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Huw M. L. Davies was born in Aberystwyth, Wales. He received his B. Sc. degree from University College Cardiff, Walesin 1977 and his Ph. D degree from the Universityof East Anglia, Englandin 1980. After a post-doctoral position at Princeton University, he joined the faculty at Wake Forest University. In 1995 he moved to the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, where he currently holds the position of UB Distinguished Professor and Larkin Professor of Organic Chemistry. His research interests include: catalytic asymmetric C-H activation, new synthetic methodology based on carbenoid intermediates, chiral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis, total synthesis of biologically active natural products, and development of chiral therapeutic agents. Some of his chiral dirhodium catalysts are now commercially available from Aldrich and Strem. Dr Davies has published over 150 articles and holds 10 patents. He is the recipient of a 2005 Cope Scholar Award and is currently the Chair of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society.
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