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1st Pan African Conference on Crystallography
This conference aims at bringing together African crystallographers, mineralogists, solid state and structural scientists to increase the awareness for crystallography and improve the educational opportunities for African researchers and students of all levels.The variety of activities will provide opportunities to engage with (i) the scientific community, from expert crystallographers to young researchers and students of all ages, (ii) government representatives and policy-maker from most African countries.
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Venue: University of Dschang, Cameroon |
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Chairman:Prof. Roger Tsafack NANFOSSO, Rector of the University of Dschang, Cameroon
Co-chairmen: Profs. Ignas Tonle and Jean Ngoune, University of Dschang, Cameroon
Chairman of the Scientific Committee:Prof. C. Lecomte, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France, and Chair of the IUCr Committee for the Initiative in Africa
- Two plenary sessions of Profs. Gautam R. Desiraju (India) and Ron Lifshitz (Israel)
- Keynotes of eminent crystallographers
- Lectures and posters sessions
- Two round tables devoted to “Crystallography as vehicle to promote Science in Africa and beyond” and to “Equipments for African crystallography laboratories”
- Inorganic Materials and Mining Industry,
- Inorganic Materials and Industry Minerals,
- Crystal engineering and structural chemistry: function through design (2 sessions),
- Crystallography data bases,
- Crystallography for life sciences,
- Large Facilities for emerging countries.
Opening Plenary Lecture
6 October 2016; 7.00 - 8.00 PM
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Gautam R. Desiraju (IUCr Immediate Past President, IISc Bangalore, India) From molecule to crystal |
Abstract
How do molecules aggregate in solution, and how do these aggregates consolidate themselves in crystals? What is the relationship between the structure of a molecule and the structure of the crystal it forms? Why do some molecules give more than one crystal structure? Why do some crystal structures contain solvent? How does one design a crystal structure with a specified topology of molecules, or a specified coordination of molecules and/or ions, or even with a specified property? What are the relationships between crystal structures and properties, for molecular crystals? These are some of the questions that are being addressed today by the crystal engineering community, which is drawn from the larger communities of organic, inorganic and physical chemists, and, of crystallographers and solid state scientists. This talk will give a brief historical introduction to crystal engineering itself, and an assessment of the importance and utility of the supramolecular synthon which is one of the most important concepts in the practical use and application of the subject. It is also hoped to provide a look to the future, and indicate some directions in which the subject of crystal engineering might be moving, also in the context of crystallographic endeavors in the African continent.
G. R. Desiraju, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 8342, 2007
G. R. Desiraju, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 9952, 2013
G. R. Desiraju, Science, 343, 1057, 2014
Closing Plenary Lecture
10 October 2016; 11.00 - 12.00 AM
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Ron Lifshitz (Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Israel) What is a crystal? - New answers to an old question |
Abstract
In 1982 Dan Shechtman discovered a new kind of crystal that seemed to contradict the laws of nature. His discovery for which he was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ignited a scientific revolution that demonstrated that, in science, what may seem impossible today might turn out to be real tomorrow. We shall review this scientific revolution and the many effects it had on crystallography, science in general, and even beyond.
Robert Mokaya, University of Nottingham, UK
Alejandro Buschiatto, Institut Pasteur, Montevideo, Uruguay
Colin Groom, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, UK
Gilberto Artioli, University of Padua, Italy
Ashwini Nangia, University of Hyderabad, India
Crystal engineering and structural chemistry: function through design 1
7 October 2016, 8.30 - 13.00
Contributed talks: tbd
Inorganic Materials and Industry Minerals
7 October 2016, 15.00 - 19.30
Invited Lecturers: Michele Zema (University of Pavia, Italy and IUCr, UK), Lahcen El Ammari (University of Rabat, Morocco), Brahim Elouadi (University of la Rochelle, France), Herbert Poellmann (University of Halle, Germany), Márcia Carvalho de Abreu Fantini (University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, President of the Latin American Crystallography Association)
Contributed talks: tbd
Crystallography for Life sciences
8 October 2016, 8.30 - 13.00
Invited Lecturers: Heinrich Dirr (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg), Mino Caira (Cape Town University, South Africa), Bryan Trevor Sewell (University of Cape Town, South Africa), Richard Garratt ( University of Sào Paulo, Brazil), Nourredine Benali Cherif (Polytechnic University of Constantine, Algeria, member of the Algerian Academy of Sciences)
Contributed talks: tbd
Crystallography databases
8 October 2016, 15.00 - 19.30
Invited Lecturers: Zéphirin Yav (University of Kinshasa, Congo DR), Patrice Tsobnang Kenfack (University of Dschang, Cameroon), Matteo Leoni (University of Trento, Italy, Chair of the Boards of Directors of ICDD), Oliver Smart (PDB)
Contributed talks: tbd
Inorganic Materials and Mining Industry
9 October 2016, 8.30 - 13.00
Invited Lecturers: Shimelis Admassie (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia), Robert Kingsford-Adaboh (University of Ghana, Legon), Leslie Felicia Petrik (University of Wersterm Cape, South Africa), Nelie Mutemeri (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Contributed talks: tbd
Crystal engineering and structural chemistry: function through design 2
9 October 2016, 15.00 - 19.30
Invited Lecturers: Aliou Haadi Barry (University of Nouakchott, Mauritania), Mamoudou Diallo (University of Ziguinchor, Senegal), Aleksandar Visnjevac (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia), Emmanuel Aubert (University of Lorraine, France)
Contributed talks: tbd
Large Facilities for Emerging Countries
10 October 2016, 8.30 - 11.00
Invited Lecturers: Florence Porcher (LLB, France)
Contributed talks: tbd
ROUNDTABLE 1: Crystallography as vehicle to promote Science in Africa and beyond
7 October 2016, 21.00 - 23.00
ROUNDTABLE 2: Equipment for African laboratories and the African Light Source, AfLS
8 October 2016, 21.00 - 23.00
Advisory CommitteeGautam DESIRAJU, Immediate Past-Président of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India) Jean P. NGOME ABIAGA, UNESCO-Paris (France) Daniel NYANGANYURA, ROA-ICSU, ICSU (South Africa) Romain MURENZI, TWAS Director, TWAS (Italy) Pinak P. CHAKRABARTI, Chair of the Asian Crystallographic Asscociation (AsCa), Indian Institute of Technology (India) Christopher CAHILL, Chair of the American Crystallographic Association (ACA), George Washington University (USA) Márcia Carvalho DE ABREU FANTINI, Chair of the Latino-America Crystallographic Association (LACA), Instituto de Física da USP (Brasil) Alessia BACCHI, Chair of the European Crystallographic Association (ECA), Università degli Studi di Parma (Italia) Dominik SCHANIEL, Director of the Laboratory of Cristallographie, Résonance magnétique et Modélisation (CRM2), Université de Lorraine (France) Michele ZEMA, IUCr Outreach Officer, University of Pavia (Italia) Prince Jay ORITSEJOLONE OGHIFO, IUPAC, Chemical Society of Nigeria (Nigeria) Masaki TAKATA, Chair of the Spring 8, Spring 8 (Japan) |
Organizing CommitteeRoger TSAFACK N., University of Dschang (Cameroon) Anaclet FOMETHE, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Celestin CHAMENI, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Emmanuel NGAMENI, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Ignas TONLE K., University of Dschang (Cameroon) Jean NGOUNE, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Claude LECOMTE, University of Lorraine (France) Justin NENWA, University of Yaounde 1 (Cameroon) David NKOUTHIO, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Martin TCHOFFO, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Aleksandar VIŠNJEVAC, Ruđer Bošković Institute (Croatia) Charles BANENZOUE, University of Douala (Cameroon) Alexandre DJIMELI, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Delphine TUME, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Yves MBIANGUE, University of Maroua (Cameroon) John LAMBI N., ENS Yaoundé (Cameroon) Felicité MAJOUMO, University of Buea (Cameroon) Junior M MATEMB, University of Bamenda (Cameroon) Martin TCHAMBA, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Armand WOUATONG, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Emmanuel SOPBUE, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Paul TEMATIO, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Patrice KENFACK, University of Dschang (Cameroon) |
Scientific CommitteeClaude LECOMTE, Université de Lorraine (France) Gilberto ARTIOLI, University of Padova (Italia) Andreas ROODT, University of Free State (South Africa) Susan BOURNE, University of Cape Town (South Africa) Abdelmalek THALAL, l'Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech (Morocco) Fai CORNELIUS, University of Dschang (Cameroon) Hocine MERAZIG, Université Constantine (Algérie) Magatte CAMARRA, Université de Zichinchor (Sénégal) Aliou H. BARRY, Université de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) Jules A. TENON, Univ. Houphouet (Cote d’Ivoire) Mohamed OUMEZZINE, Fac. des Sciences de Monastir (Tunisia) Eric HOVESTREYDT, BRUKER, Karlsruhe (Germany) |
The 1st Pan African Conference on Crystallography is part of the activities for the "Building Science Capacity in Africa via Crystallography" initiative of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), funded by the International Council for Science (ICSU) through the ICSU Grants Programme 2015.
The IUCr has further sponsored the event through its "IUCr Sponsorship and Support of Meeting" and "Visiting Professorship" schemes.