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Joseph J. Katz (April 19, 1912, Detroit – January 28, 2008, Chicago) was a chemist at Argonne National Laboratory whose fundamental research on the chemistry of photosynthesis led to his election to the US National Academy of Sciences. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Czarist Russia. Neither parent had any formal education.
His college education was in chemistry at the College of the City of Detroit (now Wayne State University). He worked for seven years at small companies in Detroit, developing adhesives, metal polishing compounds, lubricants and other specialty chemical formulations used in the automobile industry. While working in Detroit after receiving his bachelor's degree, Katz and several colleagues rented a room in a Detroit office building and used it as a laboratory. They carried out independent research from 1932 through 1939, trying to cure tuberculosis by finding a substance that could dissolve the fatty outer coating of the TB bacillus so that it would be vulnerable to being destroyed by a drug. He and a Detroit colleague published two papers on studies with the bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis, a fast-growing and non-pathogenic bacillus with similar physical properties to the tuberculosis bacillus.
Unemployed in summer 1939, he followed a suggestion from a former teacher and applied for graduate school in chemistry at the University of Chicago. His thesis research in physical organic chemistry under the supervision of Frank R. Mayo was a study of the mechanism of addition of hydrogen chloride to isobutene in a solvent of low dielectric constant. He received a PhD degree in March 1942.[2]
Major publicationsedit
G. T. Seaborg, J. J. Katz, and W. M. Manning, (eds.) (1949) The Transuranium Elements: Research Papers, Natl. Nucl. En. Ser., Div. IV, 14B, McGraw‐Hill, New York.
Joseph J. Katz and Eugene Rabinowitch, (1951) The Chemistry of Uranium, McGraw-Hill, New York. (Reprinted 1961 by Dover Publications, New York.)
Glenn T. Seaborg and Joseph J. Katz (eds.), The Actinide Elements (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1954).
Joseph J. Katz and Glenn T. Seaborg, The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements, Methuen, London and New York, 1957.
Joseph J. Katz and Eugene Rabinowitch (eds.), (1958) Chemistry of Uranium, Collected Papers, 2 vols. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Service, Oak Ridge, TN, TID-5290.
J. R. Norris, R. A. Uphaus, H. L. Crespi and J J Katz (1971), Electron spin resonance of chlorophyll and the origin of Signal I in photosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 68: 625-628
M. C. Thurnauer, J. J. Katz, and J. R. Norris, Triplet-State In Bacterial Photosynthesis - Possible Mechanisms Of Primary Photo-Act, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 72, 3270–3274, 1975.
L. L. Shipman, T. M. Cotton, J. R. Norris, and J. J. Katz, New Proposal for Structure of Special-Pair Chlorophyll, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 73, 1791–1794, 1976.
Shipman, Lester L.; Cotton, Therese M.; Norris, James R.; Katz, Joseph J. (December 1976). "An analysis of the visible absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a monomer, dimer, and oligomers in solution". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98 (25): 8222–8230. doi:10.1021/ja00441a056. PMID 993521.
J. J. Katz, J. R. Norris, L. L. Shipman, M. C. Thurnauer, and M. R. Wasielewski, Chlorophyll Function In Photosynthetic Reaction Center, Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering, Vol, 7, 393–434, 1978.
Joseph J. Katz, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Lester R. Morss (eds.), The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements, 2nd ed., Chapman & Hall, 1986.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Joseph J. Katz". Chemistry Tree. Academic Tree. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^Jensen, Trevor (February 6, 2008), "Joseph J. Katz: 1912 - 2008", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 14 November 2014
Further readingedit
Joseph Katz and Aaron Lipsitz, Sodium Disecondary Butyl Naphthalene Sulphonate on the Growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis, J. Bacteriol. 1935, 30(4):419.
Joseph Katz and Aaron Lipsitz, Studies on the Effect of Synthetic Surface-active Materials on Bacterial Growth. II, J. Bacteriol. 1937, 33(5):479.
G. T. Seaborg, The Plutonium Story, Ronald L. Kathryn, Jerry B. Gough, and Gary T. Benefiel, eds., Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1994
Jack M. Holl, Argonne National Laboratory 1946–76, University of Illinois Press, 1997.
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photosynthesis led to his election to the US National Academy of Sciences His parents were Jewish immigrants from Czarist Russia Neither parent had any formal education Joseph J KatzBorn 1912 04 19 April 19 1912Detroit MichiganDiedJanuary 28 2008 2008 01 28 aged 95 Chicago IllinoisNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of ChicagoAwards1992 Rumford PrizeScientific careerInstitutionsArgonne National LaboratoryDoctoral advisorFrank R Mayo 1 Notable studentsMichael R Wasielewski 1 Marion C Thurnauer Contents 1 Education and independent research 2 Major publications 3 References 4 Further readingEducation and independent research editHis college education was in chemistry at the College of the City of Detroit now Wayne State University He worked for seven years at small companies in Detroit developing adhesives metal polishing compounds lubricants and other specialty chemical formulations used in the automobile industry While working in Detroit after receiving his bachelor s degree Katz and several colleagues rented a room in a Detroit office building and used it as a laboratory They carried out independent research from 1932 through 1939 trying to cure tuberculosis by finding a substance that could dissolve the fatty outer coating of the TB bacillus so that it would be vulnerable to being destroyed by a drug He and a Detroit colleague published two papers on studies with the bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis a fast growing and non pathogenic bacillus with similar physical properties to the tuberculosis bacillus Unemployed in summer 1939 he followed a suggestion from a former teacher and applied for graduate school in chemistry at the University of Chicago His thesis research in physical organic chemistry under the supervision of Frank R Mayo was a study of the mechanism of addition of hydrogen chloride to isobutene in a solvent of low dielectric constant He received a PhD degree in March 1942 2 Major publications editG T Seaborg J J Katz and W M Manning eds 1949 The Transuranium Elements Research Papers Natl Nucl En Ser Div IV 14B McGraw Hill New York Joseph J Katz and Eugene Rabinowitch 1951 The Chemistry of Uranium McGraw Hill New York Reprinted 1961 by Dover Publications New York Glenn T Seaborg and Joseph J Katz eds The Actinide Elements McGraw Hill New York 1954 Joseph J Katz and Glenn T Seaborg The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements Methuen London and New York 1957 Joseph J Katz and Eugene Rabinowitch eds 1958 Chemistry of Uranium Collected Papers 2 vols U S Atomic Energy Commission Technical Information Service Oak Ridge TN TID 5290 J R Norris R A Uphaus H L Crespi and J J Katz 1971 Electron spin resonance of chlorophyll and the origin of Signal I in photosynthesis Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 68 625 628 M C Thurnauer J J Katz and J R Norris Triplet State In Bacterial Photosynthesis Possible Mechanisms Of Primary Photo Act Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 72 3270 3274 1975 L L Shipman T M Cotton J R Norris and J J Katz New Proposal for Structure of Special Pair Chlorophyll Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 73 1791 1794 1976 Shipman Lester L Cotton Therese M Norris James R Katz Joseph J December 1976 An analysis of the visible absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a monomer dimer and oligomers in solution Journal of the American Chemical Society 98 25 8222 8230 doi 10 1021 ja00441a056 PMID 993521 J J Katz J R Norris L L Shipman M C Thurnauer and M R Wasielewski Chlorophyll Function In Photosynthetic Reaction Center Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering Vol 7 393 434 1978 Joseph J Katz Glenn T Seaborg and Lester R Morss eds The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements 2nd ed Chapman amp Hall 1986 References edit a b Joseph J Katz Chemistry Tree Academic Tree Retrieved 14 November 2014 Jensen Trevor February 6 2008 Joseph J Katz 1912 2008 Chicago Tribune retrieved 14 November 2014Further reading editJoseph Katz and Aaron Lipsitz Sodium Disecondary Butyl Naphthalene Sulphonate on the Growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis J Bacteriol 1935 30 4 419 Joseph Katz and Aaron Lipsitz Studies on the Effect of Synthetic Surface active Materials on Bacterial Growth II J Bacteriol 1937 33 5 479 G T Seaborg The Plutonium Story Ronald L Kathryn Jerry B Gough and Gary T Benefiel eds Battelle Press Columbus Ohio 1994 Jack M Holl Argonne National Laboratory 1946 76 University of Illinois Press 1997 Bayard Webster An Artificial Leaf Helps In Photosynthesis Study New York Times December 19 1975 https timesmachine nytimes com timesmachine 1975 12 19 86379821 pdf Chemical and Engineering News Feb 16 1976 p 32 http www dep anl gov postdocs Namedpostdoc htm Archived 2014 10 28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph J Katz amp oldid 1181200851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
