2014 - International year of Crystallography

Those of you who pursue studies, research and careers in Crystallography, you will be very pleased to know that 2014 has been declared as the International year of Crystallography (IYCr2014 for short) to celebrate a century since M. Von Laue was awarded the Nobel Prize for the Diffraction of X-rays by crystals and Kepler’s observation in 1611 on symmetry of ice crystals.

The celebratory year will commence with a "glittering" Opening Ceremony in UNESCO's HQ, in Paris, in 20-21 January 2014.
UNESCO and the International Union of Crystallography launched a new website where you can follow up events, announcements and learning materials such as Audio/Visual presentations and a plethora of educational websites. The website will be sustained after the end of 2014 as a permanent resource of the International Union of Crystallography's web presence.

It is valuable to note that a new peer-reviewed open access journal will be launched as part of the 2014 celebrations. The International Union of Crystallography Journal (IUCrJ for short).

The journal will cover:

• biology and medicine
• chemistry and crystal engineering
• materials and computation
• neutron and synchrotron science and technology
• physics and free electron laser science and technology[1]

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[1] Source: http://www.iucrj.org/m/