David Schindler held the Killam Memorial Chair and was Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
12 Facts About David Schindler
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David Schindler was known for his research on acid rain.
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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.
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David Schindler's research had earned him numerous national and international awards, including the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, the First Stockholm Water Prize the Volvo Environment Prize, and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
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David Schindler was born August 3,1940 in Fargo, North Dakota and grew up in Barnesville, Minnesota.
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David Schindler held dual-citizenship in Canada and the US David Schindler earned his bachelor's degree at NDSU and PhD at the University of Oxford.
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David Schindler received his PhD in ecology in 1966 from Oxford University.
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From 1968 to 1989, David Schindler directed the newly created Experimental Lakes Area, of the now-defunct Fisheries Research Board of Canada near Kenora, Ontario.
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David Schindler was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize in 1991 for this research into excess nutrification and acidification of freshwater lakes, a long-term study that used whole lakes as natural laboratories, using an integrated ecosystem approach.
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Over his career David Schindler received over a hundred awards and honours.
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In 1991 David Schindler was awarded the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize for research into excess nutrification and acidification of freshwater lakes.
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David Schindler's groundbreaking research has served as a clarion call alerting authorities and the public to the effects of pollutants and climate change on the environment.