American Crystallographic Association
| 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 | Prof. Martha Teeter |
Vice-President | Dr Christopher Cahill |
| 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, Transactions of the ACA.
The association presents several awards[1]
Past presidents
Past presidents of the association include:
- Paul Peter Ewald (1952)
- William Lipscomb (1955)
- Henri A. Levy (1965)
- Jerome Karle (1972)
- Helen M. Berman (1988)
See also
References
- ↑ "Awards Presented by the American Crystallographic Association". American Crystallographic Association. Retrieved 29 March 2014.