The ESRF and EMBL Joint Structural Biology and Imaging Group are delighted to announce the second edition of the Advanced Methods for Ambient Crystallography (AMAX) workshop, which will take place at the ESRF, Grenoble from 2–4 December 2026.
The workshop follows on from the successful first edition in 2023 and will focus on room-temperature and ambient crystallography.
ESRF/EMBL are actively developing methods in this field. Current capabilities include fully automated room-temperature single-crystal data collection on MASSIF-1 with the CrystalDirect Harvester, in situ room-temperature data collection on MASSIF-1, ID23-2 and ID30B and microsecond serial and time-resolved crystallography on ID29.
This 3-day workshop will cover practical and theoretical aspects of room-temperature data collection, including recent developments in the field and broader considerations for ambient crystallography. The first day will include lectures from invited speakers, followed by hands-on practical sessions at the beamlines, data processing tutorials, and a round-table discussion on the following days.
Confirmed speakers and tutors so far include:
The hands-on practical sessions at MASSIF-1, ID23-2 and ID29 will include room-temperature single-crystal data collection using capillary and humidifier-based methods, in situ data collection and serial time-resolved mixing data collection using a tape-drive approach.
A total of 12 participants will be selected.
There is a registration fee of up to €250, which will include accommodation, meals and coffee breaks during the workshop and which we hope to reduce further.
The application deadline is 14 September 2026.
Applications can be submitted via this website.
More information is available at the following links:
