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| David Hiram Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker in 2006 | |
| Born | (1939-02-26)February 26, 1939 Waterman, Illinois |
| Died | (2009-12-02)December 2, 2009 Urbana, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Known for | Animal nutrition |
| Spouse(s) | Lois Elder, Norraine Baker |
| Awards | Elected to the National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | nutrition |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Thesis | (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | D.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. Baker is professor emeritus of animal sciences and nutritional sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In 1987, he received the National Academy of Sciences' Distinguished Service Award. In 2007, he was awarded the Charles A. Black Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).
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. 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
- "David H. Baker". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Charles A. Black Award Recipients". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
- 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.