<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/energy/news/stories/2025/student-spotlight-navmi-naik.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>12/17/2025 08:41:07 AM</pubDate><title>Student Spotlight: Navmi Naik</title><subtitle/><description>PhD student Navmi is transforming seawater into affordable green hydrogen through breakthrough catalysts. Her award-winning research and leadership has strengthened the university’s energy community.</description><author>Binita Roy</author><author-email>broy@central.uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image><img src="/energy/_imgs/_people/navmi_naik.jpg" alt="Navmi Naik headshot"/></image><categories>Workforce &amp; Education,People &amp; Partnerships</categories></item>