Background
Hu, John Chih-An was born on July 12, 1922 in Nanzhang, Hubei, China. Son of Qi-Qing and Zhao-Xian (Zeng) Hu.
Hu, John Chih-An was born on July 12, 1922 in Nanzhang, Hubei, China. Son of Qi-Qing and Zhao-Xian (Zeng) Hu.
Mr. Hu, the eldest of seven children, was born in the city of Nanzhang, a city where fourteen generations of his family lived for almost 400 years. He and his wife, Betty, a chemist, also have seven children, six sons and one daughter. Four of his sons received their degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology while his three other children received their degrees from Stanford University.
Although each of his seven children chose engineering as their careers, they are all musically talented and each plays violoin as a hobby Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, National CentralU., Nanjing, China, 1946.
Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, University of Southern California, 1957, postgraduate, 1957-1961. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary) Marquis Giuseppe Scicluna International University Foundation, 1985.
He and his wife, Betty, a chemist, also have seven children, six sons and one daughter. Four of his sons received their degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology while his three other children received their degrees from Stanford University. Although each of his seven children chose engineering as their careers, they are all musically talented and each plays violoin as a hobby Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, National CentralU., Nanjing, China, 1946.
Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, University of Southern California, 1957, postgraduate, 1957-1961.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary) Marquis Giuseppe Scicluna International University Foundation, 1985. Married Betty Siao-Yung Ho, October 26, 1957.
Children: Arthur, Benjamin, Carl, David, Eileen, Franklin, George. Director research department Plant 1, Taiwan Fertilizer Manufacturing Company, Chilung, 1947-1954.
Research associate chemistry department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1957-1961.
Research chemist Chem Seal Corporation American, Los Angeles, 1961-1962. Research chemist Products Research & Chemical Corporation, Glendale, California, 1962-1966. Senior research engineer, materials and technical unit, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1966-1971, specialist engineer Quality Assurance laboratories, 1971-1990, retired, 1990.
Consultant United Nations.
Lecturer, China, professional conferences.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Puget Sound section 1988, councilor 1989-1992), Royal Society Chemistry (London), New York Academy Science, Phi Lambda Upsilon. Patentee Chromatopyrography.
Married Betty Siao-Yung Ho, October 26, 1957. Children: Arthur, Benjamin, Carl, David, Eileen, Franklin, George.
