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During the GIA Board of Governors meeting in early November at the Institute’s headquarters in Carlsbad, CA, the Institute honored Susan M. Jacques with its highest honor, the Richard T. Liddicoat Award for Distinguished Achievement.

GIA Honors Susan Jacques

CARLSBAD, Calif. – November 10, 2025 – During the GIA Board of Governors meeting in early November at the Institute’s headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the Institute honored Susan M. Jacques with its highest honor

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The board of directors of GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (GIA India) has appointed Amit Pratihari as managing director, responsible for all aspects of GIA India’s gemological laboratories in Mumbai and Surat, as well as the GIA India school in Mumbai.

Amit Pratihari Named Managing Director, GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – October 1, 2025 – The board of directors of GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (GIA India) has appointed Amit Pratihari as managing director

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In July 2025, staff from GIA, including GIA Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Laboratory Officer Tom Moses and Vice President of Research and Development Dr. Wuyi Wang, examined a rough diamond weighing 2,488.32 carats

GIA Examines the World’s Second Largest Diamond

CARLSBAD, Calif. – August 28, 2025 – In July 2025, staff from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), including GIA Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Laboratory Officer Tom Moses and Vice President of Research and Development

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GIA Launches Updated Laboratory-Grown Diamond Services October 1

CARLSBAD, Calif. – August 26, 2025 – GIA, the Gemological Institute of America, will launch revised evaluation services for D-to-Z laboratory-grown diamonds on October 1.

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GIA Names Sriram Natarajan Senior Vice President of Laboratory Operations

CARLSBAD, Calif. – August 21, 2025 - Sriram 'Ram' Natarajan, previously managing director of GIA India Laboratory Private Limited (GIA India), has been appointed to a new role

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