Crystallography & Crystal Structure Courses and Certifications

Crystal Structures and Properties of Metals

41 ratings at Coursera

Relate atomic bonding to material behavior: study cubic crystal structures, Miller indices, crystallographic defects, and extract mechanical properties from tensile testing and failure analysis.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Nanyang Technological University

Beauty, Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry

Analyze symmetry in flowers, Escher tessellations, and Islamic architecture, applying point groups, the 17 plane groups, Bravais lattices, and Platonic solids to crystal structures.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials

Derive symmetry theory and use it in tensor descriptions of crystal properties: lattices, point and space groups, stress and strain tensors, piezoelectricity, and elasticity.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IISER Mohali;  NPTEL

Chemical Crystallography

Learn how X-ray diffraction reveals crystal symmetry and supports crystal-structure determination, refinement, and powder diffraction analysis.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Delhi;  NPTEL

Crystals, Symmetry and Tensors

Explore crystal lattices, symmetry groups, and tensor methods for calculating crystallographic and elastic properties.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

The Royal Institution

The Wondrous World of Perovskites - With Mike Glazer

A lecture on how subtle changes in perovskite crystal structures produce diverse electrical and thermal properties with applications in electronics, ultrasonics, and sensing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Did Kathleen Lonsdale Deserve a Nobel Prize - Her Groundbreaking Work Explained

Discover why pioneering crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale deserved Nobel recognition for solving benzene's structure and advancing X-ray crystallography methods.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Women in Science - Kathleen Lonsdale's 1970 Discourse

Discover the challenges and triumphs of pioneering crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale as she reflects on her groundbreaking career and the barriers women faced in science.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Crystal Engineering - Chemical Reaction in Solids - W5L24

Explore supramolecular synthons and their role in crystal engineering and solid-state chemical reactions through advanced structural chemistry concepts.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Competition Involving Interactions in Close Packing of Solids

Explore competitive interactions in solid-state packing through hydrogen and halogen bonding examples in crystalline structures.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Material Behavior

1311 ratings at Coursera

Properties follow from microstructure: study atomic bonding, Bravais lattices, point and line defects, diffusion, and noncrystalline materials such as glasses, rubbers, and polymers.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NPTEL;  IIT Delhi

Materials Science

5 ratings

This course covers lessons in internal energy enthalpy, crystal geometry and structure, non-crystalline solids, phase diagrams and transformation, plastic deformation, conductors, resistors, superconductors and semiconductors.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

药物晶体学

系统学习X射线单晶与粉晶衍射在药物晶体结构解析、质量控制和药靶相互作用研究中的应用。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

晶体结构与结晶

系统讲授晶体学、晶体结构表征与X射线衍射，解析晶体成核生长及结晶过程控制。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

晶体结构与缺陷

从晶体对称性与空间群出发，解析晶体结构、织构及缺陷如何影响材料性能。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course