Wendell Lee Roelofs | |
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| Born | (1938-07-26)July 26, 1938 (age 86) |
| Education | bachelor's degree (chemistry, 1960) PhD 1964 NIHpost doctoral fellowship |
| Alma mater | Central College inPella, Iowa Indiana University Bloomington Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | biochemist |
| Employer(s) | Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology-Geneva |
| Known for | Developed insect sex attractants for pest control |
| Title | Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Joyce Kuiken (c:a 1960 until ?) Donna R. Gray (1989 until ?) Joanna Roelofs, January 13, 2005 |
| Children | Brenda Jo, Caryn Jean, Jeffrey Lee, and Kevin Jon |
| Parent(s) | Edward and Edith Beyers Roelofs |
| Relatives | two brothers, one chemist, the other an electrical engineer |
| Awards | 1973 J Everett Bussart Award, Entomol Soc Am 1977Alexander von Humboldt Award 1990 Silver Medal, Int Soc Chem Ecol 1982Wolf Prize in Agriculture 1983National Medal of Science 2001 American Chemical Society'sKenneth A. Spencer Award in agricultural chemistry 1985DSc, Central College 1988Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1988 Indiana University 1989Lund University, Sweden 1989Free University Brussels, Belgium |
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Wendell L. Roelofs (born July 26, 1938) was the first researcher to characterize insect sexpheromone structures, developing microchemical techniques for the isolation and identification of pheromone components.
Roelofs obtained hisBachelor of Science in chemistry in 1960 fromCentral College inPella, Iowa and hisDoctor of Philosophy inorganic chemistry fromIndiana University Bloomington in 1964. He is theLiberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry in the Department ofEntomology atCornell University inIthaca, New York.
In his spare time, Roelofs coache[d] a youth leaguefootball team of kids aged eleven and twelve. Roelofs likened a cooperative effort in the laboratory to teamwork in football. With a coach's natural ability, he fostered an atmosphere where people could contribute their academic strengths and interests. "With our wide range of interests, we can always follow the most interesting lead whether it's my area of expertise or not," .... "That's how we stay at the forefront. It's synergistic. There's more creativity among us all."[2]
Roelofs received theWolf Prize in Agriculture in 1982, and theNational Medal of Science fromPresidentRonald Reagan in 1983.
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