United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry A Rapid Synthesis Method for Au, Pd, and Pt Aerogels Via Direct Solution-Based Reduction Fred J. Burpo1, Enoch A. Nagelli1, Lauren A. Morris2, Joshua P. McClure3, Madeline Y. Ryu1, Jesse L. Palmer1 1Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, 2Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC, 3Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, United States Army Research Laboratory A rapid, direct solution-based reduction synthesis method to obtain Au, Pd, and Pt aerogels is presented.