Herbert A. Hauptman, Ph.D

Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman, a world-renowned mathematician and Nobel laureate in chemistry, is President of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Hauptman joined the staff of Hauptman-Woodward Institute in 1970, after more than 20 years with the Naval Research Institute in Washington, D.C.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985. A mathematician by training, Dr. Hauptman was able to use classical mathematics to resolve an issue that had stymied chemists for decades.

For more than 50 years, Dr. Hauptman has studied the structure of crystals. He developed procedures known as direct methods. As a result, crystallographers around the world using Dr. Hauptman's methods have solved the structures of thousands of molecules. The information obtained in these studies led to the development of many new drugs. His research contributed to drugs that combat heart disease, among other conditions.

Dr. Hauptman's current work builds upon his earlier Nobel-winning research. He and his colleagues at the Hauptman-Woodward Institute have achieved success by developing a procedure that has greatly extended the power of direct methods. He continues to work in earnest with the hope that his latest contributions also will have a positive impact on health care.

Dr. Hauptman holds professor, research professor and distinguished professor titles at State University of New York at Buffalo; and is Chairman of the Board of Directors, New York State Institute on Superconductivity.

Dr. Hauptman received a bachelor's degree from City College of New York, a master's degree from Columbia University, and a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Maryland.