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| Event Name | 4th Turkish National Crystallographic Meeting |
| Start Date | 16th May 2014 |
| End Date | 19th May 2014 |
| Duration | 4 days |
| Description |
The 4th National Congress of Crystallography (TUCr2014) and “Residual Stress Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction and Texture” workshop hosted by Dicle University in Diyarbakir will be carried out on 16 to 19 May 2014.
As you know, 2014 has been declared as the International Year of Crystallography by the UN (United Nations). Centenary of the birth of modern crystallography will be celebrated all over the world with symposiums, meetings, workshops and exhibitions held throughout the year. In this context, TUCr2014 is of particular importance for us and it has been listed in IYCr2014’s official page of events to be held in the world.
We invite all researchers and scientists who study in different fields including physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology, materials, archeology and mineralogy and use X-ray techniques in their studies to attend and contribute our meeting. We hope TUCr2014 meeting will be a platform to increase recognition of crystallography in the public sphere, lead to national and international collaboration opportunities among participants and encourage young researchers working in this area.
It is also planned to realize a workshop titled as "Residual Stress and Texture Analysis by X-ray Diffraction” for graduate and doctoral students during the meeting. In this workshop courses and practical issues will be discussed. Students who will participate in the workshop and the meeting will be able to get support through TUBITAK.
We expect your attention and contribution to our meeting
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Süheyla ÖZBEY
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ömer ÇELİK
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| Location | Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey |
| Contact | Suheyla Ozbey tucr2014.dicle@tucr2014.org |
| URL | http://www.ukd.org.tr |
| Category | conferences |
| Event Name | An experiment on crystallography |
| Start Date | 4th Mar 2014 9:00am |
| End Date | 30th Nov 2014 4:00pm |
| Duration | 271 days and 7 hours |
| Description | Many initiatives have been and are being organized to involve schoolchildren at Mudaliarpet, Pondicherry (India) into crystallography on the occasion of IYCr2014. 1. At first, the students were given a brief introduction on various crystals, which made them think about how crystals are formed. 2. Following this, a team of students were selected for a project on Crystal Growth - investigating the size, shape and number of crystals formed, taking various substances such as table salt, sugar, epsom salt, borax, potassium nitrate and alum. 3. A Radio Talk was given by the teacher and the students on the "International Year of Crystallography". 4. A lecture was given on the topic to the school students, following which a demonstration -cum- exhibition, along with a poster presentation by the teacher is to be arranged for view for the public around the school locale. 5. A next attempt to telecast the above in the television is made. 6. Students of our school are participating in the IYCr2014 Crystal Growing Competition. |
| Location | Mudaliarpet, Pondicherry India |
| Contact | Aravindaraja Devadoss aravind.devadoss@gmail.com |
| URL | asngmsmudaliarpet2011.blog.com |
| Category | activities for schoolchildren |
| Event Name | Crystallography Display for IYCr2014 |
| Start Date | 19th Mar 2014 2:00pm |
| End Date | 25th Oct 2014 4:00pm |
| Duration | 220 days and 1 hour |
| Description | A small display of minerals at the Diss Museum (Norfolk, England), specially chosen to link with the International Year of Crystallography.
In addition there are minerals exhibiting special features including pyrite, sphalerite, magnetite, fluorspar, gypsum and rhodochrosite, some of which come from the famous 'Trepča' lead/zinc mine near Kosovo Mitrovica in Kosovo. Opening times (19th March to 25th October): |
Minerals have been selected that exhibit their crystalline form to illustrate some basic laws: the work of Nicolas Steno and the law of the constancy of facial angles (using quartz) and Réne Haüy's geometrical law of crystallization (using calcite and galena).| Location | Diss, Norfolk United Kingdom |
| Contact | Peter Perkins pjperkins@live.co.uk |
| URL | http://www.disscommunity.net |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Entre Art et Sciences: le Corail en Images, de l'Animal au Cristal |
| Start Date | 7th Apr 2014 |
| End Date | 3rd Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 58 days |
| Description | The photograph exhibition "Entre Art et Sciences: le Corail en Images, de l'Animal au Cristal" will be hosted at the Scientific Centre of Monaco (CSM) from 7 April to 3 June 2014. |
| Location | Monaco Monaco |
| Contact | Professeur Denis Allemand, Directeur Scientifique allemand@centrescientifique.mc |
| URL | http://www.centrescientifique.mc/fr/ |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Exhibition "World of Crystals" |
| Start Date | 7th May 2014 |
| End Date | 27th Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 52 days |
| Description | The exhibition and lectures "World of Crystals" (original title Svět krystalů) aim at showing the amazing shapes of the crystals from the whole world and from the Železné hory (Iron Mountains) National Geopark in particular. The exhibition will be inaugurated on 6 May at 6.30 pm in the exhibition hall of the Vodní zdroje Chrudim s r.o. Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 4.00 pm. |
| Location | Chrudim Czech Republic |
| Contact | Jan Doucek doucek@vz.cz |
| URL | http://www.geoparkzh.cz |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | In the unusual world of crystals - exhibition |
| Start Date | 14th May 2014 4:30pm |
| End Date | 14th Jun 2014 6:00pm |
| Duration | 31 days, 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Description |
The exhibition “In the unusual world of crystals” shows the beauty of crystals, the history of their investigations and their various applications. The exhibition was organized to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography IYCr2014 and the 650th Jubilee of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Sites of Exhibition:
and is scheduled to be displayed in many other places (Krakow, Wroclaw, Czestochowa, Poznan, Opole, Warsaw) in the second half of 2014. A photo gallery is available at http://www2.chemia.uj.edu.pl/krysztaly_wystawa/?page_id=77 More about the exhibition (in Polish): http://www2.chemia.uj.edu.pl/krysztaly_wystawa/ |
| Location | Krakow Poland |
| Contact | Alicja Rafalska-Lasocha rafalska@chemia.uj.edu.pl |
| URL | http://www2.chemia.uj.edu.pl/krysztaly_wystawa/ |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | L'enigma Escher |
| Start Date | 29th Mar 2014 |
| End Date | 29th Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 92 days and 23 hours |
| Description | Following the great success obtained in Reggio Emilia, the exhibition “L’ENIGMA ESCHER- PARADOSSI GRAFICI TRA ARTE E GEOMETRIA”, a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher, will be on display at "Il Filatoio di Caraglio" (Cuneo, Italy) from 29 March to 29 June 2014. The exhibition presents the work of the Dutch graphic artist from his debut on the scene to his latest years, bringing together 130 works, including lithographs, etchings and drawings, on loan from museums, libraries and national institutes – among which the Galleria d’Arte Moderna of Rome and the Fondazione Wolfsoniana of Genoa – as well as from some important, private collections. A special section is dedicated to tilings, with a panel illustrating the 17 crystallographic planar groups and some original examples of Escher's plane-filling drawings. The exhibition is included in the events for IYCr2014 celebrations in Italy. Read the press release on the Reggio Emilia exhibition mentioning the connection with IYCr2014 (in Italian)
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| Location | Caraglio Italy |
| Contact | Ugo Bertolotti - Associazione Culturale Marcovaldo ugo.bertolotti@marcovaldo.it |
| URL | http://www.marcovaldo.it/pagine/ita/dettaglio_evento.lasso?id=4F26D874053422127CNwD2F627BA |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Lattices and invisible rays |
| Start Date | 9th May 2014 |
| End Date | 12th Sep 2014 |
| Duration | 127 days |
| Description | The University library at Lund University celebrates the International Year of Crystallography by hosting a book exhibition displaying a wide plethora of scientific works ranging from the 15th Century up to present time. Focus will be on man's fascination of crystals, the discoveries of Röntgen, Laue and the Braggs, plus local crystallographers and the new MAX IV Laboratory currently under construction in Lund.
The exhibition will open on May 9th with a speech by Sven Lidin, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Lund University and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. |
| Location | Lund Sweden |
| Contact | Kristian Knutsson kristian.knutsson@ub.lu.se |
| URL | http://www.ub.lu.se/o.o.i.s/5311 |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Living with crystals |
| Start Date | 13th Feb 2014 6:00pm |
| End Date | 11th Jan 2015 6:00pm |
| Duration | 332 days |
| Description | The exhibition "Living with crystal" (original title in Slovenian: Živeti s kristali), organized on the occasion of the International Year of Crystallography, will be open from 13 February 2014 to 11 January 2015 at the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana. On display: Photographs of minerals, Crystal drawings, Mineral and crystal collections, Jewellery, Fluorescent minerals, Interactive presentation of minerals and rocks on Biedermeier tables, Interactive play "Umek the Mineralogist", Microscopic world of crystals. Authors: Miha Jeršek, Mirjan Žorž, Breda Činč Juhant, Katarina Fuchs |
| Location | Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije, Ljubljana Slovenia |
| Contact | Breda Èinè Juhant bjuhant@pms-lj.si |
| URL | http://www.pms-lj.si/si/razstave/obcasne-razstave/634 |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Nobel Structures: Celebrating Crystallography |
| Start Date | 15th Mar 2014 |
| End Date | 18th May 2014 |
| Duration | 64 days and 23 hours |
| Description | The United Nations have declared 2014 the International Year of Crystallography. Few people know how important this subject is, even though it has led to 29 Nobel Prizes. ‘Nobel Structures: Celebrating Crystallography’ aims to raise awareness about this fascinating field, allowing us to see how molecules fit together, from diamonds to DNA. The exhibition will investigate the achievements of som...e of the most important scientists of the twentieth century and their work with X-rays. Their ground-breaking discoveries unravelled the structures of DNA, penicillin and insulin, to name but a few... But crystallography goes beyond the boundaries of science, inspiring artists and designers. Come and explore its many facets and forms at the St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road. |
| Location | St Andrews United Kingdom |
| Contact | Nobel Structures Group crystallography@st-andrews.ac.uk |
| URL | http://nobelstructures.wix.com/home |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Novosibirsk Science Festival EUREKA!FEST |
| Start Date | 15th May 2014 |
| End Date | 18th May 2014 |
| Duration | 4 days |
| Description | "Science is all around us!"
The key aim of the festival is to show the contents of modern science and the importance of the technological development in a very accessible manner. We would also like to highlight the impact of scientific advances on the main humanitarian trends and the formation of brand new professions. The festival was initiated by Novosibirsk State University and Akademgorodok Foundation. General partner of the festival is Dynasty Foundation. "Discovery phenomenon" was chosen as the main theme for this year. Thus we intend to substantiate the significance of scientific discoveries as well as the discoveries which we make every day whilst adapting to the fast changes of our surrounding world. It is also worth to focus the attention of the young audience on the attractiveness of science, as a way of doing and thinking, in order to generate interest to their future work in scientific field. Sciences of the year: crystallography, physics, chemistry, biology, engineering sciences, cosmology, astrophysics, paleontology, educational psychology, hybrid pedagogic. The comprehensive festival program includes more than 15 public lectures, seminars and panel discussions in the science café as well as in the University campus; science slam, which involves a "scientific battle" between young scientists; a training-conference on education and the professions of the future “Beyong the classroom”. Finally the most substantial program slot will be the outdoor event in a science picnic manner - "Archimedes Town" - which covers “fair of scientific discoveries” (20-25 tent-labs present their scientific researches), scientific auditorium for short speeches from selected experts, also experimental polygons for physics, chemistry and biology, mobile planetarium, exhibition area, scientific cinema etc. The festival is created for people of all ages who are interested in science or those who are just curious and never been involved in any of the scientific disciplines. See the photo gallery |
| Location | Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok Russian Federation |
| Contact | Alisa Ivanenko alisa-ivanenko@yandex.ru |
| URL | http://eurekafest.nsu.ru/ |
| Category | other |
| Event Name | The Fascination of Crystals and Symmetry |
| Start Date | 18th Apr 2014 |
| End Date | 30th Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 74 days |
| Description | Rubies, sugar, snowflakes: crystals are beauty, arranged in grid structures.
This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) explains the basic building blocks of crystals, their symmetrical structure and introduces free software for crystal structure exploring. To be enrolled to this online course, visit the web site and click on the green button "Enrol with email". The course is organized in chapters, every week a new chapter will be launched starting on April 18th. Frank Hoffmann and his team from the University of Hamburg invite you to be part of the crystal admiring community. |
| Location | world wide web Germany |
| Contact | Frank Hoffmann Frank.Hoffmann@chemie.uni-hamburg.de |
| URL | https://iversity.org/courses/the-fascination-of-crystals-and-symmetry |
| Category | other |
| Event Name | Exhibición Especial de Cristales y Estructuras, Crystals and strucures special exhibit |
| Start Date | 19th May 2014 |
| End Date | 31st Dec 2014 |
| Duration | 227 days and 1 hour |
| Description | El Museo de Historia Natural "Dr. Carlos A. Torres de la Llosa" de Montevideo, Uruguay ha realizado una exhibición especial de Cristales y Estructuras Cristalinas aprovechando su colección de minerales para celebrar el Año Internacional de la Cristalografía 2014. En la exposición se agregan a los minerales algunas figuras con las estructuras atómicas correspondientes. ---- The Natural History Museum "Dr. Carlos A. Torres de la Llosa" of Montevideo, Uruguay has created a special exhibit of Crystals and Crystal structures using its own minerals collection to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography 2014. The exposition contains some figures with the atomic structures of the selected minerals. |
| Location | Montevideo Uruguay |
| Contact | Leopoldo Suescun leopoldo@fq.edu.uy |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/site/museotorresdelallosa/ano-internacional-de-la-cristalografia |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | Semana de la Ciencia y la Tencnología (Sci & Tech week) |
| Start Date | 19th May 2014 |
| End Date | 30th Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 43 days |
| Description | Every year, the third week of May, Uruguay celebrates the Science and Technology week. In 2014 the week will be motivated by the International Year of Crystallography 2014 and will have the motto "it all depends on the crystal you look through". Researchers and graduate students will be offering talks focusing on the impact of Crystallography in our lives. The opening ceremony of the week will include a Dissemination Lecture on Crystallography. Lectures, about 1h long, will be offered to Primary and Secondary schools (both public and private), Teaching institutions in general and Social institutions from all the country. An estimate of 50 lectures on different aspects of crystallography will be given from May 19 to June 30 where the activities of the Sci & Tech week officially end. ------------------------ Cada año, durante la tercera semana de mayo, Uruguay celebra la Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología. Este año las actividades están motivadas por el Año Internacional de la Cristalografía 2014 y tendrá como llamador la frase "todo depende del cristal con que se mire". Tanto investigadores como estudiantes de postgrado darán charlas enfocándose en el impacto de la Cristalografía en nuestras vidas. El evento de apertura de la semana estará basado en una charla de divugación de Cristalografía y las charlas, de 1 hora aproximada de duración serán ofrecidas a Escuelas Primarias y Secundarias (públicas y privadas), instituciones de enseñanza en general e instituciones sociales de todo el país. Se estima que unas 50 charlas serán dictadas sobre distintos aspectos de la cristalografía desde el 19 de mayo al 30 de junio cuando concluyen oficialmente las actividades de la Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología. |
| Location | Uruguay (all the country) Uruguay |
| Contact | Leopoldo Suescun leopoldo@fq.edu.uy |
| URL | http://www.semanacyt.org.uy/ |
| Category | activities for schoolchildren |
| Event Name | The International Year of Crystallography IYCr2014 at Siena |
| Start Date | 19th May 2014 |
| End Date | |
| Duration | N/A |
| Description | The International Year of Crystallography IYCr2014 at Siena (L'Anno Internazionale della Cristallografia IYCr2014 a Siena)
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| Location | Siena Italy |
| Contact | Miguel Gregorkiewitz gregor@unisi.it |
| URL | http://www301.regione.toscana.it/bancadati/sistemacultura/getSchedaEventoById.xml?idEventoReq=22660 |
| Category | lectures |
| Event Name | Kristalle - Kunstwerke der Natur |
| Start Date | 21st May 2014 |
| End Date | 18th Jul 2014 |
| Duration | 59 days |
| Description | The exhibition "Crystals - Artwork of Nature" (original title: "KRISTALLE - Kunstwerke der Natur") will take the visitors on an exciting journey, also including elaborated computer graphics, through crystals and the structure of matter. In the spirit of the International Year of Crystallography 2014, this exhibition aims at disseminating crystallography and the knowledge of the structure of matter to the general public, and providing information on history and application of crystallography.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on Wednesday, 21 May at 6 pm at the regional library of Lower Austria in St. Poelten.  Click on the image to download the invitation to the exhibition. |
| Location | St. Poelten (Niederoesterreichische Landesbibliothek) Austria |
| Contact | Robert Krickl mail@r-krickl.com |
| URL | http://www.aufhebenswert.at/veranstaltungen/doppelausstellung-kristalle-kunstwerke-der-natur-trifft-keltische-kunst-heute |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | La doble belleza de los Cristales |
| Start Date | 21st May 2014 |
| End Date | 25th Jun 2014 |
| Duration | 36 days |
| Description | Conferencias y exposición enmarcadas en el Año Internacional de la Cristalografía
Venue: Planetario de Pamplona
28 May, 7.30 pm: Photo 5: la imagen de ADN más famosa de la historia. Javier Novo, Universidad de Navarra 4 June, 7.30 pm: Las caras del cristal. Una aproximación multidisciplinar a la historia de la cristalografía. César Tomé, Universidad del País Vasco 18 June, 7.30 pm: Kriptonita, estalagmitas y otros cristales peculiars. Jose Ramón Isasi Allica, Universidad de Navarra 25 June, 7.30 pm: Neutrones en la vida cotidiana. Javier Campo, CSIC Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón |
| Location | Pamplona Spain |
| Contact | Esther Lasheras Adot elasheras@unav.es |
| URL | http://clubdeamigosdelaciencia.org/exposicion-y-ciclo-de-conferencias-la-doble-belleza-de-los-cristales/ |
| Category | lectures |
| Event Name | Los minerales: Año internacional de la Cristalografía |
| Start Date | 21st May 2014 |
| End Date | 31st Jul 2014 |
| Duration | 72 days |
| Description | Con motivo de este año tan especial, se ha organizado la exposición titulada "Los minerales: Año Internacional de la Cristalografía". La exposición trata de ofrecer un recorrido por las características principales de los minerales, los cristales inorgánicos naturales. Estas características van desde cuales son las posibles formas de la celda unidad (sistemas cristalinos) hasta las principales propiedades físicas que presentan como consecuencia de su composición y su estructura, y que, con frecuencia, nos permiten identificarlos. |
| Location | Pamplona |
| Contact | Esther Lasheras Adot elasheras@unav.es |
| URL | http://clubdeamigosdelaciencia.org/exposicion-y-ciclo-de-conferencias-la-doble-belleza-de-los-cristales/ |
| Category | exhibitions |
| Event Name | 3rd ASEAN Synchrotron Science Camp |
| Start Date | 21st May 2014 9:00am |
| End Date | 21st May 2014 11:30am |
| Duration | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Description | The 3rd ASEAN Synchrotron Science Camp celebrates IYCr2014 with a lecture on "Introduction to protein crystallography" by Dr. Nuttawan Pramanpol, beamline scientist at the Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI), and a special lecture on "International Year of Crystallography 2014: Discovery Timeline and R&D in Thailand" by Dr. Danaya Pakotiprapha, lecturer from Mahidol University. These lectures will be held on Wed 21 May 2014 from 9.00-11.30 a.m. at SLRI. |
| Location | Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand |
| Contact | Dr. Nuttawan Pramanpol nuttawan@slri.or.th |
| URL | http://www.slri.or.th/sciencecamp/ |
| Category | lectures |
| Event Name | IYCr2014 Melbourne public lecture series |
| Start Date | 22nd May 2014 |
| End Date | |
| Duration | N/A |
| Description | In the framework of the celebrations for the International Year of Crystallography at the University of Melbourne, Dr Stuart Mills will explore the exciting world of crystallography through minerals. |
| Location | Melbourne Australia |
| Contact | Dr Stuart Mills smills@museum.vic.gov.au |
| URL | http://science.unimelb.edu.au/crystallography |
| Category | lectures |
| Event Name | IV Workshop of Applied Crystallography to Materials Science and Engineering |
| Start Date | 23rd May 2014 |
| End Date | 25th May 2014 |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Description | IV Workshop of Applied Crystallography, 23-25 May 2014
In celebration of International Year of Crystallography 2014 - IYCR2014 the Group of Applied Physics and Crystallography decided to offer the community the IV Workshop of Applied Crystallography to Materials Science and Engineering to discuss and disseminate new technical applications in crystallographic research of new advanced materials. More traditional applications such as studies of X-ray diffraction in steels and alloys for structural applications, ceramic for general use, use of residues marble and granite, cement production, among many others will also be discussed. There are several areas of science and engineering of materials in which needs arise from X-ray techniques and their subsequent analysis applications. Organization: PPGEM - Master in Mechanical Engineering - UFES Support: CNPq - ABCr - Dairix / Rigaku |
| Location | Vitória - ES Brazil |
| Contact | Marcos Tadeu D'Azeredo Orlando mtdorlando@pq.cnpq.br |
| URL | http://www.fisica-aplicada.com.br |
| Category | schools and workshops |
| Event Name | Crystallography Day |
| Start Date | 23rd May 2014 |
| End Date | |
| Duration | N/A |
| Description | A group of students from Sainte Pulcherie High School invites others students from Istanbul to discover what crystallography is through mathematics (symmetry, geometry), and physics (Bragg's law, X-ray diffraction...) and a quiz question paper. Lecture given by Prof. Süheyla Özbey: Crystallography and its applications Prize ceremony for the best crystal |
| Location | Istanbul Turkey |
| Contact | Anne BERNİER and Narod BERBEROĞLU kristalo2014@sp.k12.tr |
| URL | http://www.sp.k12.tr/turkc e/etkinlikler/2013- 2014/ogrencilerincalismalari/ fen/article/birgrup- genc-kristalograf |
| Category | activities for schoolchildren |
| Event Name | What do we owe to Crystallography - Protein Crystallization Workshops |
| Start Date | 23rd May 2014 |
| End Date | 24th May 2014 |
| Duration | 2 days |
| Description | The workshops are addressed to the PhD chemistry students of academic and research institutions from Lodz. The lectures will cover the basics of crystallography, the phenomenon of protein crystallization, diffraction of protein crystals and solving the crystal structures. In the laboratory, the participants will have an opportunity to crystallize lysozyme and conduct the diffraction experiment of protein crystal. Download the poster with the programme of the workshop |
| Location | Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences Poland |
| Contact | Grzegorz Bujacz grzegorz.bujacz@p.lodz.pl |
| URL | http://snack.p.lodz.pl/aktualnoci/482-co-zawdziczamy-krystalografii-warsztaty-krystalizacji-biomoleku |
| Category | schools and workshops |
| Event Name | ACA Meeting 2014 |
| Start Date | 24th May 2014 |
| End Date | 28th May 2014 |
| Duration | 5 days |
| Description | Mark your calendar! You are cordially invited to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting of the ACA to be held in Albuquerque, NM. Workshops, scientific and poster sessions, as well as the Exhibit Show will be housed in the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Come enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the Land of Enchantment with a little science on the side! Congratulations to our 2014 Award Winners
Program Co-Chairs
Local Chairs
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| Location | Albuquerque, NM United States of America |
| Contact | Christine Beavers cmbeavers@lbl.gov |
| URL | http://www.amercrystalassn.org/content/pages/main-annual-meetings |
| Category | conferences |
| Event Name | Setmana de les matemàtiques |
| Start Date | 24th May 2014 |
| End Date | 25th May 2014 |
| Duration | 2 days |
| Description | Exhibitions about crystallography and mathematics, along with activities for children, a wifi party and the construction of a big crystal will be held during the 10th Setmana de les Matemàtiques 2014. Download the poster of the event ------- La associació GAMMA, en col·laboració amb la Comissió Andorrana per a la Unesco, ha escogit l'any de la cristal·lografia 2014 com eix vertebrador de les seves activitats de la X Setmana de les Matemàtiques 2014. Es conmemoren els 400 anys del descubriment de les simetries dels cristalls de gel a ull nu, per Kepler, els flocs de neu tenen geometria hexagonal i a la vegada els 100 anys del descobriment de la difracció dels raigs X, mitjantçant els quals vam poder mirar per primera vegada el món microscòpic de la materia. Es va descobrir que l'atzar no existia a l'interior del diamant, que els atoms es col·locaven com si es tractés d'una paret de mahons, i que hi havia un ordre perfecte. L'espai mínim que ocupen les taronjes quan les enmagatzemen, també s'ordenen com una estructura cristal·lina cúbica, igual que els àtoms del diamant. El dissabte dia de matemàtiques al carrer, podrem gaudir de la construcció d'un cristall gegant, amb la mateixa estructura que el diamant, format por una xarxa de cubs. Ho farem amb gominoles i escuradents. Cada gominala, serà un vèrtex del cub, un àtom de carbó dolç. Això ens servirà per poder analitzar com són els diamants per dintre, com és una xarxa cristal·lina cúbica. I podrem deduir perquè el diamant és el element més dur, i per això tan valuós. També gaudirem dels pòsters de "L'any de la cristal·lografia 2014", de la Comissió Andorrana per a la Unesco, que ens expliquen totes les aplicacions importants de la cristal·lografia: des de la medicina, fins a la nanotecnologia, o nous materials, i que gràcies a aquestes estructures ordenades, tenen característiques molt valuosses i milloren els avenços tecnològics, com els components cada dia més petits i lleugers dels nostres dels nostres ordinadors. Esperem que els joves i families, puguin gaudir dels jocs i activitats d'aquesta festa i aprenguin de una manera lúdica i pràctica els secrets que amaguen els materials.
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| Location | Sant Julià de Lòria Andorra |
| Contact | Armengol Jean-Michel jmarmengol@andorra.ad |
| URL | http://www.unesco.ad |
| Category | other |