David Alan Walker

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David Walker
Born	David Alan Walker (1928-08-18)18 August 1928 Kingston upon Hull
Died
Fields	Photosynthesis
Institutions	University of Sheffield Newcastle University Purdue University University of Cambridge Queen Mary College Imperial College London
Alma mater	Durham University (BSc, PhD)
Doctoral advisor	Meirion Thomas
Influences	Robin Hill
Notable awards	Humboldt Research Prize (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society (1976)
Website www.dawalker.staff.shef.ac.uk/daw/home

David Alan Walker FRS (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. He authored over 200 scientific publications including several books during his lifetime.

Education

Walker was born in Hull and attended South Shields Boys' High School from 1939 to 1946. After doing his national service in the Royal Naval Air Service, he studied at King’s College, Newcastle, then part of the Durham University, where he received his Bachelor of Science and subsequently his PhD.

Research

Walker's research interests were in photosynthesis, specifically he:

made important contributions to the understanding of photosynthesis, in particular the fixation of carbon dioxide by the biochemical transformations of the Benson–Calvin cycle in the stroma of chloroplasts of higher plants. Based on the meticulous attention to detail and technical prowess derived from his earlier training as an enzymologist, his work prompted totally new thinking about how this cycle was regulated and how it interfaced with the synthesis of ATP and NADPH in the light reactions of photosynthesis.

Awards and honours

Walker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1976. His nomination reads:

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In 2004, Walker received the International Society of Photosynthesis Research Communications Award "to acknowledge his outstanding efforts to communicate photosynthesis to the general public." Walker was also awarded a Doctor of Science degree from Newcastle University in recognition of his exceptional contributions of published work in his field.