Winners of the 2024 IUCr Crystal Growing Competition

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 IUCr Crystal Growing Competition.

Schoolchildren were invited to convey their experiences of growing crystals through a video. The entries were judged on their creativity, aesthetic value, description of the working plan and experimental work, clarity of explanation, scientific background and safety by an international panel. This particular year we had so many incredible entries that the judges decided to award honourable mentions alongside the usual medals. The winners and honourable mentions, who receive a certificate and medal, respectively, are as follows:

Under 11 (Primary School)

Honorable Mention – Xixin Primary School, China

11-15 Age Group (Middle Forms)

Gold – IRIS School, Vietnam

Silver – V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Andrzeja Struga, Poland

Bronze – Nexus International School Singapore, Singapore

Honorable Mention – Collège JEAN JAURES, France

Honorable Mention – Hanoi Academy, Vietnam

Honorable Mention – E.S.R.N. N°103, Argentina

15-18 Age Group (Upper Forms)

Gold – Instituto General San Martin de Jose C Paz, Argentina

Silver – Edward Dembowski Bilingual High School No. 1 in Gliwice, Poland

Bronze – Raíces de Gonnet, Argentina

Honorable Mention – GO! Atheneum Ekerenm, Belgium

Honorable Mention – Colegio San Ildefonso, Spain

Honorable Mention – Vinschool Imperia, Vietnam

Honorable Mention – Colegio de Jesus, Argentina

A special shoutout to our gold winners!

IRIS School crafted their crystal in honor of Teacher’s Day in Vietnam (20 Nov) as a heartfelt tribute to their teacher.

Watch their contribution here.

Instituto General San Martin de Jose C Paz crystallised a Hello Kitty to celebrate 50 years of Hello Kitty!

Watch their contribution here.

Many thanks to all those who took part. Once again, the quality of the entries was extremely high, making the decisions difficult for the judges.