Robert H. Burris
| Robert H. Burris | |
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| Born | April 13, 1914 Brookings, South Dakota |
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| 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) was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961.[2] Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme reaction mechanisms,[1] and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation.[2][3]
Education
Born in Brookings, South Dakota,[4] 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.[1]
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.[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
- 1961 – Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[2]
- 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[2]
- 1989 – Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Meritorious Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry[11]
References
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- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- 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
- Wolf Prize in Agriculture laureates
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Guggenheim Fellows
- People from Brookings, South Dakota
