Robert H. Burris
Robert H. Burris | |
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| Born | April 13, 1914 |
| Died | May 11, 2010(aged 96) |
| Alma mater | South Dakota State University |
| Known for | Nitrogen fixationresearch |
| Awards | National Medal of Science(1979) John J. Carty Award(1984) Wolf Prize in Agriculture(1985) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Robert H. Burris(April 13, 1914 – May 11, 2010) was a professor in theBiochemistryDepartment at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.[1]He was elected to theNational Academy of Sciencesin 1961.[2]Research in Burris's lab focused onenzymereaction mechanisms,[1]and he made significant contributions to our knowledge ofnitrogen fixation.[2][3]
Education[edit]
Born inBrookings, South Dakota,[4]Burris earned his B.S. degree in chemistry atSouth Dakota State Universityin 1936 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940.[1]
Career[edit]
He did postdoctoral research withHarold UreyatColumbia University,and later moved back toMadison,eventually becoming a professor in the biochemistry department. He was chairman of the department from 1958 to 1970.[1]He retired from active research in 1984, having trained more than 70 doctoral research students.[5]
He died in 2010 aged 96.[5][6]
Awards and distinctions[edit]
- 1961 – Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[2]
- 1975 – Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences[7]
- 1979 – Member of theAmerican Philosophical Society[8]
- 1979 –National Medal of Science[9][10]
- 1984 –John J. Carty Awardof the National Academy of Sciences in agricultural science[11]
- 1985 –Wolf Awardin agriculture[2]
- 1989 – Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Meritorious Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry[12]
- Recognized as a Pioneer Member of theAmerican Society of Plant Biologists.[13]
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Robert H Burris Faculty Page".Department of Biochemistry. 21 February 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 10 June 2010.Retrieved18 January2010.
- ^abcdChet, Ilan (December 24, 2009).Wolf Prize in Agriculture.World Scientific Publishing Company. pp. 245–250.ISBN978-981-283-584-0.Retrieved19 January2010.
- ^Evans, Harold; Robert H. Burris (April 30, 1992). Gary Stacey (ed.).Biological Nitrogen Fixation.Springer.ISBN978-0-412-02421-4.
- ^Memorial Resolution of the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the death of Professor Emeritus Robert H. Burris
- ^abMitchell, Bob (May 12, 2010)."Noted UW-Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96".University of Wisconsin-Madison News.Retrieved12 May2010.
- ^Derby, Samara Kalk (May 12, 2010)."World-renowned UW-Madison biochemist Robert H. Burris dies at 96".madison.Retrieved13 May2010.
- ^"Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B"(PDF).American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Retrieved20 April2011.
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org.Retrieved2022-06-27.
- ^"National Medal of Science Recipients 1962-200x".9 December 2008.Retrieved19 January2010.
- ^"1979 National Medal of Science".Washington, DC: National Science and Technology Medals Foundation. 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2011.Retrieved19 January2010.
- ^"John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science".National Academy of Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon 29 December 2010.Retrieved25 February2011.
- ^"Past Winners of the Spencer Award".University of Missouri–Kansas City. Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2009.Retrieved19 January2010.
- ^"ASPB Pioneer Members".
| International | |
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| National | |
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- 1914 births
- 2010 deaths
- American biochemists
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- South Dakota State University alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- National Medal of Science laureates
- Wolf Prize in Agriculture laureates
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- People from Brookings, South Dakota
- Members of the American Philosophical Society