September 1, 2026
Muhammad Azhan, a Ph.D. candidate in Prof. Kirill Kovnir’s research group, received the Gold Award at the ACS Fall 2026 meeting in Chicago.
Azhan was selected as a finalist for the ACS Energy & Fuels Division Student Award and presented a five-minute flash talk on his research during the final competition. Following his presentation, he was selected as a Gold Award winner. The award includes a $400 prize.
His talk focused on the design and synthesis of multimetallic transition-metal phosphides for electrocatalytic hydrogen production.
