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
Fifth-year
Office: Chem 354
Research interests: Synthetic methods towards oxidation chemistry
Andrew Ezazi
Fourth-year
Office: Chem 315
Research interests:
Lattice-isolated metal active sites
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Mario Cosio
Fourth Year
Office: Chem 307
Research interests:
Utilization of lattice-isolated active sites
Gerard "Trip" Van Trieste
Fourth-year
Office: Chem 315
Research interests:
Reactive intermediates
Brandon Frey
Third-year
Office: Chem 354
Research interests:
Main group electrocatalysis
Pritam Roychowdhurry
Third-year
Office: Chem 349
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Kaleb Reid
Second-year
Office: Chem 315
Research interests:
Metal catalyzed small molecule activation
Aishanee Sur
Second-year
Office: Chem 315
Research interests:
Metal organic framework catalysis
Hao Tan
Second-year
Office: Chem 349
Research interests:
Amine transfer reagent design
Phong Thai
First-year
Office: Chem 307
Research interests:
Metal-organic framework electrocatalysis
