November 14, 2014
Top Canadian limnology award goes to Daniel Schindler, 31 years after his father won it
Daniel Schindler, a University of Washington fisheries ecologist who explores aquatic ecosystem dynamics, has been named the 2015 Frank Rigler Award recipient.
Daniel SchindlerU of Washington
The award is the highest honor given by the Society of Canadian Limnologists and recognizes major achievements in the field of limnology by Canadians or those working in Canada, the society says. Schindler, born in Ontario, holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship. His father David Schindler won the Rigler award in 1984, the first year it was given out.
Schindler, a UW professor of aquatic and fishery sciences, studies climate impacts, fisheries as large-scale drivers of ecosystem organization, and the interdependence of terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems. As one of the lead investigators of the UW Alaska Salmon Program, much of his research focuses on salmon-producing watersheds in Alaska.
He is the Harriet Bullitt Endowed Chair in Conservation at the UW, where he has been a faculty member since 1997.
As winner of the Rigler award, Schindler will give an overview on his research during the plenary session of the annual joint meeting of the society and the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research in January 2015.
