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Students & Postdocs find a scientific home in ACA.
As the future of the scientific community, students and early career scientists are a vital part of ACA. As a Student or Postdoc member, you will find a strong network of support for your studies and career in crystallography.
Through numerous opportunities for networking and publication, as well as discounted access to resources and subscriptions, ACA offers unique benefits tailored to your needs. There are also discounted meeting registration fees and opportunities for travel support so that you can make the most of your membership.
Get connected to the leading researchers, professors, engineers and business professionals in crystallography - become a Student or Postdoc member today. |
Become a Member
Download the application form and fax to (716) 898-8695 or mail it to:
American Crystallographic Association P.O. Box 96 Ellicott Station Buffalo, NY 14205
To make it even easier, go paperless and join online!
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Renew Your Membership
Log into your account and renew today! Contact the ACA office with any questions about your account at (716) 898-8690 or aca@hwi.buffalo.edu.
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Breaking News: The 12th National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering
The 12th National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering will be held June 12 - 26, 2010, at Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The application deadline is March 8, 2010.
The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short experiments at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (APS) and Oak Ridge's Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources.
Additional details about the School, along with electronic registration, are provided through the Argonne Division of Educational Programs website at http://www.dep.anl.gov/nx.
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Student & Postdoc Member Benefits |
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Membership dues - Students $25 (75% off Regular dues), Postdocs $40 (60% off Regular dues). |
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Meeting registration - Students and Postdocs receive big discounts on annual meeting registration costs. |
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Acta Crystallographia F & CiSE subscriptions - Receive discounted rates on journals published by the American Institute of Phycics (AIP) and the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr).
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| Networking & Career Building | Special Events at Annual Meetings - The Mentoring Dinner and a Mixer sponosored by the Young Scientists Special Interest Group are great just a few great opportunities for networking and socializing at annual meetings. |
| Special Interest Groups - Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are the easiest way to get connected to other scientists and become familiar with ACA. Join as many SIGs as you want, inlcuing one especially for Young Scientis | |
| Job Board - Looking for a job or a postdoc position? Check out open positions employers have recently posted on our job board.
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| Travel Grants - Apply to receive support for travel to meetings. |
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| Award Presentations - ACA presents many awards each year at annual meetings. Several are
dedicated especially to students and postdocs, such as our annual Poster Prizes and the M.C. Etter Early Career Award, which includes a monetary prize and lecture opportunity.
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| Resources | Physics Today online & print subscription - Physics Today is a monthly magazine published by the American Institute of Physics. |
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ACA RefleXions quarterly newsletter subscription - RefleXions newsletter includes valuable information on the latest developments in database access and distribution, job opportunities, developments in diffraction and computer technology and listings and reviews of national and international meetings.
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Young Scientists Special Interest Group (YSSIG)
The Young Scientists SIG exists to address the needs and concerns of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other scientists who are making the transition from their education to the workplace or research establishments. In YSSIG, students, postdocs and those early on in their careers will find an abundance of resources for networking, finding job opportunities and exchanging ideas and research techniques. YSSIG is a great way to become famliar with the ACA and its activities.
The 2010 YSSIG Chair is Ryan Jackson (ryjacks@gmail.com) and the Secretary is Megan Barker (megan.barker@uhnresearch.ca).
Young Scientists Travel Grants
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ACA is committed to helping as many students and young scientists as possible attend annual meetings. Every year we receive generous donations from the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) as well as from individual members and businesses who share our committment. Together we strive to make it possible for young scientists from around the world to gather and share their ideas with the greater crystallographic community.
To apply for a travel grant for the upcoming meeting, please download the application form and send it back to us as instructed on the form. We cannot guarantee that everyone will receive a travel grant, however your application will be considered by the Continuing Education Committe. Preference is given to those presenting a poster or a lecture. |
