David Schindler
David William Schindler, OC AOE FRSC FRS , is an AmericanCanadian limnologist. He holds the Killam Memorial Chair and is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. He is notable for innovative largescale experiments on whole lakes at the Experimental Lakes Area which proved that phosphorus controls the eutrophication in temperate lakes leading to the banning of phosphates in detergents. He is also known for his research on acid rain In 1989, Dr. 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 Canadas alpine and northern boreal ecosystems. Schindlers has 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 .
Schindler was born August 3, 1940 in Fargo, North Dakota and grew up in Minnesota Lake. He holds dualcitizenship in Canada and the U.S.
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