Background
Hwu, Reuben Jih-Ru was born on April 17, 1954 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Son of Jen Cheng and Cheng Mei (Tseng) Hu. came to the United States, 1978.
Hwu, Reuben Jih-Ru was born on April 17, 1954 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Son of Jen Cheng and Cheng Mei (Tseng) Hu. came to the United States, 1978.
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1982.
Associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1988-1991; assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1982-1988; professor, National Tsing Hua U., Hsinchu, Republic of China, since 1990; research fellow, Academia Sinica, Taipei, since 1990; research consultant, State University of New York, Albany, since 1987. Associate member International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Commision on Nomenclature, since 1989.
Fellow International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Third World Academy of Sciences (award in chemistry 1997). Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society, Chinese American Chemical Society (president 1991-1993).
Married Alice Show-Mei Leu. Children: Grace, Jennifer.