Robert H. Burris
| Robert H. Burris | |
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| Born | April 13, 1914 Brookings, South Dakota |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Alma mater | South Dakota State University |
| Known for | Nitrogen fixation research |
| Notable awards | National Medal of Science (1979) John J. Carty Award (1984) Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1985) |
Robert H. Burris (April 13, 1914 – May 11, 2010)[1][2] was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[3] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961.[4] Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme reaction mechanisms,[3] and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation.[4][5]
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[edit] Education
Born in Brookings, South Dakota[6], Burris earned his B.S. degree in Chemistry at South Dakota State University in 1936 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940.[3]
[edit] Career
He did postdoctoral research with Harold Urey at Columbia University, and later moved back to Madison, eventually becoming a professor in the Biochemistry Department. He was chairman of the Department from 1958 to 1970.[3] He retired from active research in 1984, having trained more than 70 doctoral research students.[2]
[edit] Awards and distinctions
- 1961 – Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[4]
- 1975 – Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[7]
- 1979 – National Medal of Science[8][9]
- 1984 – John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences in agricultural science[10]
- 1985 – Wolf Award in agriculture[4]
- 1989 – Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Meritorious Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Derby, Samara Kalk (May 12, 2010). "World-renowned UW-Madison biochemist Robert H. Burris dies at 96". madison.com. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/article_0ecd12fc-5e17-11df-b9a5-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Bob (May 12, 2010). "Noted UW-Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96". University of Wisconsin-Madison News. http://www.news.wisc.edu/18085. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Robert H Burris Faculty Page". Department of Biochemistry. 21 February 2008. http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/burris/default.aspx. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d Chet, Ilan (December 24, 2009). Wolf Prize in Agriculture. World Scientific Publishing Company. pp. 245–250. ISBN 978-9812835840. http://books.google.com/books?id=1v2vJmdAj84C&pg=PT259&lpg=PT259&dq=robert+h+burris+wisconsin&source=bl&ots=wdZQ2dq6r7&sig=lERoQYy3CJgWJ0xDSsr90MxyD-I&hl=en&ei=KO5US_aaDIW1tgfwnr2tDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAkQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=robert%20h%20burris%20wisconsin&f=false. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ Evans, Harold; Robert H. Burris (April 30, 1992). Gary Stacey. ed. Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Springer. ISBN 978-0412024214. http://books.google.com/books?id=TNpD9X-8TSsC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Robert+H.+Burris&source=bl&ots=Vje1mlFFuu&sig=O-znNtuR0vPKLdWtHIjGljkGhNk&hl=en&ei=WwlVS-jMENOUtgeeyZ2kCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Robert%20H.%20Burris&f=false.
- ^ MEMORIAL RESOLUTION OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ON THE DEATH OF PROFESSOR EMERITUS ROBERT H. BURRIS
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE RECIPIENTS 1962-200x". 9 December 2008. http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/osu_and_ohio/medalofscience.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "1979 National Medal of Science". Washington, DC: National Science and Technology Medals Foundation. 2009. http://www.nationalmedals.org/medals/1979.php. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science". National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AWARDS_carty. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners of the Spencer Award". University of Missouri–Kansas City. http://cas.umkc.edu/chem/kcacs/spencer/pastwinners/pastwinners.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010.[dead link]
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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
- National Academy of Sciences laureates
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
