The Young Crystallographers are a working group within the German Society for Crystallography (DGK). For 10 years, we meet regularly in autumn at different universities or the STOE facilities.

These meetings specifically aim to provide a platform for networking and scientific exchange for young scientists with an interest in crystallography, as well as to establish contacts with industry and research institutions.
We want to give young scientists the opportunity to gain early experience in scientific presentation in a relaxed atmosphere and without the stress of a larger conference.

For our grand anniversary, we are happy to meet at the DESY facilities! We are working hard to allow you deep insights as well as a great overview of the possibilities at this large-scale facility.

During the 3-day meeting, you willÂ

• present your own work as a poster (A0 portrait) and lightning talk (~5 min.)
• have the DESY campus tour
• participate in an experiment and get a hands-on experience at a beamline of your choice at PETRA III (see The Experiments)
• hear academic talks from senior scientists
• hear industry talks from our sponsors/partners

At the end of the meeting, you will also have the chance to join a tour of the European XFEL Campus. If you intend to participate, please indicate so during registration. Note that you will need to get to the XFEL facilities by public transport as it is a bit outside the main DESY campus.

The registration fee of 60 € includes the tours and experiments at DESY, coffee breaks as well as lunch and BBQ on Thursday.

Deadline for registration is 22.08.23.

Characterization methods such as
Surface spectroscopy
Total scattering experiments
X-ray and neutron-tomography
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Electron crystallography
Small angle scattering
Electron microscopy
Electron microprobe analysis
Vibrational spectroscopy
Solid state NMR
Advanced powder diffraction and in situ techniques

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Deadline for registration July 31, 2023

• MS1. Refinement and development of microscopy techniques
• MS2. Studies for structure and strain in materials
• MS3. Electron microscopy in-situ and in-operando techniques
• MS4. Functional materials
• MS5. Microscopy of soft and beam-sensitive materials
• MS6. Use of spectroscopic techniques in material science and geoscience

• LS1. Beyond the resolution revolution - new challenges in cryo-EM/ET
• LS2. Image analysis and data visualization
• LS3. Correlative light and electron microscopy
• LS4. Ultrastrucutral pathology and disease understanding
• LS5. Automated and AI based microscopy imaging and analysis
• LS6. In situ and live cell microscopy

Capturing Subcellular Architecture from Organelles to Organisms

 
The conference aims to provide a forum to highlight state-of-the-art developments in computational cryoEM and related themes, as well as showcasing outstanding recent biological applications. We aim to promote an inclusive, friendly atmosphere, welcoming those both old and new to the community. Topics include instrument technology, sample preparation, image processing, single particle reconstruction, tomography and model building.
 

The meeting also includes the Diamond Light Source Biological Cryo-Imaging User Meeting for eBIC & B24 and two satellite meetings for SPT Labtech & eBIC for Industry.

Monday, March 6, 2023, 8:00-9:30 AM (PST).

Speakers:

Prof. Grant Jensen
Professor at Brigham Young University (BYU)
Talk Title: Electron cryotomography of cells: progress and potential.
Bio: Grant Jensen is Dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. His research focused on three main areas: the ultrastructure of small cells, the structural biology of HIV, and the further development of cryo-ET technology.

Prof. Joe Patterson
Assistant Professor at University of California, Irvine
Talk Title: Electrochemical Liquid TEM of Active Soft Matter
Bio: Joe Patterson is an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on understanding molecular self-assembly through the development and application of Liquid and Cryo Electron Microscopy.

The 7th Microscopy Characterisation of Organic-Inorganic Interfaces (MCOII) meeting will return to an in-person format in 2023 and will be hosted for the first time in North America at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, home of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy. The transatlantic scientific organizing team of Nadja V. Tarakina (MPIKG, Germany) and Kathryn Grandfield (McMaster University, Canada) have put together an exciting two-day programme. As usual, the first day will be more general, covering a broad range of microscopy approaches (correlative microscopy solutions, in-situ liquid microscopy methods, low-voltage electron microscopy and many more) in the context of imaging hybrid and soft matter.On the second day, a special Focus Lecture Series, entitled "Multi-dimensional and multiscale microscopy of organic-inorganic interface" will cover a more-detailed range of lectures on tomographic methods spanning light, X-ray and electron microscopy, as well as atom probe tomography and in situ electron microscopy/tomography. This conference will bring together world-leading experts in microscopy, highlighting the latest achievements, new opportunities and outstanding challenges in probing beam-sensitive and hybrid materials and their interfaces.

We would like to invite you to a workshop on Electron Crystallography and present your research on diverse aspects of 3D ED / MicroED. The aim of the workshop is to take a snapshot of the current state of the method, its achievements and problems.

Diffraction des rayons X et des électrons sur poudre, monocristal et couches minces

Monday, December 5, 2022, 8:00-9:30 AM (PST).
 

Speakers:

Prof. Peijun Zhang: Interrogating Human Viruses on a New Level
 

Dr. Thomas F. Kelly: Progress Toward Atomic-Scale Analytical Tomography

This workshop will be held at the MicroED Imaging Center at UCLA and will contain both lectures and hands on demonstrations and training. It is open to both academia and industry. The cost for academic attendees is $500. The cost for attendees outside academia is $1,500.
 

Topics covered

• Sample preparation methodologies for proteins and small molecules
• MicroED data collection
• Camera performance
• Cryo-FIB-milling procedures for MicroED
• Data analysis software, structure solution, and refinement

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to announce the 'IEEE Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference 2022', a virtual event hosted by the IEEE Magnetics Society covering the vast field of magnetism. Following the great success of the previous editions, this unique 24-hour non-stop virtual conference will take place on August 31st, 2022, with contributions from speakers spanning six continents.

The AtC-AtG Magnetics Conference offers a diverse and inclusive virtual environment that foments collaboration between junior and senior researchers across the many subfields of magnetism. The invited speaker lineup includes both junior and senior scientists with outstanding research contributions. More information can be found on the dedicated conference website.

Join us by registering through our website before 24th August!Â

Highlights:

 - Invited talks from leading experts in magnetism

 - Covers all continents and time zones

 - Interactive online broadcasting with questions and discussions

 - Student presentation and poster awards

 - NO REGISTRATION FEE

Call for Abstracts:

Abstract submission for the contributed talks at AtC-AtG Conference is now open! Young researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts (oral and poster) and join us on this fantastic platform to meet researchers worldwide!

The abstract template and submission form are available on our website. Submissions close on June 12th!

Looking forward to seeing you all connected!

Best Regards,

On behalf of the AtC-AtG Organization Committee (2022)