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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 1d

🌿 When in Calgary… explore the wild side. Just 19 km from the BMO Centre!

Visit a working ecosystem.

🦫 Beaver management
💧 Engineered wetlands
📈 Ongoing ecological research

📍 Add it to your IUCr2026 Calgary must-visit list.

🔗 www.albertaparks.ca/...

#IUCr2026 #crystallography

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in Synchrotrons & XFEL Radiation?
The IUCr2026 meeting has you covered with SEVEN sessions, including Synergies between cryoEM, diffraction methods, and complementary biophysical measurements; Structural studies across time scales; and more:
event.fourwaves.com/...

Structures of photoactive yellow protein were determined by serial femtosecond crystallography after illumination, capturing the isomerization of the chromophore after it absorbs light. Structures included in this movie include: 5hd3 (ground state), 5hdc (100-400 femtoseconds after illumination), 5hdd, 5hds (3 picoseconds), 4b9o (100 picoseconds), 5hd5 (200 nanoseconds) and 1ts0 (1 millisecond). For more, see the Molecule of the Month on Photoactive Yellow Protein and Guide to Understanding PDB Data: Methods for Determining Atomic Structures.

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 1d

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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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 2d

Interested in Synchrotrons & XFEL Radiation?
The IUCr2026 meeting has you covered with SEVEN sessions, including Synergies between cryoEM, diffraction methods, and complementary biophysical measurements; Structural studies across time scales; and more:
event.fourwaves.com/...

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 3d

Start networking for the IUCr 2026 Congress with the IUCr Early Career Scientist Division
Details at:
www.iucr.org/iucr/ab...

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 8d

We’re thrilled to announce that abstract submissions for IUCr 2026 are officially OPEN 🎉

🗓 Deadline: February 15, 2026
📍 Location: Calgary, Canada

🔗 Submit your abstract today: www.iucr2026.org/

#IUCr2026 #CallForAbstracts #Crystallography #StructuralScience #science #IUCr

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 10d

Do you like really awesome-sounding words and even more awesome science? Check out sessions like “Quantum Crystallography: Applications to Biological Systems” & “X-ray Ptychography: Recent Developments and Applications.”

Browse the full microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 11d

🛶 Why just walk through Calgary when you can float through it?
Minutes from downtown, The Paddle Station offers beginner-friendly group floats that glide you down the Bow River w/ views all around. 🛶🌤️

➡️ Book early, weekends fill up fast: paddlestation.ca

#crystallography #IUCr2026

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 11d

Want to learn how structural science connects to cultural heritage? Check out sessions like “X-ray Spectroscopy, neutron & muon methods in art and archaeology” or “Sustainability of Heritage materials and buildings."

Browse the full microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

#crystallography

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 15d

🌎 Want to know how sustainable materials can save our future? Check out sessions like “Crystallography and spectroscopy in sustainable resource management” or “Sustainable materials for the future."

Browse the full microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

#crystallography #IUCr2026 #IUCr

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 15d

Interested in the human side of structural science? IUCr2026 has you covered! Check out sessions like “Engaging Students in Crystallography” or “Inclusion and Belonging in Structural Science”, just to name a couple.

Full microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

#Crystallography #science

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in AI and big data in structural science? Check out sessions like “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Crystallography and Scattering” or “Big Data and Crystallography”, just to name a couple.

Browse the full microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 16d

🧬 The IUCr 2026 Call for Abstracts opens October 1, 2025.

Now’s the time to explore ideas, gather collaborators, and get ready.

📝 Stay in the loop: iucr2026.org

Let your research rise under the Alberta skies.

#IUCr2026 #Crystallography

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 17d

Do you like things to be orderly but still a little unpredictable? Check out sessions like “Quasicrystalline, incommensurate modulated, and composite phases” or “Approximate Periodic Symmetry”, just to name a couple.

Browse the microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 22d

Your postdocs are shaping the future of science, one dataset, diffraction pattern, and discovery at a time.

🌟 Support their journey to IUCr2026. It’s more than a conference. It’s a launchpad.

📝 Abstract submission opens Oct 1st!
iucr2026.org

#IUCr2026 #PostdocAppreciation

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 23d

They’ve juggled grant deadlines, trials, mentorship, and maybe 3 types of coffee.

This #PostdocAppreciationWeek, 🌍 Send them toIUCr2026 in Calgary. iucr2026.org

The world’s structural science community will be there, and so should your postdocs.

📝 Abstracts open Oct 1st!

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 23d

🧪 The countdown to IUCr2026 is officially on. The Call for Abstracts opens October 1, 2025, & this is your opportunity to share your discoveries on the global crystallography stage.

Stay informed and get the details first at 👉 iucr2026.org
Let science, structure, and scenery collide.

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 24d

🇨🇦 Postdocs deserve more than a mug. They deserve a passport stamp to Calgary.

Celebrate #PostdocAppreciationWeek by sending them to IUCr2026!

📝 Abstract submission opens Oct 1st! iucr2026.org

#IUCr2026 #PostdocPride #StructuralScience #AtomsAlgorithmsAlbertaSkies

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 25d

They analyze. They mentor. They publish. They push boundaries.
Recognize the brilliance of your postdocs with something that matches their ambition:

🎟 Send them to IUCr2026, Calgary, August 2026
📝 Abstract submission opens Oct 1st! iucr2026.org

#IUCr2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 26d

Postdoc Appreciation Week is here! 🎁 This year, show your appreciation with something unforgettable:

👉 A trip to IUCr2026 in Calgary
📝 Abstract submission opens Oct 1st!

iucr2026.org
#PostdocAppreciation #IUCr2026 #StructuralScience #Crystallography #ThankAPostdoc

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · Sep 1

Where in the world is Calgary Cal? 🌍🐴

Take him with you — from lab bench to mountain peak!

🚨 First 20 people to DM or comment get a Calgary Cal sent their way.
Let’s see how far science can travel. ✈️

#WhereIsCal #IUCr2026 #CrystalClearTravels

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · Sep 1

🇺🇸 Wishing everyone a safe and restful Labor Day!
Today we celebrate the dedication, hard work, and contributions of so many.

Enjoy the holiday, you’ve earned it!

#LaborDay #Community #Gratitude

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · Aug 29

That’s a wrap on ECM35! But it doesn’t end here: visit our booth one last time for IUCr 2026 highlights, sneak peek previews, and ways to stay engaged all the way to Calgary.

See you there!

#ECM35 #IUCr2026 #NextStep #StructuralScience

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · Aug 29

Fill out our expression of interest for a chance to win exclusive IUCr2026 swag

👉 www.iucr2026.org

#IUCr2026 #ECM35 #Crystallography2026 #ScienceWithoutBorders #Calgary

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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎉 Final Day at ECM35, Let’s Go Out with a Crystal Bang! 💎

It’s been incredible connecting with the crystallography community this week at #ECM35, even if our swag took a detour through customs. 😅✈️

Let’s wrap up ECM35 in style and keep the momentum going all the way to Calgary! 🇨🇦

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