Crystallographer
noun
A scientist who studies the structure and properties of crystals.
As a crystallographer, she was always intrigued by the unique patterns found in different minerals.

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Academic
noun
A scientist who studies the structure and properties of crystals.
As a crystallographer, she was always intrigued by the unique patterns found in different minerals.

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Academic
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Academic Field
Used primarily in scientific contexts related to chemistry, physics, and geology.

He published his latest research findings in a journal for crystallographers.
Specialized Role
Refers to someone with specific expertise in crystal structures, not a general scientist.

The university's crystallographer helped us understand the molecular makeup of the gemstone.
Career Focus
Implies a professional vocation, people train for years to become a crystallographer.

After completing her PhD in crystallography, she became a renowned crystallographer.
Academic Field
Used primarily in scientific contexts related to chemistry, physics, and geology.

He published his latest research findings in a journal for crystallographers.
Specialized Role
Refers to someone with specific expertise in crystal structures, not a general scientist.

The university's crystallographer helped us understand the molecular makeup of the gemstone.
Career Focus
Implies a professional vocation, people train for years to become a crystallographer.

After completing her PhD in crystallography, she became a renowned crystallographer.
Academic Field
Used primarily in scientific contexts related to chemistry, physics, and geology.

He published his latest research findings in a journal for crystallographers.
Specialized Role
Refers to someone with specific expertise in crystal structures, not a general scientist.

The university's crystallographer helped us understand the molecular makeup of the gemstone.
Career Focus
Implies a professional vocation, people train for years to become a crystallographer.

After completing her PhD in crystallography, she became a renowned crystallographer.
Video examples
How I discovered DNA -...
picture of Rosalind and she really you know in one sense she was a camera so really she would been trained that she didn't know any organic chemistry or quantum chemistry she was a crystallographer and I think part of the reason she didn't want to build models
Video examples
James Watson: How we...
in one sense she was a chemist, but really she would have been trained -- she didn't know any organic chemistry or quantum chemistry. She was a crystallographer. And I think part of the reason she didn't want to build models
Video examples
How I discovered DNA -...
picture of Rosalind and she really you know in one sense she was a camera so really she would been trained that she didn't know any organic chemistry or quantum chemistry she was a crystallographer and I think part of the reason she didn't want to build models
Video examples
James Watson: How we...
in one sense she was a chemist, but really she would have been trained -- she didn't know any organic chemistry or quantum chemistry. She was a crystallographer. And I think part of the reason she didn't want to build models
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