{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"USC Dornsife News Briefs","provider_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs","author_name":"Michael Liu","author_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/author\/liumk\/","title":"Travis Williams - USC Dornsife News Briefs","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9qpePxCwlC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/faculty-recogntion\/2025\/07\/travis-williams-2025\/\">Travis Williams<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/faculty-recogntion\/2025\/07\/travis-williams-2025\/embed\/#?secret=9qpePxCwlC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Travis Williams&#8221; &#8212; USC Dornsife News Briefs\" data-secret=\"9qpePxCwlC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/07\/williams-travis-st.jpg","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":506,"description":"Travis Williams, professor of chemistry, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Polyhedron Best Paper Award for his article \u201cAn Immobilized (Carbene) Nickel Catalyst for Water Oxidation.\u201d The paper explores how a specially designed nickel compound can be used to create a stable, efficient catalyst for producing oxygen from water. Selected based on reviewer feedback and editorial evaluation, the award includes a certificate and cash prize. Williams shares the honor with his late co-author, Sri Narayan of the Department of Chemistry."}