The Second 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
Crystalnature and crystalmination
IES Antonio Machado, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2nd Prize, Age 11-15 Category
2025 ORC Dendermonde 3NW3 Stan Korte and Storm Wuyts
Óscar Romero College, Dendermonde, Belgium
3rd Prize, Age 11-15 Category
Baking Crystals
Colegio Miramadrid, Paracuellos, Spain
1st Prize, Age 15-18 Category
KRIMIKRISTALAK
Hernani BHI, Hernani, Spain
2nd Prize, Age 15-18 Category
A gift for mom
IES Cardenal Cisneros, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
3rd Prize ex aequo, Age 15-18 Category
Mysteries & magic of crystallization
Liceo Scientifico Ettore Majorana, Rho, Italy
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.