Matt
Thanks for the news .
I met Don over 35 years ago when he took a sabatical to Hawaii.
At that time his wife was kept busy scaring off bears. Now it was snakes.
I was hoping to see him now that I am retired and have time to
travel…..
Pete
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From: Stable Isotope
Geochemistry [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matthew
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Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:47
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Subject: [ISOGEOCHEM] Some sad news from Alaska
Dear Isotope community,
I am e mailing with some sad news, which may have reached
some of you already. Donald M. Schell, 69, former director of the Alaska
Stable Isotope Facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, died before
Christmas at his home in Australia. Don was a chemical oceanographer
specializing in stable isotopes in oceanographic and biologic systems. I
had the pleasure of interacting with Don during my interview at UAF and
subsequently even phoned him for advice once he had left Alaska. He spent
40-plus years in Alaska and handed over a state of the art isotope lab when he
retired in 2002. We proudly maintain this lab and think of Don - he
was a real character. A rich, colorful and detailed obituary can be found
at:
Regards,
Mat Wooller
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Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775
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