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Crystallography schools to promote interdisciplinarity in science

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The value of crystallography is paramount in science exploration as indicated by its use in multiple scientific fields. It has the ability to “unify” science by fostering the research development from various backgrounds. Interdisciplinary research requires a common crystallographic language, ability to understand the crystallographic information, and data interoperability – the property that allows for the unrestricted sharing of resources or data between different systems. This session will focus on initiatives and schools which promote crystallographic knowledge and encourage the use of crystallographic data across disciplines and ages. The benefits, practical solutions and educatory initiatives whereby interdisciplinarity has been successfully achieved will be described. The use of software and data modification in order to achieve interoperability as well as descriptions of challenges which still hinder interdisciplinary research are welcomed.

Chair persons

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Region
Serena	Tarantino	University of Pavia	Pavia	Italy	ECA
Alice	Brink	University of the Free State Bloemfontein		South Africa	ECA

Invited speakers

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Title
Diego German	Lamas	University of San Martín	San Martin	Argentina	Crystallography schools and other educational activities in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marielle Yasmine	Agbahoungbata	University of Abomey-Calavi	Cotonou	Benin	X-TechLab training sessions in Benin: towards borderless science education