Crystallography in School
@ECM35
August 25-26th 2025
St. John Cantius School
ul. Strzelecka 10
61-485 Poznań
Poland
A two-day Workshop to discuss and share teaching experiences on crystallography-related subjects in school.
On occasion of the 35th European Crystallographic Meeting in Poznan, the Workshop will take place at St. John Cantius Senior High-School in Poznan, where Max von Laue was a pupil at the end of the 19th century.
The first day will be dedicated to the presentation of oral contributions and demo sessions with the possibility for participants to get in touch with speakers and practice tutorials. The second day high-school students will be able to carry out hands-on tutorials and small experiments supported by their teachers and crystallographic tutors.
If you would like to contribute with a lecture or a practical demo, please contact us by writing to cis2025@pm.me .
Scientific and Organising Committee
Kamil Dziubek (University of Wien, Austria)
Ewelina Framska (St. John Cantius High School, Poznań, Poland)
Erhard Irmer (University of Göttingen, Germany)
Mariusz Jaskólski (A. Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland)
Katarzyna Kordus (St. John Cantius High School, Poznań, Poland)
Maciej Kubicki (A. Mickiewicz University, Poznań,Poland)
Tomasz Manszewski (Gen. Kutrzeba School, Oborniki, Poland)
Consiglia Tedesco (University of Salerno, Italy)
Scope and objectives
Students usually come into contact with crystallographic topics, and in particular with X-ray structure analysis, only late in their university studies. Public events often focus on a playful approach to crystals or symmetry. Only very rarely are crystallographic topics integrated into school lessons in STEM subjects. However, the method of crystal structure analysis and working with its results offer many possible applications in chemistry, physics or biology lessons.
During the Workshop we would like to work out such curricular anchor points together and use best-practice examples to encourage an exchange of experiences for working with pupils and teachers.
Programme
Monday August 25th 2025
Morning Lectures
9:00 - 9:15 Kamil Dziubek (University of Wien, Austria) Welcome and introductory remarks (Room 1)
9:15 - 9:45 Nico Graw (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany) Experiences from five years of crystallography education (Room 1)
9:45 - 10:15 Genevieve Evans (PDBe, UK) Teaching Tomorrow’s Science: Protein Families and Structural
Insights (Room 1)
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:25 Ilaria Gimondi (CCDC, UK) Using crystallographic data and software to enhance students’ learning (Room 1)
11:25 - 11:55 Maciej Kozak (SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, Poland) Research opportunities and educational offer at the first Polish synchrotron – NSRC SOLARIS (Room 1)
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Demo Session
13:30 – 13:35 Kamil Dziubek (University of Wien, Austria) Welcome and introductory remarks (Room 1)
13:35 - 15:25 Erhard Irmer (Uni-Goettingen, Germany) Structure Determination of Aspirin (Room 1)
13:35 - 15:25 Ilaria Gimondi (CCDC, UK) Demo on using crystallographic data and software to enhance students’ learning (Room 2)
15:25 - 15:30 Kamil Dziubek (University of Wien, Austria) Additional remarks (Room 1)
Tuesday August 26th 2025
Hands-on Tutorials for Students
The hands-on tutorial are specifically dedicated to students, who will be divided into age groups of 8-10 people. Other interested participants may be admitted on request, please contact cis2025@pm.me.
9:00-9:05 Introductory remarks
Group A - Room1
9:05-10:15 Laura Folkers (STOE, Germany) Mission: Crystallography (Part 1)
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Laura Folkers (STOE, Germany) Mission Crystallography (Part 2)
Group B - Room 2
9:05 - 9:30 Nico Graw (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany) Making atoms visible: structural analysis with crystals and X-rays
9:30-10:15 Andrea Ienco (ICCOM - CNR, Florence, Italy) Bricks, Crystals and diffraction: exploring crystallography using Lego(RM)
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:45 Erhard Irmer (Uni-Goettingen, Germany) Structure analysis of Aspirin (Room 2)
11:45 - 12:00 Kamil Dziubek (University of Wien, Austria) Concluding remarks (Room 1)
How to participate
ECM participants should register via the ECM website.
If you wish to participate only at this workshop, or if you already registered for ECM35 and did not select this satellite meeting, please register via the form below.
How to reach us
It takes between 10 to 30 minutes to reach St. John Cantius School from the main train station using public transportation. The fastest route is to take the 95 tram line, boarding at the "Poznań Główny" tram stop and getting down at the "Wrocławska" stop, which is just a three minute walk from the venue. You can find the street directions here through Google or Jakdojade public transport planner.
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