ECS8, the 2023 European Crystallographic School, is planned as an in-person event.

The school will be held in Berlin, at the site of the BESSY II electron storage ring operated by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.

Up to 100 young international students and scientists will have the chance to meet with renowned lecturers and tutors and become acquainted with the most up-to-date principles and applications of X-ray crystallography.

Topics

• Fundamentals of Crystallography
• Single Crystal Diffraction
• Powder Diffraction
• Synchrotron Radiation in Crystallography
• Macromolecular Crystallography
• Applications of CrystallographyÂ

Fundamental lectures will be taught during the mornings. Afternoons will be dedicated to lectures on applications and hands-on tutorials.

Application for ECS8 is open until 28 February 2023.