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Occupation
  
Name
  
Wendell Roelofs

Residence
  
Geneva

Religion
  
Presbyterian

Role
  
Researcher

Political party
  
Born
  
July 26, 1938 (age 86) (
1938-07-26
)

Alma mater
  
Central College in Pella, IowaIndiana University BloomingtonMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Employer
  
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life SciencesDepartment of Entomology-Geneva

Known for
  
Developed insect sex attractants for pest control

Title
  
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry

Awards
  

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Wendell L. Roelofs (born July 26, 1938) was the first researcher to characterize insect sex pheromone structures, developing microchemical techniques for the isolation and identification of pheromone components. Roelofs obtained his B.S. in chemistry in 1960 from Central College in Pella, Iowa and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Indiana University in 1964. He is the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

In his spare time, Roelofs coache[d] a youth league football 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."

Roelofs received the National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan in 1983.

References

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