06/14/2025
The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI, ipmi.org) Student Award Winners presented their research at our 49th Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Moderated by Jonathan Jodry.
IPMI Ames Goldsmith / Colonial Metals Premier Student Award:
Deiaa Harraz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research Title: Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Bifunctionality in Pd-Catalyzed Vinyl Acetate Synthesis
IPMI Europe Chapter Award
Maria Chiara Massaro, Politecnico di Torino
Research Title: Optimizing PEMFC Performance with Platinum-based Catalysts for Zero-Emission Heavy-Duty Transportation
IPMI Colonial Metals George Benvegno Memorial Award
Monika Snowdon, Queen's University
Research Title: Enhanced Protection of Precious Metals with Polymer N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
IPMI Sabin Metal Corporation Ron Bleggi Award
Kang Rui Garrick Lim, Harvard University
Research Title: Raspberry-Colloid-Templated Catalysts Incorporating Noble Metal Nanoparticles as a Model Thermocatalytic Platform
IPMI Gero Family Trust Bright Futures Student Award
Shiyi Yang, Rutgers University
Research Title: NHC Ligands and Well-Defined Pd(II)-NHC Complexes Development in Catalysis
IPMI Johnson Matthey Student Award
Erfan Oftadeh, UC Santa Barbara
Research Title: Sustainable Methodologies for Organic Transformations, Specifically Cross Coupling Reactions
IPMI Metalor Technologies SA Student Award
Michael Gresh-Sill, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Research Title: Role of Inorganic Promoters in Ag/α-Al2O3 Olefin Epoxidation Catalysts
IPMI Student Award
Lianshun Luo, Carnegie Mellon University
Research Title: Atomically Precise Control Over Anisotropic , Thiolate Ligan-Protected Gold Nanoclusters and Their Unique Optical Properties.