David A. Walker (scientist) explained

David Walker
Birth Name:David Alan Walker
Birth Date:1928 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingston upon Hull
Fields:Photosynthesis
Education:South Shields Boys' High School
Alma Mater:Durham University (BSc, PhD)
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Doctoral Advisor:Meirion Thomas[1] [2]
Awards:Humboldt Research Prize (1991)
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David Alan Walker [3] (18 August 1928 – 12 February 2012) was a British scientist and professor of photosynthesis in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (APS) at the University of Sheffield.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He authored over 200 scientific publications including several books during his lifetime.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Education

Walker was born in Hull and attended South Shields Boys' High School from 1939 to 1946. After doing his national service in the Royal Naval Air Service, he studied at King's College, Newcastle, then part of the Durham University, where he received his Bachelor of Science and subsequently his PhD for research supervised by Meirion Thomas.[3]

Career and research

Walker's research interests were in photosynthesis, specifically he:

Awards and honours

Walker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1976. His nomination reads:

In 2004, Walker received the International Society of Photosynthesis Research Communications Award "to acknowledge his outstanding efforts to communicate photosynthesis to the general public."[17] Walker was also awarded a Doctor of Science degree from Newcastle University in recognition of his exceptional contributions of published work in his field.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Anon. 10.1038/1861016a0. Botany at Newcastle on Tyne: Prof. Meirion Thomas, F.R.S. Nature. 186. 4730. 1016. 1960. free. 1960Natur.186Q1016. .
  2. 10.1098/rsbm.1978.0018 . Meirion Thomas. 28 December 1894 – 5 April 1977 . Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 1978 . 24 . 547–568 . H. K. . Porter.
  3. 10.1098/rsbm.2014.0007. David Alan Walker 18 August 1928 -- 13 February 2012. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2014. Horton . Peter . 60 . 413–432. 71893509.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20060713065459/http://www.dawalker.staff.shef.ac.uk/daw/home/. 2006-07-13. David Alan Walker: Emeritus Professor of Photosynthesis. University of Sheffield. shef.ac.uk. David Alan. Walker. 2005.
  5. Walker . David Alan . David Alan Walker. Photosynthesis Research . Tell me where all past years are. 51 . 3–4 . 10.1023/A:1005798803998 . 1997 . 10337431 .
  6. Walker . D. A. . David Alan Walker. From Chlorella to chloroplasts: A personal note . 10.1007/s11120-007-9139-3 . Photosynthesis Research . 92 . 2 . 181–185 . 2007 . 17279437 . 2007PhoRe..92..181W . 39571156 .
  7. Walker . D. A. . David Alan Walker. Chloroplasts in envelopes: CO₂ fixation by fully functional intact chloroplasts . Photosynthesis Research . 76 . 1–3 . 319–327 . 10.1023/A:1024962328483 . 2003 . 16228590 . 23051850 .
  8. Walker . D. A. . David Alan Walker. Sivak . M. N. . 10.1016/0968-0004(86)90136-2 . Photosynthesis and phosphate: A cellular affair? . Trends in Biochemical Sciences . 11 . 4 . 176–179 . 1986 .
  9. Web site: Notices 2012 . Royal Society . 2012-08-04.
  10. http://www.hansatech-instruments.com/david_walker.htm Downloadable publications by David Alan Walker, FRS
  11. Book: Walker, Richard T. . Walker, David . Energy, Plants and Man . Oxygraphics Ltd . 1992 . 1-870232-05-4 . 027781355.
  12. Web site: Walker, David 1928-2012. worldcat.org. WorldCat.
  13. 10.1007/s10811-009-9446-5. Biofuels, facts, fantasy, and feasibility. Journal of Applied Phycology. 21. 5. 509–517. 2009. Walker . D. A. . 2009JAPco..21..509W. 20199379.
  14. 10.1007/BF00405188 . Measurement of the ascorbate content of spinach leaf protoplasts and chloroplasts during illumination . Planta . 1983 . 157 . 3 . 239–244 . Christine . Foyer . 24264153. 1983Plant.157..239F . 26016290 .
  15. 16653176. 1075843. 1992. Heber. U. Concerning a dual function of coupled cyclic electron transport in leaves. Plant Physiology. 100. 4. 1621–6. Walker. D . 10.1104/pp.100.4.1621.
  16. 4368401. 1974. Lilley. R. M.. An improved spectrophotometric assay for ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase. 358. 1. 226–9. Walker. D. A. . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 10.1016/0005-2744(74)90274-5.
  17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20100218160510/https://www.photosynthesis-research.org/Default.aspx?pageId=216520. 2010-02-18. Awards Presented at Montréal Congress. Anon. 2004. International Society of Photosynthesis Research.

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