Duy Hua was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He received his Ph.D. from SIU in 1979
under the direction of Dr. Cal Meyers. Originally from Vietnam, Dr. Hua began
his studies in Japan at Kyoto University, where he received his undergraduate
degree in 1976. Dr. Hua then completed his Ph.D. just 2 years and 11 months
after entering the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at SIUC. After
receiving his doctorate, Dr. Hua carried out postdoctoral research at Harvard
University with Dr. E. J. Corey. Dr. Hua began his independent research career
as an assistant professor at Kansas State University in 1982, where he has remained
ever since. Dr. Hua is an accomplished faculty member and has been recognized
for his contributions to research by receiving the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship,
the Research Corporation Research Opportunity Award, the Distinguished Faculty
Achievement Award established by Ervin and Margaret Segebrecht for Excellence
in Instruction, Research, and Publications from Kansas State University. He
has received nearly 50 research grants, has received 4 patents, and has published
over 100 papers in professional journals. Hua's research areas include the development
of organic molecules for the disruption of amyloid beta-peptide aggregation
for treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, new anticancer drugs, endothelin
receptor antagonists and release of vasospasm, inhibition of lymphatic cholesterol
absorption, and syntheses of beltenes and their nanotubes and chiral phosphine
ligands for asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation.