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ACA Early Career Scientist Spotlight-24

Early-career scientists are the backbone of the ACA community, and we are committed to fostering their growth as they drive the future of our field. We take immense pride in celebrating their remarkable achievements and acknowledging their impactful contributions. The Communications Committee is dedicated to highlighting these members through our Early Career Scientist Spotlight series, offering the community a chance to learn about their work and aspirations.

We are thrilled to feature our next spotlight, Shi Feng, a biophysics graduate candidate at Cornell University's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Originally from Xuancheng, China, Shi earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Southeast University in Nanjing in 2018. His lifelong fascination with light—its unpredictable colors and elusive reflections—has inspired his research in structural biology. He focuses on visualizing proteins and investigating the molecular mechanisms of photoreceptors. One of his projects, in collaboration with Dr. Brian Crane, explores how photoreceptors regulate the timing mechanisms of circadian rhythms.  Read more....

AVL Fall Contest

ACA members, show us what scares you about structural science—twinning, Fourier transforms, radiation damage, and more!  Submit your video from September 1 to October 31, 2024. Whether it’s a simple talk or an animated clip, all entries are welcome. Winners receive a certificate and will be recognized online and at the annual meeting.  Find out more...

 

 

Fall 2024 RefleXions Now Available

The Fall 2024 issue of RefleXions is here! Don't miss ACA President Allen Oliver’s column, learn more about this year’s ACA election, and explore summaries from the ACA2024 sessions.

 

What's New: ACA Member Highlights

Check out the latest blog post from our ACA Executive Director, explore all our new forums, and update your settings to receive notifications whenever a new post is added. Share your thoughts in the Meeting Forum about the ACA Annual Meeting, learn about a newly available scholarship in the Early-Career Scientists Forum, and be among the first 25 to start a new thread by September 30th to receive a branded ACA tumbler!

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Register Today for the November YSIG PopUp Session 

Join us on November 15, 2024, at 12 PM ET for an exciting session featuring Wisdom Abiodun and Chhandosee Ganguly. They will each share insights into their backgrounds and research, followed by an engaging Q&A session with the audience. Whether you're curious about their work or wish to support emerging leaders in crystallography, this event promises to be both inspiring and informative. Learn more and register today to be part of this celebration of the next generation of crystallographers!

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As we approach the celebration of our 75th meeting anniversary in 2025, we reflect on the remarkable contributions of ACA members who have shaped and advanced our community. The banner image is from the ACA’s history portal, highlighting a memorable moment from the 1977 ACA Meeting in Asilomar, California. At that meeting, Reuben Rudman, who had recently published Low-Temperature X-Ray Diffraction: Apparatus and Techniques, organized a tutorial and attended a session with Linus Pauling and Dorothy Hodgkin. He seized the opportunity to have them autograph his book, marking the beginning of his 22-year journey collecting signatures from notable crystallographers at various meetings. Discover more about the rich history of the ACA's annual meetings over the past seventy-five years.

Now accepting proposals to host the ACA Summer Course in Chemical Crystallography!

As we conclude the 2025 Summer School at Northwestern University, we are starting to plan for future years and are in search of a location to host the summer course for approximately four years.

Interested in hosting? Review the requirements and submit your proposal to the ACA, no later than January 15th!

We look forward to your submissions!