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Norman E. Borlau (Career Achievement (Obtained Presidental Medal of…
Norman E. Borlau
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Personal Life
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in forestry in 1937, and a Master of Science in 1940, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1942 from the Department of Plant Pathology.
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Went to the University of Minnesota in 1933, and minored in plant genetics.
Born on March 25, 1914
on a farm near Cresco, Iowa.
Tried to enlist in the U.S. army in 1942, but was rejected under wartime labor regulations and his lab became a research center for the U.S. military
Scientific Research
Developed a seal adhesive in 1942 that secured food and other goods to be dropped near the shoreline of battlefields
Conducted wheat research in 1944 in Mexico, developing wheat varieties strong against fungus (stem rust) and increased food production, and water and fertilizer treatments
Borlaug created his own award in agriculture called the World Food Prize which was originally funded by Krafts Food.
Later in 1994 Borlaug helped to create the Global Youth Institute association in which high-school students are picked each year to compete for the World Food Prize.
Worked for the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) from 1945-1979, working on shuttle-breeding, "semi-dwarf" wheats, and photoperiod insensitivity.
Borlaug is commonly known as the father of the "Green Revolution" from his contributions to agriculture beginning in the 1940's.