Robert Woody, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, was honored with a biography published as an editorial feature in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of basic and applied research that uses spectroscopic and imaging techniques in areas of the life sciences. The biography accompanies an article written by Dr. Woody on the history and historical contributions of circular dichroism on elucidating the structural properties of proteins, including membrane proteins. The biography recognizes the pioneering advancements that Dr. Woody have and continues to make in the field of protein structure and methods to study those structures.