THE GROUP
David C. Powers
Associate Professor
powers@chem.tamu.edu
Office: Chem 1223
979.862.3089
curriculum vitae
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
Richard Thompson
Post-doctoral Scholar
vmdt60@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Reactive Intermediates
Promita Biswas
Post-doctoral Scholar
pbiswas@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Pyridinium Aziridine Derivatization
Asim Maity
asimmaity@tamu.edu
Research interests: Synthetic methods towards oxidation chemistry
Andrew Ezazi
ezaz1andrew@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Lattice-isolated metal active sites
Gerard "Trip" Van Trieste
g.vantrieste@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
Mario Cosio
mario_nicholas@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Utilization of lattice-isolated active sites
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Brandon Frey
blfrey1@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Main group electrocatalysis
Pritam Roychowdhurry
pritamroy@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Hao Tan
tanhao9703@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Aishanee Sur
aishanee_95@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Metal organic framework catalysis
Phong Thai
phongthai@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Hypervalent iodine electrocatalysis
Samya Samanta
samya.samanta@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Arpan Paikar
paikararpan@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
Matthew Figgins
mtfiggins@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Alivia Fann
alivia.fann@tamu.edu
Research interests:
Ncik Jernigan
Research interests:
MOF-based catalysis
Aidan Gomez
Research interests:
Nitrogen atom transfer
Hanna Goble
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
