Robert H. Burris
Robert Harza Burris ( April 13, 1914 - May 11, 2010 ) was an American biochemist .
Life
After attending school, he began studying at the 1936 University of Wisconsin-Madison and was in 1946 as a lecturer lecturer at the university. Between 1958 and 1970 he was Dean of the Faculty of Biochemistry . In the course of his work as a university lecturer , he supervised more than 70 doctorates as a doctoral supervisor . Even after his retirement in 1984 he dealt with research issues and was the author of numerous specialist articles.
Burris was one of the foremost authorities on nitrogen fixation , the process by which certain microorganisms convert nitrogen from the earth's atmosphere into a form that can be absorbed by plants . He made great strides in understanding biological systems, which advanced some of the methodology used in nitrogen fixation research .
In 1961 he became a member of the National Academy of Sciences , 1975 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and 1979 of the American Philosophical Society .
His pioneering work earned him worldwide recognition. In 1979 he was awarded the National Medal of Science by US President Jimmy Carter , the US government's highest honor for scientists and engineers . In 1984 he was honored with the John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences , in 1985 he received the Wolf Prize for Agricultural Science , one of the most prestigious prizes in the world in the natural sciences after the Nobel Prize and in mathematics after the Fields Medal .
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| SURNAME | Burris, Robert H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burris, Robert Harza (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2010 |