American Crystallographic Association

American Crystallographic Association, Inc.
Abbreviation ACA
Motto Structure Matters
Formation 1949
Legal status Scientific Organisation
Purpose Promote interactions among scientists who study the structure of matter at atomic resolution
Headquarters Buffalo, NY
Membership
2,200 in > 60 countries
President
 Dr. Amy Sarjeant
Vice-President
 Dr. Lisa Keefe
Website http://www.amercrystalassn.org/

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.

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. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.amercrystalassn.org/content/pages/main-past-council
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