David A. Evans

David A. Evans (January 11, 1941 – April 29, 2022) was an American chemist who was the Abbott and James Lawrence professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He was a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and his research focused on synthetic chemistry and total synthesis, particularly of large biologically active molecules. Among his best-known works is the development of aldol reaction methodology (for example, Evans' acyl oxazolidinone method).

For other people with the same name, see David Evans (disambiguation).

David A. Evans
Born
David Albert Evans

(1941-01-11)January 11, 1941
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2022(2022-04-29) (aged 81)
NationalityUSA
Alma materOberlin College B.S. (1963)

University of Michigan

California Institute of Technology Ph.D. (1967)
Scientific career
FieldsSynthetic organic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles (1967-1974)

California Institute of Technology (1974-1983)

Harvard University (1983-2022)
ThesisA Stereoselective Approach Toward the Synthesis of Some Pentacyclic Triterpenes (1968)
Doctoral advisorRobert E. Ireland
Other academic advisorsNorman Craig
Doctoral studentsErick M. Carreira, Gregory Fu, Margaret Faul, James L. Leighton, Yimon Aye
Other notable studentsTehshik Yoon, Amir H. Hoveyda, Mark Lautens, David MacMillan, Marisa Kozlowski
Websiteevans.rc.fas.harvard.edu
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