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David W. Schindler

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American/Canadian limnologist

CanadaLived 1940 to 2021 · aged 80
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David William Schindler,, was an American/Canadian limnologist. He held the Killam Memorial Chair and was Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.

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2015A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
2006Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
2005Ruth Patrick Award
2001Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
1998Volvo Environment Prize
1994Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
1991Stockholm Water Prize
1989Naumann-Thienemann Medal
1985G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
1984Frank Rigler Award
1962Rhodes Scholarship
Fellow of the Royal Society
Officer of the Order of Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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David William Schindler,, was an American/Canadian limnologist. He held the Killam Memorial Chair and was Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. He was notable for "innovative large-scale experiments" on whole lakes at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) which proved that "phosphorus controls the eutrophication in temperate lakes leading to the banning of phosphates in detergents. He was also known for his research on acid rain. In 1989, Schindler moved from the ELA to continue his research at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, with studies into fresh water shortages and the effects of climate disruption on Canada's alpine and northern boreal ecosystems. Schindler's research had earned him numerous national and international awards, including the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, the First Stockholm Water Prize (1991) the Volvo Environment Prize (1998), and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2006).

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Lived 1940 to 2021 · aged 80
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