Frederick Yi-Tung Cho (1939-2011) : His PhD days in Biophysics, the Photosynthesis Lab, and his patents in engineering physics

Photosynthesis Research
GovindjeeGeorge C Papageorgiou

Abstract

We present here a Tribute to Frederick Yi-Tung Cho (1939-2011), an innovative and ingenious biophysicist and an entrepreneur. He was one of the 4 earliest PhD students [see: Cederstrand (1965)-Carl Nelson Cederstrand; coadvisor: Eugene Rabinowitch; Papageorgiou (1968)-George C. Papageorgiou (coauthor of this paper); and Munday (1968)-John C. Munday Jr. (also a coauthor of this paper)] of one of us (Govindjee) in Biophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) during the late 1960s (1963-1968). Fred was best known, in the photosynthesis circle for his pioneering work on low temperature (down to liquid helium temperature, 4 K) absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy of photosynthetic systems; he showed temperature independence of excitation energy transfer from (i) chlorophyll (Chl) b to Chl a and (ii) from Chl a 670 to Chl a 678; and temperature dependence of energy transfer from the phycobilins to Chl a and from Chl a 678 to its suggested trap. After doing research in biophysics of photosynthesis, Fred shifted to do research in solid-state physics/engineering in the Government Electronics Division (Group) of the Motorola Company, Scottsdale, Arizona, from where he published research papers in that area and ...Continue Reading

References

Jul 1, 1972·Biophysical Journal·T T Bannister
Jun 30, 1970·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·F Cho, Govindjee
Mar 1, 1966·The Journal of General Physiology· Govindjee, L Yang
May 12, 1966·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·A Krey, Govindjee
Jun 8, 1966·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·C N Cederstrand Govindjee
Sep 5, 1966·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·F Cho Govindjee
Sep 5, 1966·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·C N Cederstrand Govindjee
Aug 1, 1960·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics· GOVINDJEEE RABINOWITCH
May 16, 2009·Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences·Kärin Nickelsen
Dec 17, 2010·Photosynthesis Research·Rhoda Elison Hirsch Govindjee
May 3, 2011·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B, Biology·George C Papageorgiou, Govindjee
Oct 12, 2011·Photosynthesis Research·William Hagar Govindjee
Jul 20, 2012·Photosynthesis Research·Alexandrina Stirbet, Govindjee
Oct 12, 2013·Photosynthesis Research·Julian J Eaton-Rye
Jul 19, 2016·Chemical Reviews·Tihana MirkovicGregory D Scholes
Feb 6, 2017·Photosynthesis Research· GovindjeeLars Olof Björn
May 26, 2017·Photosynthesis Research·Margaret Gwyn Latimer Govindjee

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