The First European Crystallography Video Contest was open to all schoolchildren from European countries. Its goal was to introduce young students to the exciting and challenging world of Crystal Growing and Crystallography.
High school students were encouraged to participate by making a short video to share their experiences growing crystals and highlighting their experimental work in a creative way. After much consideration and discussion, the panel of judges picked the winning videos that you can watch below. Congratulations to the winners, and well done to everyone who took part!
1st Prize, Age 11-15 Category
“Crystal Growing Competition,” Óscar Romero College, Belgium
2nd Prize, Age 11-15 Category
“Descubriendo la Cristalografía con Cristal y Mineral,” IES Marismas, Spain
3rd Prize, Age 11-15 Category
“Cristallin,” Collège Pierre Gassendi, France
1st Prize, Age 15-18 Category
“Krystallia, the utopian city”, Liceo Scientifico Ettore Majorana di Rho, Italy
2nd Prize, Age 15-18 Category
“Cristalli: spazio, tempo e … molta, molta pazienza!”, Liceo Statale Ettore Majorana, Italy
3rd Prize ex aequo, Age 15-18 Category
“Kristalizazioa,” IES Pío Baroja BHI, Spain
3rd Prize ex aequo, Age 15-18 Category
“Kristalizazio bideoa,” IES Pío Baroja BHI, Spain
All of the videos can be found together in a playlist on ECA’s YouTube channel. Please share this with colleagues and friends to inspire the next generation of crystallographers!
The European Crystallography Video Contest was organized by GIG-03 (Education in Crystallography General Interest Group) from the European Crystallographic Association (ECA), sponsored by the ECA and supported by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) with a CCDC Engagement Grant.