RECENT PUBLICATIONS
THE GROUP
Dave was born in Allentown, PA in 1983. He received his undergraduate education in Lancaster, PA at Franklin and Marshall College where he conducted undergraduate research with Professor Phyllis Leber investigating the mechanisms of gas-phase hydrocarbon isomerization reactions. In 2006, Dave moved to Harvard University to pursue graduate studies with Professor Tobias Ritter and investigated the role of metal–metal redox cooperation in C–H oxidation catalysis. After receiving a Ph.D. in 2011, Dave joined Professor Daniel Nocera's research group as an NIH post-doctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, where he studied molecular photocataylsis for solar energy conversion. In 2015, Dave moved to Texas A&M University as an assistant professor. His research program is based on synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry with an emphasis on developing reaction chemistry for sustainable synthesis.
POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Debabrata Sengupta
Post-doctoral Scholar
Office: Chem 307
Research interests:
Reactive Intermediates
Asim Maity
Research interests: Synthetic methods towards oxidation chemistry
Andrew Ezazi
Research interests:
Lattice-isolated metal active sites
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Mario Cosio
Research interests:
Utilization of lattice-isolated active sites
Gerard "Trip" Van Trieste
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
Brandon Frey
Research interests:
Main group electrocatalysis
Pritam Roychowdhurry
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Kaleb Reid
Research interests:
Metal catalyzed small molecule activation
Aishanee Sur
Research interests:
Metal organic framework catalysis
Hao Tan
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Phong Thai
Research interests:
Metal-organic framework electrocatalysis
Samya Samanta
interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Arpan Paikar
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
Nate Hoskinson
Research interests:
Utilization of oxygen as a selective oxidant
Veronica Knipp
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagents
Danna Pinto
Research interests:
Hypervalent iodine
Roberto Herrera
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagents
Hanna Goble
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
