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.
Preliminary Programme
Monday August 25th 2025
Morning Lectures
9:00-9:15 Welcome
9:15-10:15 Invited lectures To be announced (Room 1)
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:45 Contributed talks To be announced (Room 1)
11:45-12:00 Additional remarks
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Demo Session
13:30–13:35 Introductory remarks
13:35-14:30 D1 Erhard Irmer (Uni-Goettingen, Germany) Structure Determination of Aspirin (Room 1)
14:30-15:25 D2 Ilaria Gimondi (CCDC, UK) Title to be announced (Room 1)
15:25-15:30 Additional remarks
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.
9:00-9:15 Introductory remarks
Age group A (from 10 to 14 years old) - Room1
9:15-10:15 T1 Laura Folkers (STOE) Title to be announced
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:45 T2 Laura Folkers (STOE) Title to be announced
Age group B (from 15 to 18 years old) - Room 2
9:15 - 9:45 T3 Nico Graw (RPTU Landau, Germany) Title to be announced
9:45 - 10:45 T4 Andrea Ienco (ICCOM - CNR, Florence, Italy) Title to be announced (Room 2)
10:45 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:45 T5 Erhard Irmer (Uni-Goettingen, Germany) Structure analysis of Aspirin (Room 2)
11:45 - 12:00 Concluding remarks
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.
