The contest was run to have students design an elemental tile for the two newly named elements: flerovium (Fl) and livermorium (Lv).
Winners
The voters have spoken! Congratulations to both the winners! Your tiles will appear on the Periodic Table Project poster, henceforth. The designs are also now part of our mobile app.
Flerovium (Fl) winning element tile
Emily Lam – University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario
Formally adopted by IUPAC on May 30, 2012, flerovium, formerly ununquadium, was first discovered at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, a laboratory within the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINT) in Dubna, Russia, in December 1998 by bombarding a 244Pu atom with 48Ca ions. The element is named after the Flerov Laboratory, which was itself named after the Russian physicist Georgy Flerov. The tile, done in marker and colour pencil, depicts a radioactive symbol and the logo of JINT with blue highlights to reflect the colour of their logo. The background has been layered with marker so that when one looks closely, details regarding flerovium’s history are revealed.
Livermorium (Lv) winning element tile
Lisa Lai – Campbell Collegiate, Regina, Saskatchewan
Livermorium is an element created by combining calcium and curium. Even though it was "discovered" in Russia, it was named after the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory because over the years scientists at Livermore have been involved in many areas of nuclear science. This is a prime example of great synthesizing among nations. I chose to use a silver arrow pointing at light to represent where we are headed, to a better understanding and clarity of our world. The colourful ribbons symbolize the nations and how we are able to now work together to further our knowledge in science as a world and community.
Get the free Periodic Table Project mobile app
You can download the free Periodic Table Project mobile app for Apple or Android devices! The app has artistic tiles for each element on the periodic table, along with descriptions behind the design. It also has the basic atomic properties of each element for students to readily access.
Background of the Periodic Table Project
In 2011, we invited Chem 13 News magazine readers to have their students artistically express an element on a 6-inch by 6-inch tile for the Periodic Table Project to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. In 2013, we ran a design contest for flerovium (Fl) and livermorium (Lv). Another design contest was run in 2017 for the four newly named elements: nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og)
Read more about the Periodic Table Project.