American Crystallographic Association

The American Crystallographic Association, Inc. (ACA) is a non-profit, scientific organization for scientists who study the structure of matter via crystallographic methodologies. Since its founding in 1949 it has amassed over 2000 members worldwide.

American Crystallographic Association, Inc.
AbbreviationACA
MottoStructure Matters
Formation1949
Legal statusScientific Organisation
PurposePromote interactions among scientists who study the structure of matter at atomic resolution
HeadquartersBuffalo, NY
Membership
2,200 in > 60 countries
President
David Rose
Vice-President
Diana Tomchick
Websitehttp://www.amercrystalassn.org/

The association meets annually in July and has several interest groups dealing with specific aspects of crystallography, including fiber diffraction, neutron scattering and powder diffraction.

A quarterly magazine, called ACA RefleXions, is published in addition to a scholarly journal. Structural Dynamics is a peer-reviewed, open access, online-only journal co-published by ACA and AIP Publishing. It highlights research articles on structural determination and dynamics of systems, enabled by the emerging new instruments (e.g. XFELs, high harmonic generation, ultra-short electron sources, etc.) and new experimental and theoretical methodologies. The journal is accepting short communications, topical reviews, and research papers in the following topics: Experimental Methodologies, Theory and Modeling, Surfaces and Interfaces, Materials, Liquids and Solutions, and Biological Systems.

The association presents several awards[1]

Past presidents

Past presidents of the association include:[2]

See also

References
  1. "Awards Presented by the American Crystallographic Association". American Crystallographic Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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