Jack Waas

Jack Waas is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. He has been collaborating with Dr. Daniel Singleton since August 2005, focusing on experimental and computational studies of Diels-Alder reactions involving cyclopentadienone derivatives and other cycloadditions. His research also explores tropone, heptafulvene, and structurally interesting compounds.

Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan (1997). Teaching: Organic Chemistry I and II.

Research interests span organic reaction mechanisms, computational chemistry, and chemical education. His publications include studies on Wittig reactions, isotope effects, and bifurcating reaction pathways. No scientific awards are listed, but his work emphasizes collaboration and computational methods.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Dr. Singleton’s research group in Texas A&M’s Chemistry Department. No specific lab name mentioned.