Welcome to the IOCG!
The International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG) is a federation of national groups and societies which represent national communities of scientists active in the area of crystal growth. The general purposes of IOCG are scientific, literary and educational, directed toward the advancement of the theory and practice of crystal growth, crystal characterization and allied branches of science. Means to these ends include the holding of the triennial Intern. Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ICCGE) jointly with the Intern. Summer School on Crystal Growth (ISSCG) as well as the support to further topical meetings on crystal growth.
News
Election Executive Committee
The election for the Executive Commitee (EC) of the IOCG is coming soon. If your organization wants to nominate a crystal grower to work in the EC (preferably a person who was already involved with the IOCG in his/her capacity as a National Organization Representative to the Council), please forward the name to the Chair of Nomination Committee at dabkoh@mcmaster.ca. The deadline for the nominations is March the 15th.
Call for Nominations: IOCG Prizes
The IOCG awards at every ICCGE conference three prizes: the Frank prize (fundamental contribution to the field), the Laudise prize (technological contribution to the field) and the Schieber prize (for an early career worker). The deadline for nominations is 1 April 2025. For details on the prizes and the procedure, click here.
A deeper dive on the new IOCG logo (click here for the full story)
Events
January 19-22, 2025
Lecce, Italy
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In Memoriam
“In Memoriam” notes about the distinguished members of Crystal Growth Community who are no longer with us will be published here. Please submit the appropriate notes to the Secretary, Stanisław Krukowski stach@unipress.waw.pl