Bourne Susan A, Haynes Delia A, Zema Michele
Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.
Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2024 Sep 30;80(Pt 10):997-998. doi: 10.1107/S2056989024008272. eCollection 2024 Sep 1.
This virtual collection is a celebration. It is a celebration of crystallography in Africa, and a celebration of the international crystallography community. It commemorates the founding of the African Crystallographic Association (AfCA), which was accepted as the newest Regional Associate of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in 2023, the year of the 75th anniversary of the first IUCr Congress and General Assembly. The collection contains research articles authored by scientists across the African continent, as well as a selection of articles giving context to crystallography in Africa. These discuss history, collaboration between scientists and between associations, and various educational and outreach initiatives.
这个虚拟文集是一次庆典。它是对非洲晶体学的庆典，也是对国际晶体学界的庆典。它纪念非洲晶体学协会（AfCA）的成立，该协会于2023年被接纳为国际晶体学联盟（IUCr）最新的区域会员，这一年也是第一届IUCr大会暨全会召开75周年。文集中包含了非洲大陆各地科学家撰写的研究文章，以及一些介绍非洲晶体学背景的文章。这些文章讨论了历史、科学家之间以及协会之间的合作，还有各种教育和推广活动。
