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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 18h

Researchers from every corner of crystallography and related disciplines are encouraged to submit their work for consideration in the program of plenaries, keynotes, microsymposia, and posters.

Submit your abstract for IUCr2026 today:

Call for Papers - Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography

Fourwaves - Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography

event.fourwaves.com

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · 19h

I submitted my first experimental (and solo corresponding author) paper today! It has certainly been a labour of love and I have learnt *so* much from when I first started writing: how to supervise, how to collaborate, how to manage lots of different moving parts... Keep your fingers crossed for me!

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 29

I got some @diamondlightsource.bsky.social data back today which has made my year!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Apr 28

The system unlocks a set of strategies to selectively prepare materials that can exist in more than one crystalline form, known as polymorphs. #ChemSky

Graphene-enhanced supramolecular gels direct how drug molecules crystallise

System could be useful in preformulation stage of drug development

www.chemistryworld.com

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 17

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British Crystallographic Association @crystallography.org.uk · Apr 15

Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social (Durham) kicks off the #BCA25 polymorphism, hydrates and co-crystals session with "Are hydrogen bonds really queen in molecular cocrystals?"

Amy Hall delivers a lecture on hydrogen bonds in cocrystals at the 2025 BCA Spring Meeting

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 15

Obligatory train station coffee picture, this time with @tobyjb.bsky.social. Ready for the BCA 😎💎

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Apr 10

Your yearly reminder to acknowledge the core facilities you use and their staff scientists in your papers. These scientists are a crucial part of the scientific ecosystem and to continue to exist they need tangible credit for their work. Plus their associated expertise adds credibility to your work.

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 11

Wow! What’s in it?!

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you, Mike! Feeling more confident today 😊

Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Apr 8

I’m giving my first ever keynote talk next week at the British Crystallographic Association Spring Meeting… I’m excited/scared/feeling all the feelings!

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · Mar 31

Supramolecular Gels as Unique Tools for Reaction Engineering.
@angewandtechemie.bsky.social
Gels can be used to achieve unique reaction outcomes, and open up wholly new ways of doing synthetic chemistry
Very happy to see this review article published:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Supramolecular Gels as Nanoreactors - (i) Catalytic Gel Fibres, (ii) Enzyme-Loaded Gels, (iii) Gels with Reactive Species, offer a Unique Environment, Assembled Reactivity and Structured Domains.

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Mar 31

Wow!

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Mar 20

I’m also super tired because I’ve had a really good day. I’ve been working on a paper for close to a year with so much conflicting data, but today, a colleague made a comment that tied it all together. Watch this space 🤩

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Mar 20

Yay, I finally made 100 citations! However, it’s 21:30 and I’m almost 30 so I’m going to celebrate by going to bed early 😅

A screenshot of Amy Hall’s Google Scholar page, showing a total of 100 citations.

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Peter Gao @planetarygao.bsky.social · Mar 17

me staring at my data

Daniel Craig saying “It makes no damn sense. Compels me though.” from Knives Out

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · Mar 5

You also geek out on disordered & defective materials? I and @hannabostroem.bsky.social are organizing a dedicated session at the coming 35th European #crystallography meeting: we'd love to see and showcase your research ✨

Submissions are open at ecm35.org until 30th April, consider joining us!

35th European Crystallographic Meeting

www.ecm35.org

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Feb 12

Nominations are open for this years CCG- @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists, more details here: ccg.crystallography.org.uk/young-crysta...
Please spread the word! 💎🔬🏆

The CCDC Chemical Crystallography Prize for Young Scientists – The Chemical Crystallography Group

ccg.crystallography.org.uk

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Mar 4

Two spaniel molecules per sofa unit cell (with some disorder).

Two springer spaniels lying opposite each other, in a similar orientation, on a sofa.

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CCDC Cambridge @ccdc.cam.ac.uk · Mar 4

📣Heading to the @acs.org Spring meeting?

Join us in remembering Arnie Rheingold, an incredible scientist, crystallographer, mentor and a predominant figure who greatly influenced the contents of the #CSD.

📆 25th March
🔗 ccdc-info.com/430AwKe

#ACSSpring2025 #ChemSky

Promotional graphic showing the 3D structure of CSD refcode OYAVEQ and a photograph of Arnie Rheingold.

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Gabby Budziszewski @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social · Feb 27

Happy National Protein Day! Even though I've been a protein crystallographer for ~5 years now, it never ceases to blow my mind that these intricate little molecular machines can form beautiful crystals that are useful for #structure determination!

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Sam "The Mug Guy" Horrell @drhorrell.bsky.social · Feb 24

Even more crystal growing success in the facility today! We've gone from tiny hexagonal disks to large hexagonal rods thanks to repeated seeding.

A shower of hexagonal protein crystals going from small to large with the biggest crystals in the middle.

A cluster of hexagonal rod shaped clear protein crystals.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · Feb 24

A giant of modern crystallography has passed. George Sheldrick was the author of the SHELX series of programs (among others) for structure solution and refinement of both small-molecule and macromolecular crystal structures.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shel...

Sheldrick’s SHELX

From code on a Titan to becoming the titan of crystal structure determination

www.chemistryworld.com

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Filip Szczypiński (SzczSky) @fiszczyp.bsky.social · Feb 21

Excited to be recruiting a PhD student at Durham! 🎉 Fully-funded position in digital supramolecular chemistry, combining machine learning and lab automation. Think robot chemists! 🤖🧪

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#phd #chemistry #ai #machinelearning #automation #durham #research #science

AI and laboratory automation for supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition at Durham University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - AI and laboratory automation for supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Dr Amy Hall @amyvhall.bsky.social · Feb 19

Haha! That’s cool. I have collected some funky morphologies over the years, even some that are too risqué to post 😳

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