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David Hiram Baker
Baker in 2006
Born(1939-02-26)February 26, 1939
Died(2009-12-02)December 2, 2009
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Known for Animal nutrition
Spouse Norraine Baker
AwardsElected to the National Academy of Sciences [1]
Scientific career
Fieldsnutrition
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis (1965)
Doctoral advisorD.E. (Gene) Becker

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]

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. [5] 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.

References

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

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Hiram Baker
Baker in 2006
Born(1939-02-26)February 26, 1939
Died(2009-12-02)December 2, 2009
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Known for Animal nutrition
Spouse Norraine Baker
AwardsElected to the National Academy of Sciences [1]
Scientific career
Fieldsnutrition
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis (1965)
Doctoral advisorD.E. (Gene) Becker

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]

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. [5] 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.

References

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

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