work_places death_date birth_place nationality field birth_date known_for prizes article_title name alma_mater
university of wisconsin-madison 11 may 2010 brookings , south dakota united states biochemistry april 13 , 1914 nitrogen fixation research national carty award -lrb- 1984 -rrb- wolf prize in agriculture -lrb- medal 1985 -rrb- of science -lrb- 1979 -rrb- john j. robert h. burris
 robert h. burris south dakota state university
robert h. burris

robert h. burris -lrb- april 13 , 1914 -- may 11 , 2010 -rrb- was a professor in the biochemistry department at the university of wisconsin-madison .
he was elected to the national academy of sciences in 1961 .
research in burris 's lab focused on enzyme reaction mechanisms , and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation .
