David A. Walker (scientist)

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David Walker
FRS
Born
David Alan Walker

(1928-08-18)18 August 1928
Kingston upon Hull
Died12 February 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 83)
EducationSouth Shields Boys' High School
Alma materDurham University (BSc, PhD)
AwardsHumboldt Research Prize (1991)
Scientific career
FieldsPhotosynthesis
Institutions
Doctoral advisorMeirion Thomas[1][2][3]

David Alan Walker FRS[1] (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][10] He authored over 200 scientific publications including several books during his lifetime.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

  1. ^ a b Horton, Peter (2014). "David Alan Walker 18 August 1928 -- 13 February 2012". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60: 413–432. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0007. S2CID 71893509.
  2. ^ Anon (1960). "Botany at Newcastle on Tyne: Prof. Meirion Thomas, F.R.S". Nature. 186 (4730): 1016. Bibcode:1960Natur.186Q1016.. doi:10.1038/1861016a0.
  3. ^ Porter, H. K. (1978). "Meirion Thomas. 28 December 1894 – 5 April 1977". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 24: 547–568. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1978.0018.
  4. ^ Walker, David Alan (2005). "David Alan Walker: Emeritus Professor of Photosynthesis". shef.ac.uk. University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 13 July 2006.
  5. ^ Walker, David Alan (1997). "Tell me where all past years are" (PDF). Photosynthesis Research. 51: 3–4. doi:10.1023/A:1005798803998. S2CID 10337431.
  6. ^ Walker, D. A. (2007). "From Chlorella to chloroplasts: A personal note". Photosynthesis Research. 92 (2): 181–185. Bibcode:2007PhoRe..92..181W. doi:10.1007/s11120-007-9139-3. PMID 17279437. S2CID 39571156.
  7. ^ Walker, D. A. (2003). "Chloroplasts in envelopes: CO₂ fixation by fully functional intact chloroplasts". Photosynthesis Research. 76 (1–3): 319–327. doi:10.1023/A:1024962328483. PMID 16228590. S2CID 23051850.
  8. ^ Walker, D. A.; Sivak, M. N. (1986). "Photosynthesis and phosphate: A cellular affair?". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 11 (4): 176–179. doi:10.1016/0968-0004(86)90136-2.
  9. ^ "Notices 2012". Royal Society. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b David A. Walker's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  11. ^ Downloadable publications by David Alan Walker, FRS Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine hosted by Hansatech Instruments for the International Society of Photosynthesis Research
  12. ^ Walker, Richard T.; Walker, David (1992). Energy, Plants and Man. Oxygraphics Ltd. ISBN 1-870232-05-4. OCLC 027781355.
  13. ^ "Walker, David 1928-2012". worldcat.org. WorldCat.
  14. ^ Walker, D. A. (2009). "Biofuels, facts, fantasy, and feasibility". Journal of Applied Phycology. 21 (5): 509–517. Bibcode:2009JAPco..21..509W. doi:10.1007/s10811-009-9446-5. S2CID 20199379.
  15. ^ Foyer, Christine (1983). "Measurement of the ascorbate content of spinach leaf protoplasts and chloroplasts during illumination". Planta. 157 (3): 239–244. Bibcode:1983Plant.157..239F. doi:10.1007/BF00405188. PMID 24264153. S2CID 26016290.
  16. ^ Heber, U; Walker, D (1992). "Concerning a dual function of coupled cyclic electron transport in leaves". Plant Physiology. 100 (4): 1621–6. doi:10.1104/pp.100.4.1621. PMC 1075843. PMID 16653176.
  17. ^ Lilley, R. M.; Walker, D. A. (1974). "An improved spectrophotometric assay for ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 358 (1): 226–9. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(74)90274-5. PMID 4368401.