4 November 2026, Utrecht University
DACG Fall Symposium & General Members Meeting
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our fall symposium, including the general members meeting, on the 4th of November 2026.
This symposium will be held at Utrecht University and will be hosted by the Soft Condensed Matter & Biophysics group of the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science. Registration is open on this page and available until 27 October 2026.
The address of this event is:
Boothzaal
Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht Science Park
Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht
Program
09:30 – 09:50 Registration and coffee
09:50 – 10:00 Welcome and opening
10:00 – 10:30 Towards crystals of crystals of nanocrystals – Alfons van Blaaderen (Utrecht University)
10:30 – 11:00 Asymmetric amplification in reactive chiral crystallization – Sjoerd van Dongen (SolarFoil / AMOLF)
11:00 – 11:30 Real-space analysis and strengthening of photonic icosahedral supraparticles – Jesse Bückmann (Utrecht University)
11:30 – 12:00 Three-dimensional printing of ice structures via evaporative cooling in vacuum – Menno Demmenie (University of Amsterdam)
12:00 – 12:30 Colloidal quasicrystals: how entropy can lead to forbidden symmetries – Laura Filion (Utrecht University)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (location: Educatorium)
13:30 – 14:15 General Members Meeting DACG 2026
14:15 – 14:45 Impact of solution stoichiometry on BaSO4, CaCO3 and FeS nucleation and grow – Mariëtte Wolthers (Utrecht University)
14:45 – 15:15 Growth and morphology of PbSe mesocrystal – Elias Vlieg (Radboud University Nijmegen)
15.15 – 15.30 Coffee
15:30 – 16:00 Key to the crystal garden – Machiel Zwarts (art photographer)
16:00 – 16:45 Lab visit
16:45 – 17:30 Drinks / nibbles
Location:
Utrecht University, Universiteitsbibliotheek (Boothzaal), Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht
Register
Registration for this event is now available.
Deadline:
Registration deadline: 27/October/2026
Event fee:
The registration fee for the symposium is €30 for DACG-members and students. For non-members there is a fee of €45. Please mention “DACG Fall Symposium 2026 & GMM” in your payment. Also, please let us know if you have any dietary requests.
Payment may be done via the QR codes here below or via a bank transfer:
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kristalgroei
NL 60 INGB 0004 3051 58
DACG Members and Students
Non-Members
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be made in writing at info@dacg.nl.
Full details can be found in our terms and conditions. Submission of a registration is regarded as a firm booking (subject to availability) and acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Contact:
If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at info@dacg.nl.
Time and location
The address is of the symposium is:
Boothzaal
Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht Science Park
Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht
More information on how to get to the venue can be found on the website of the UU:
https://www.uu.nl/universiteitsbibliotheek/bezoek-ons/adres-en-bereikbaarheid/ub-utrecht-science-park
