The workshop “Methods of high-pressure single-crystal x-ray diffraction” will be held from September 3rd to
September 4th in Darmstadt (Germany) immediately after the 26th European Crystallographic Meeting. You will find the preliminary program in the attachment. The registration is open at the main ECM26 website: http://conventus.de/index.php?id=registration.

Single-crystal diffraction provides the most accurate structural data on the compression mechanisms of solids. Its methods for high-pressure studies developed over the last three decades are mature and easy to use in both the laboratory and at synchrotron sources. The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate how to perform single-crystal high-pressure X-ray diffraction measurements in diamond anvil cells, to complete the data reduction and analysis, and to obtain the highest-quality data. The workshop will include both lectures and hands-on exercises. It will be suitable for researchers at all levels. Experience in single-crystal X-ray diffraction will be assumed, but no previous experience in high-pressure methods is necessary. Participants who have already collected high-pressure data are encouraged to bring their own problematic datasets for discussion and analysis. Different data processing strategies and programs will be presented. The workshop will be interactive through informal discussions and small round tables of specific interest groups, e.g., the software fayre.

Further inquiries about the program of the workshop should be sent to andrzej.grzechnik@ehu.es.

(Matteo Alvaro, Ross Angel, Tonci Balic-Zunic, Tiziana Boffa-Ballaran, Karen Friese, Diego Gatta, Andrzej Grzechnik, Clivia Hejny, Ronald Miletich, Fabrizio Nestola, & Benedetta Periotto)