International Union of Crystallography

Commission on Powder Diffraction

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Membership

Consultants

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Terms of Reference

The Commission on Powder Diffraction was established at the Perth Congress in 1987, with the following terms of reference:
  • To advise the IUCr in organizing or sponsoring meetings, schools and Congress sessions on powder diffraction and related subjects.
  • To promote and coordinate scientific exchange between countries in the field of powder diffraction.
  • To cooperate with other IUCr Commissions on matters concerning powder diffraction.
  • To cooperate with other international bodies interested in powder diffraction and allied subjects.
  • To promote useful interactions of the IUCr with the large world-wide body of X-ray and neutron powder diffractionists.
  • To promote the scientific growth and development of the field of powder diffraction.