Dan Huh was born in San Diego, CA and spent part of his childhood in Littleton, CO. He grew up playing the violin and was trained in classical music for 16 years. Originally believing he would be a concert violinist, he majored in music at the University of San Diego where he continued his studies in performance violin.
It was not until Dan experienced undergraduate research in the chemistry lab of Prof. Christopher J. A. Daley where he was convinced that chemistry would be an exciting career path. There, he developed model complexes for carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase and developed inorganic platforms for nitric oxide sensing.
After obtaining his B.A. in chemistry, he continued on with his studies at Illinois State University under the advisement of Prof. Lisa F. Szczepura where he obtained his M.S. studying luminescence of discrete [Re6Se8] and [Re6S8] metalloclusters. Afterwards, Dan obtained his Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine under the tutelage of Prof. William J. Evans where he studied f element chemistry through the lens of organometallic chemistry and physical inorganic spectroscopy.
After completing his education, Dan pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota, working with Prof. Ian A. Tonks as an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow. His research focused on titanium-mediated catalysis. Dan has since joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rhode Island as an Assistant Professor.
