International Year of Crystallography 2014

 2014 marks the centennial of the birth of X-ray crystallography. Over one century ago three gentlemen, William Henry, William Lawrence Bragg (father and son) and Max von Laue discoverered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals. In 1914 they won the Nobel Prize in Physics. 

International Year of Crystallography 2014 highlights the continuing importance of crystallography and its role in addressing post-2015 development issues such as food security, safe drinking water, health care, sustainable energy and environmental remediation; as well as commemorating auspicious crystallography accolades. 

 

Key events for the International Year of Crystallography

• Opening Ceremony of the IYCr204, UNESCO Headquarters, 20-21 January 2014
• Open Laboratories in Crystallography, in Africa, Asia and Latin America, during the Year
• Asian Summit Meeting on Crystallography, Karachi, Pakistan, 28-30 April 2014
• Latin America and Caribbean Summit Meeting on Crystallography, Campina, Brazil, September 2014
• African Summit Meeting on Crystallography, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 15-17 October 2014.

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