The University of Tehran has became a member of the International Center for Diffraction Data (ICDD), a nonprofit scientific organization, founded by and dedicated to scientists working in the field of X-ray analysis and materials characterization. The ICDD produces materials databases, characterization tools, and educational materials, as well as organizes and supports global workshops, clinics and conferences. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, the US, it provides the scientific community with the tools required for X-ray analysis while continuing to educate and inform current and future scientists in the field, IRNA reported. UT is the first Iranian academic center to officially join the body which has 48 countries as its members, according to icdd.com.
