IUCr worldwide crystal growing competition

Winners of the 2016 competition

In the company of his parents and younger sister, Prithvi Rajan receives his silver medal certificate (under-11 category) from his teacher, R. Karthik (right; IISC, Bangalore, India). Prithvi was trained in crystallisation by his mother.

The IUCr Crystal growing competition is open to all schoolchildren up to the age of 18, and aims to introduce students to the exciting, challenging and sometimes frustrating world of growing crystals. Following the great success of the IYCr2014 and 2015 competitions, schoolchildren were invited to take part in the 2016 edition and convey their experiences of growing crystals through a video. An international panel of judges has evaluated the entries based on creativity, aesthetic value, description of working plan and experimental work, clarity of explanations, scientific background and safety. The details of the winning teams can be seen in the table below; all will receive a 'Young crystal growers' certificate and a medal. We congratulate the laureates, and hope you will enjoy watching the winning videos at www.iycr2014.org/participate/competition-winners/2016-winners.

Launch of the 2017 competition

The 2017 competition has now been launched. For rules and guidance, please see www.iycr2014.org/participate/crystal-growing-competition-2017. The closing date for submissions is November 19, 2017. Please note that videos submitted to local competitions during 2017 may be also submitted to the IUCr competition.