David H. Baker (animal nutritionist) explained

David Hiram Baker
Birth Date:26 February 1939
Birth Place:Waterman, Illinois
Death Place:Urbana, Illinois
Fields:nutrition
Workplaces:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alma Mater:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis Year:1965
Doctoral Advisor:D.E. (Gene) Becker
Known For:Animal nutrition
Awards:Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[1]
Spouse:Norraine Baker

David Hiram Baker (February 26, 1939  - December 2, 2009) was an American animal nutritionist who was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2005.[2] Baker is professor emeritus of animal sciences and nutritional sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3]

In 1987, he received the National Academy of Sciences' Distinguished Service Award.[4] In 2007, he was awarded the Charles A. Black Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).[5]

Education

Baker earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965; his thesis was titled Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Amino Acid Needs of Adult Swine for Maintenance.[6] He then spent two years as a senior scientist with the Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, then returned to join the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty in the Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, where he remained for the rest of his career.

Baker published 510 peer-reviewed papers, mainly in non-ruminant nutrition (i.e., swine and poultry nutrition), with research and teaching emphases on nutritional principles involving amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: David H. Baker . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  2. Erdman . John W. . Beitz . Donald C. . David H. Baker, Ph.D. (1939–2009) . The Journal of Nutrition . August 2010 . 140 . 8 . 1400–1401 . 10.3945/jn.110.123851. 20534882 . free .
  3. Web site: Yates . Diana . David H. Baker to be honored for work in animal and nutritional science . Illinois News Bureau . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . 13 July 2020 . Life Sciences . 22 February 2007.
  4. Zagorski . N. . Profile of David H. Baker . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 21 February 2006 . 103 . 9 . 3020–3022 . 10.1073/pnas.0600766103. 16492748 . 1413950 . free .
  5. Web site: Charles A. Black Award Recipients . Council for Agricultural Science and Technology . en.
  6. Baker . David Hiram. 1975 . Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Amino Acid Needs of Adult Swine for Maintenance . Ph.D. . IDEALS Home . 13 July 2020.