The laboratory research

• The modelling of aperiodic crystal structures
• Resonant Diffraction as a tool to probe local chemical and electronic structures in crystals
• Photo-induced and Radiation-induced structural changes in organic and biological crystals
• The Swiss Norwegian beamlines (SNBL) at the ESRF in Grenoble
• Analytical Services

COURS BLOC 2010

This practical course is intended for doctoral students interested in learning the basic aspects of crystallography and diffraction. More information here.

News

2009 Lewy-Bertaut Prize

Lukas Palatinus receives the Lewy-Bertaut prize
Lukas Palatinus, scientific collaborator in the Laboratory  of crystallography has been elected
for the Lewy Bertaut prize  for his significant contribution to the solution of the phase problem in crystallography. It is the second time this prize is given and moreover, both laureates are from
the EPFL. The committee comes from two associations: European Crystallographic Asocciation
and European Neutron Scattering Association. The prize is awarded to a young European scientist
in recognition of notable contributions in the field of investigation of matter using crystallographic or
neutron scaterring methods.


Cours bloc 2009
This practical course is intended for doctoral students interested in learning the basic aspects of crystallography and diffraction. More information here.

A new textbook on aperiodic crystal structures
Aperiodic crystals : from modulated phases to quasicrystals, Ted Janssen, Gervais Chapuis,
Marc de Boissieu, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007, 978-0-19-856777-6 (Hbk)