The 2014 Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference will be held at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, October 26-28. Please visit us later for detailed schedules, registration or accomodation.
The Sidhu Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Fields of Crystallography or Diffraction by a Scientist within Six Years of Her / His Ph.D.
Welcome to our Website
The Pittsburgh Diffraction
Society (PDS) is
a not-for-profit organization which promotes fundamental and
applied diffraction and crystallographic research and the
exchange of ideas and information concerning such research.
The PDS was founded by Professor Surain S. Sidhu who organized
the first Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference in 1943.
Since that time the PDS has sponsored an annual conference which
is held annually, returning to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania every five years.
Professor Sidhu is remembered and honored through
the Sidhu Award, given to an outstanding scientist who is within six years
of having earned the Ph.D. or its equivalent. Other
awards sponsored by the PDS to support and encourage young
scientists include
the George Jeffrey
Award, which provides
travel assistance for students attending the triennial Congress
of the International Union of Crystallography, and
the Chung Soo
Yoo Award given to the best student presenter at the annual
Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference.
Related Links
The International Union of Crystallography
2014 IUCR Meeting
The American
Crystallographic Association
The ACA service
crystallography homepage
The ACA
small molecule SIG homepage