Draft:Dave Powers

Early Life and Education
David Powers was born in Allentown, PA in 1983 and completed his undergraduate studies at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. There, he engaged in research alongside Professor Phyllis Leber, exploring gas-phase hydrocarbon isomerization reactions. In 2006, Dave embarked on his graduate journey at Harvard University under the mentorship of Professor Tobias Ritter, delving into the realm of metal–metal redox cooperation in C–H oxidation catalysis.

Professional Career
Following the attainment of his Ph.D. in 2011, Dave furthered his academic pursuits as an NIH post-doctoral fellow in Professor Daniel Nocera's research group, situated jointly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. During this tenure, his focus shifted towards molecular photocatalysis for solar energy conversion. Dave currently is a professor of organic chemistry at Texas A&M University. His research group, made up of 20+ researchers, focuses on organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry. Currently, Powers is particularly interested in sustainable synthesis reactions replacing metal catalysis with strong oxidants. He is also cited as an author in over 100 publications with over 3,000 collective citations for a broad range of organic, organometallic, and inorganic synthesis.

Awards
Powers has won several awards such as the National Institutes of Health Outstanding Investigator Award. Other awards given to Powers include the DOE Early Career Award, and the NSF CAREER Award. Powers was also selected as the 2019 ACS Organic Division Academic Young Investigator, Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, and most recently, as a 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow.