is now open, with a deadline of 21st February 2018.

https://indico.ill.fr/indico/event/86/page/5

The school is limited to 35 students. There is an estimated participation fee of 850 euros, which includes the cost of accommodation with full board and additional recreational activities.

The school program consists of three days of lectures giving a theoretical introduction to the fundamentals of neutron scattering and the principles of various neutron scattering techniques. After the lectures, there will be three and a half days of hands-on experiments on seven different neutron scattering instruments. The students will be divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and will do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of experienced scientists.

In the era of nanoscience, the size of particles to be investigated gets smaller and smaller, and traditional techniques used to characterise materials are being stretched beyond their limit. Electron Crystallography (EC) is a powerful tool to study crystal structure and properties of nano-sized materials and fills the void of information left when other methods struggle to provide convincing data for nanoscale objects.

Exciting developments such as aberration correctors, dedicated specimen-holders, highly sensitive cameras, new data acquisition techniques, automated routines for data collection and new data processing software and methods allow electron crystallographers to determine crystal structures from micro- and nanocrystals with increasing accuracy and astonishing level of detail. The Course intends to review the traditional as well as the modern methods of electron crystallography; it will be divided into three major fields:

1. provide a strong background on crystallography in general and electron crystallography in particular.
2. introduce students to state-of-art techniques of electron crystallography including experimental techniques, data acquisition and data processing as well as to supporting techniques such as spectroscopy.
3. cover different approaches for structure analysis and derive structure-property relationship.

The course will cover a range of materials, from organic molecules like pigments and drugs through complicated inorganic and metallic materials and minerals to protein structures. In addition to the standard crystalline materials it will focus also on amorphous, nano- and meso-crystalline state.

 Registration is open (will close on 30 November 2017)

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This is the inaugural School on Quantum Crystallography at Erice. Quantum Crystallography refers to the combination of crystallographic information from diffraction or other scattering techniques with quantum mechanical theory. It is also an extension of quantum chemistry to periodic systems.

The School attempts to give a snapshot of this evolving field, complete with workshops demonstrating state-of-the art software. Topics will include: the beginnings of the Quantum Crystallography in the measurement of the electron charge or spin density; the Hohenberg-Kohn theorem and the importance of the X-ray diffraction experiment; multipole-based models for the charge density; polarizable-density models; momentum based experiments and orbital density expansions; joint refinement of charge, spin, and momentum density.

Registration is open (will close on 30 November 2017)

The school provides neutron and muon beam research training for newcomers to the technique from a variety of backgrounds. In addition to lectures, the course provides practical sessions of hands-on experiments and data analysis. The school has a registration fee of JPY 30,000 - this fee includes a room charge and full board throughout the entirety of the school course. Financial support is available for participants travelling from developing countries.

For more information, and registration links, please visit:

http://www.cross-tokai.jp/9thAONSAschool/about.html

Registration deadline: 30th July 2017Â

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The school aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The lectures at the school will be dedicated to general applications (2 days) and analysis of different problems on condensed matter science (2.5 days).Â

The maximum number of participants is limited to 30 - candidates will be selected based on their motivation letter and CV (including a letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor for applications from PhD students).

For more information and registration, please visit:

https://indico.ill.fr/indico/event/84/

Registration deadline: 8th September 2017

The main topics will be:

• Production and properties of synchrotron radiation;
• Free electron lasers;
• Basics of the interaction between matter and radiation;
• X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS and XANES);
• X-ray diffraction (single crystal and powder diffraction, anomalous scattering);
• Small angle X-ray scattering;
• X-ray microscopy;
• Photoemission (from valence and from core levels; angular, time and spin resolved);
• IR spectroscopy and microscopy;
• Imaging;
• Resonant spectroscopy and diffraction;
• Inelastic X-ray scattering.
• Applications in the fields of materials, nanoscience, magnetism, catalysis, earth science, environmental science, cultural heritage, biology and medicine will be presented.

Content

• Interaction of photons, neutrons and muons with matter
• Production of photons, neutrons and muons
• Experimental setups: optics and detectors
• Crystal symmetry, Bragg's law, reciprocal lattice, structure factors
• Elastic and inelastic scattering with neutrons and photons
• X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
• Polarized neutron scattering for the study of magnetic materials
• Imaging techniques using X-rays and neutrons
• Introduction to muon spin rotation
• Applications of muon spin rotation