Paul K. Stumpf

Who was Paul K. Stumpf?

Paul K. Stumpf was an American biochemist, "a world leader in the field of plant biochemistry" according to the National Academy of Sciences and the University of California. Specifically the University of California said that "Stumpf pioneered the study of the biochemistry of lipids in plants". Stumpf was chairman of the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a recipient of the following distinctions and awards:

1978: elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences

1975: elected a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences

1974: the Stephen Hales Prize from the American Society of Plant Physiologists

1980: President of the American Society of Plant Physiologists

1986-1990: chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Plant Physiologists

1992: the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership the American Society of Plant Physiologists

the Lipid Chemistry Prize from the American Oil Chemists Society

Senior Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany

twice a Guggenheim Fellow.