%0 Journal Article %1 burr2018william %A Burr, A. H. J. %A Vidaver, A. %A Schreiber, U. %A Bruce, D. %A Donnelly, D. J. %D 2018 %J Photosynth Res %K Electron Transport myOwn %N 3 %P 269-274 %R 10.1007/s11120-017-0473-9 %T William E. Vidaver (1921-2017): an innovator, enthusiastic scientist, inspiring teacher and a wonderful friend %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350323 %V 136 %X William (Bill) E. Vidaver (February 2, 1921-August 31, 2017), who did his Ph.D. with Laurence (Larry) R. Blinks at Stanford (1964) and a postdoc with C. Stacy French (1965), taught and did research at Simon Fraser University (SFU) for almost 30 years. Here he published over 80 papers in photosynthesis-related areas co-authored by his graduate students, postdocs, visiting professors and SFU colleagues. He developed a unique high-pressure cuvette for the study of oxygen exchange and studied high-pressure effects in photosynthesis. Ulrich (Uli) Schreiber, as a postdoctoral fellow from Germany, introduced measurements on chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence to Bill's lab, leading to the discovery of reversible inhibition of excitation energy transfer between photosynthetic pigments and of a pivotal role of O(2) in the oxidation of the electron transport chain between Photosystem II (PS II) and PS I. Bill's and Uli's work led to a patent of a portable chlorophyll fluorometer, the first available commercially, which was later modified to measure whole plantlets. The latter was used in pioneering measurement of the health of forest and crop plants undergoing in vitro clonal micropropagation. With several other researchers (including Doug Bruce, the late Radovan Popovic, and Sarah Swenson), he localized the quenching site of O(2) and showed a dampening effect on measurements of the four-step process of O(2) production by endogenous oxygen uptake. Bill is remembered as a hard-working but fun-loving person with a keen mind and strong sense of social justice.

@article{burr2018william, abstract = {William (Bill) E. Vidaver (February 2, 1921-August 31, 2017), who did his Ph.D. with Laurence (Larry) R. Blinks at Stanford (1964) and a postdoc with C. Stacy French (1965), taught and did research at Simon Fraser University (SFU) for almost 30 years. Here he published over 80 papers in photosynthesis-related areas co-authored by his graduate students, postdocs, visiting professors and SFU colleagues. He developed a unique high-pressure cuvette for the study of oxygen exchange and studied high-pressure effects in photosynthesis. Ulrich (Uli) Schreiber, as a postdoctoral fellow from Germany, introduced measurements on chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence to Bill's lab, leading to the discovery of reversible inhibition of excitation energy transfer between photosynthetic pigments and of a pivotal role of O(2) in the oxidation of the electron transport chain between Photosystem II (PS II) and PS I. Bill's and Uli's work led to a patent of a portable chlorophyll fluorometer, the first available commercially, which was later modified to measure whole plantlets. The latter was used in pioneering measurement of the health of forest and crop plants undergoing in vitro clonal micropropagation. With several other researchers (including Doug Bruce, the late Radovan Popovic, and Sarah Swenson), he localized the quenching site of O(2) and showed a dampening effect on measurements of the four-step process of O(2) production by endogenous oxygen uptake. Bill is remembered as a hard-working but fun-loving person with a keen mind and strong sense of social justice.}, added-at = {2024-02-15T15:08:22.000+0100}, author = {Burr, A. H. J. and Vidaver, A. and Schreiber, U. and Bruce, D. and Donnelly, D. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/289f70129ce934dc54daae00d82853a78/jvsi_all}, doi = {10.1007/s11120-017-0473-9}, interhash = {4869e9503ebf2cbcaf82e9a3de9751a3}, intrahash = {89f70129ce934dc54daae00d82853a78}, issn = {1573-5079 (Electronic) 0166-8595 (Linking)}, journal = {Photosynth Res}, keywords = {Electron Transport myOwn}, note = {Burr, A H Jay Vidaver, Aaron Schreiber, Ulrich Bruce, Doug Donnelly, Danielle J eng Biography Historical Article Portrait Netherlands 2018/01/20 Photosynth Res. 2018 Jun;136(3):269-274. doi: 10.1007/s11120-017-0473-9. Epub 2018 Jan 19.}, number = 3, pages = {269-274}, timestamp = {2024-02-15T15:08:22.000+0100}, title = {William E. Vidaver (1921-2017): an innovator, enthusiastic scientist, inspiring teacher and a wonderful friend}, type = {Journal Article}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350323}, volume = 136, year = 2018 }