Dennis Hall, University of Alberta, $25,000
“Borate-Based Catalytic Directing Groups for Alkene and C–H Functionalization Reactions Using Readily Available Alcohol Substrates”

Oana Luca, University of Colorado – Boulder, $25,000
“Catalyst and Electrolyte-Free Direct Electrochemical Cross Coupling”

Jeff Byers, Boston College, $25,000
“Development of an Iron-Based Catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling Reactions”

Zach Amara, National Des Arvts Et Métiers, $25,000
“Smart Synthesis with Magnetically Recoverable Visible Light Photocatalysts”

Leo Choe Peng, Universiti Sains Malaysia, $16,000
“Diafiltration of Monoclonal Antibody using pH Responsive Membrane with Positive Charge.

Andrew Zydney, Penn State, $50,000
“Countercurrent Staged Diafiltration for Monoclonal Antibody Formulation.”

Amanda Evans, California State University, Fullerton, $50,000
“Enz-Flow/Continuous Bioprocessing: Towards a green continuous flow synthesis of levomilnacipran”