Robert H. Burris Explained

Birth Date:April 13, 1914
Birth Place:Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Field:Biochemistry
Workplaces:University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alma Mater:South Dakota State University
Known For:Nitrogen fixation research
Prizes: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, and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation.[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.

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. He retired from active research in 1984, having trained more than 70 doctoral research students.

He died in 2010 aged 96.[5] [6]

Awards and distinctions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert H Burris Faculty Page . 21 February 2008 . Department of Biochemistry . 18 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610135443/http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/burris/default.aspx . 10 June 2010 .
  2. Book: Chet, Ilan. Wolf Prize in Agriculture. World Scientific Publishing Company. December 24, 2009. 245–250. 978-981-283-584-0. 19 January 2010.
  3. Book: Evans, Harold. Robert H. Burris . Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Gary Stacey . Springer. April 30, 1992. 978-0-412-02421-4.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20111209035525/http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/senate/2010/1206/2227(mem_res).pdf Memorial Resolution of the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the death of Professor Emeritus Robert H. Burris
  5. Web site: Noted UW-Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96. Mitchell. Bob . May 12, 2010. University of Wisconsin-Madison News. 12 May 2010.
  6. News: World-renowned UW-Madison biochemist Robert H. Burris dies at 96. Derby. Samara Kalk. May 12, 2010. madison.com. 13 May 2010.
  7. Web site: Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 20 April 2011.
  8. Web site: APS Member History . 2022-06-27 . search.amphilsoc.org.
  9. Web site: National Medal of Science Recipients 1962-200x. 9 December 2008 . 19 January 2010.
  10. Web site: 1979 National Medal of Science . 2009 . National Science and Technology Medals Foundation . 19 January 2010 . Washington, DC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100903/http://www.nationalmedals.org/medals/1979.php . 16 July 2011 .
  11. Web site: John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science . National Academy of Sciences . 25 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229180532/http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AWARDS_carty . 29 December 2010 .
  12. Web site: Past Winners of the Spencer Award . University of Missouri–Kansas City . 19 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090618065450/http://cas.umkc.edu/chem/kcacs/spencer/pastwinners/pastwinners.html . June 18, 2009 .
  13. Web site: ASPB Pioneer Members .

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