Dr. Stanley Irving Auerbach, 82, of Nashville, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 in Nashville at Alive Hospice following an extended illness. He was a scientist, research administrator, educator and professional leader.
Dr. Auerbach was widely recognized for his scientific creativity in pioneering the use of radioisotope tracers and ionizing radiation to quantify the functional processes of ecological systems. He was a principal force in the development of ecology as a quantitative and applied science. Dr. Auerbach established the internationally renowned ecology program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and helped found the graduate program in ecology at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Auerbach was born May 21, 1921, in Chicago, Ill. As a boy, he worked in his family's movie theater. His family lived in Chicago until his parents' deaths in the 1950s. In 1942, Auerbach enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in World War II as a second lieutenant until 1944. In 1946, he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology and in 1947 a master's degree in zoology from the University of Illinois. In 1949, he received his doctorate in zoology from Northwestern University.
Dr. Auerbach married Dawn P. Davey on June 12, 1954, in Chicago. In late 1954, Dr. Auerbach was recommended and hired to be ORNL's first full-time ecologist. At ORNL, Dr. Auerbach served as chief of the Radiation Ecology Section in the Health Physics Division where he established the laboratory's ecological program and then directed the present Environmental Sciences Division from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 1986. Dr. Auerbach has conducted research in ecosystem analysis and radioactive waste cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. He has served as an educator in biology and ecology at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia. Dr. Auerbach has been a member of the Commission of Natural Resources, the Board on Energy Studies and served on or chaired various other committees of the National Academy of Sciences. He served as chairman of the NAS/NRC Environmental Studies Board from 1983 to 1985. Dr. Auerbach was a member of the executive committee of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He received the Distinguished Associate Award of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1986. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a president of the Ecological Society of America and the recipient of its Distinguished Service Citation. He served on the NSF LTER proposal review panel and the NSF blue ribbon multidisciplinary selection panel for Science and Technology Centers and was the ecology editor for the journals, Environmental and Experimental Botany and Environment International.
Dr. Auerbach began his career at ORNL as a scientist in the Health Physics Division from 1954 until 1959. He was promoted to chief, Radiation Ecology Section, Health Physics Division in 1959 until 1970 at ORNL. Dr. Auerbach was appointed adjunct professor, graduate program in ecology at UT in 1965 and served until 1986. In 1970 to 1972, he became the director of the newly created Ecological Sciences Division at ORNL. From 1972 to 1986, he served as director of the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL. In 1986, he retired from ORNL as founding director of the Environmental Sciences Division.
Dr. Auerbach was the recipient of many professional awards and recognition, including: president, International Union of Radioecology (1985-1988); Commander's Award for Public Service, U.S. Army (1990); distinguished associate, U.S. Dept. of Energy (1986); Distinguished Service Award, Ecological Society of America (1985); President's Special Committee on Health and Environmental Effects (1977-1978); president of the Ecological Society of America (1971-1972); visiting research professor of ecology, University Georgia, Athens, Ga., (1964-1986); fellow of the American Association of Science (1960-2004); and director, Forest Biome, International Biology Program, National Science Foundation (1968-1976).
Throughout his career he served on a number of distinguished scientific panels, including: the Technology and Environment Program, National Academy of Engineering (1990-1992); several boards of the National Academy of Sciences, including, chairman, Committee on Energy and Environment (1974-1977), and chairman, Environmental Studies Board (1983-1985). Dr. Auerbach served on the executive committee, Science Advisory Board, U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (1986-1992); Advisory Committee, Science and Technology Directorate, National Science Foundation (1988-1992); Advisory Council for Water Resources, UT (1980-1992); Congressional Research Service, Energy Policy Workshop (1978); Advisory Committee, Resources for the Future (1978-1992); advisor for the U.S. Corps. of Engineers, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project (1982-1990); President's Committee on Ecological Research in the Federal Government (1974-1975); Board of Advisors of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1971); and the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission's Special Committee (1971-1981), among many others.
Dr. Auerbach authored over 100 technical reports, scientific articles and book chapters. According to his family, his proudest accomplishment was the hundreds of scientists, across several generations that he trained and who are today scientific leaders in ecology across the country. His family said he also took an active interest in many Oak Ridge civic activities and was a member, and served on the board of directors, of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge.
In addition to his career, his family said he enjoyed collecting Lionel trains and rare coins. He loved spending time outdoors, appreciating the grand beauty of nature, as well as traveling, reading, hiking, camping, fishing, running, bird watching, touring Civil War battlefields and historical sites, walking his beloved dog Coco and spending time with his family and friends, according to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Carrie Auerbach, of Chicago.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Dr. Auerbach is survived by two sons, Dr. Andrew Auerbach of Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan Auerbach of Boulder, Colo.; two daughters, Anne Auerbach and Alison Auerbach, both of Nashville; his daughter-in-law, Chong Auerbach and granddaughter, Victoria Auerbach of Wichita; his sister, Helen Berlin, of Topeka, Kan.; and by five nieces, Carrie Berlin, Preet Kirn Berlin, Jennifer Higginbotham, Laura Cooney and Denise Davey.
The funeral was to be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2004, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with the Rabbi Victor Rashkovsky officiating.
Burial was to be at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions in the name of Stanley I. Auerbach to the Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, 2021 21st Avenue South, Suite C 400, Nashville, TN 37212, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Published in The Oak Ridger, May 3, 2004
Dr. Auerbach was widely recognized for his scientific creativity in pioneering the use of radioisotope tracers and ionizing radiation to quantify the functional processes of ecological systems. He was a principal force in the development of ecology as a quantitative and applied science. Dr. Auerbach established the internationally renowned ecology program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and helped found the graduate program in ecology at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Auerbach was born May 21, 1921, in Chicago, Ill. As a boy, he worked in his family's movie theater. His family lived in Chicago until his parents' deaths in the 1950s. In 1942, Auerbach enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in World War II as a second lieutenant until 1944. In 1946, he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology and in 1947 a master's degree in zoology from the University of Illinois. In 1949, he received his doctorate in zoology from Northwestern University.
Dr. Auerbach married Dawn P. Davey on June 12, 1954, in Chicago. In late 1954, Dr. Auerbach was recommended and hired to be ORNL's first full-time ecologist. At ORNL, Dr. Auerbach served as chief of the Radiation Ecology Section in the Health Physics Division where he established the laboratory's ecological program and then directed the present Environmental Sciences Division from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 1986. Dr. Auerbach has conducted research in ecosystem analysis and radioactive waste cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. He has served as an educator in biology and ecology at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia. Dr. Auerbach has been a member of the Commission of Natural Resources, the Board on Energy Studies and served on or chaired various other committees of the National Academy of Sciences. He served as chairman of the NAS/NRC Environmental Studies Board from 1983 to 1985. Dr. Auerbach was a member of the executive committee of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He received the Distinguished Associate Award of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1986. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a president of the Ecological Society of America and the recipient of its Distinguished Service Citation. He served on the NSF LTER proposal review panel and the NSF blue ribbon multidisciplinary selection panel for Science and Technology Centers and was the ecology editor for the journals, Environmental and Experimental Botany and Environment International.
Dr. Auerbach began his career at ORNL as a scientist in the Health Physics Division from 1954 until 1959. He was promoted to chief, Radiation Ecology Section, Health Physics Division in 1959 until 1970 at ORNL. Dr. Auerbach was appointed adjunct professor, graduate program in ecology at UT in 1965 and served until 1986. In 1970 to 1972, he became the director of the newly created Ecological Sciences Division at ORNL. From 1972 to 1986, he served as director of the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL. In 1986, he retired from ORNL as founding director of the Environmental Sciences Division.
Dr. Auerbach was the recipient of many professional awards and recognition, including: president, International Union of Radioecology (1985-1988); Commander's Award for Public Service, U.S. Army (1990); distinguished associate, U.S. Dept. of Energy (1986); Distinguished Service Award, Ecological Society of America (1985); President's Special Committee on Health and Environmental Effects (1977-1978); president of the Ecological Society of America (1971-1972); visiting research professor of ecology, University Georgia, Athens, Ga., (1964-1986); fellow of the American Association of Science (1960-2004); and director, Forest Biome, International Biology Program, National Science Foundation (1968-1976).
Throughout his career he served on a number of distinguished scientific panels, including: the Technology and Environment Program, National Academy of Engineering (1990-1992); several boards of the National Academy of Sciences, including, chairman, Committee on Energy and Environment (1974-1977), and chairman, Environmental Studies Board (1983-1985). Dr. Auerbach served on the executive committee, Science Advisory Board, U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (1986-1992); Advisory Committee, Science and Technology Directorate, National Science Foundation (1988-1992); Advisory Council for Water Resources, UT (1980-1992); Congressional Research Service, Energy Policy Workshop (1978); Advisory Committee, Resources for the Future (1978-1992); advisor for the U.S. Corps. of Engineers, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project (1982-1990); President's Committee on Ecological Research in the Federal Government (1974-1975); Board of Advisors of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1971); and the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission's Special Committee (1971-1981), among many others.
Dr. Auerbach authored over 100 technical reports, scientific articles and book chapters. According to his family, his proudest accomplishment was the hundreds of scientists, across several generations that he trained and who are today scientific leaders in ecology across the country. His family said he also took an active interest in many Oak Ridge civic activities and was a member, and served on the board of directors, of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge.
In addition to his career, his family said he enjoyed collecting Lionel trains and rare coins. He loved spending time outdoors, appreciating the grand beauty of nature, as well as traveling, reading, hiking, camping, fishing, running, bird watching, touring Civil War battlefields and historical sites, walking his beloved dog Coco and spending time with his family and friends, according to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Carrie Auerbach, of Chicago.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Dr. Auerbach is survived by two sons, Dr. Andrew Auerbach of Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan Auerbach of Boulder, Colo.; two daughters, Anne Auerbach and Alison Auerbach, both of Nashville; his daughter-in-law, Chong Auerbach and granddaughter, Victoria Auerbach of Wichita; his sister, Helen Berlin, of Topeka, Kan.; and by five nieces, Carrie Berlin, Preet Kirn Berlin, Jennifer Higginbotham, Laura Cooney and Denise Davey.
The funeral was to be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2004, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with the Rabbi Victor Rashkovsky officiating.
Burial was to be at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions in the name of Stanley I. Auerbach to the Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, 2021 21st Avenue South, Suite C 400, Nashville, TN 37212, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Published in The Oak Ridger, May 3, 2004
Dr. Stanley Irving Auerbach, 82, of Nashville, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 in Nashville at Alive Hospice following an extended illness. He was a scientist, research administrator, educator and professional leader.
Dr. Auerbach was widely recognized for his scientific creativity in pioneering the use of radioisotope tracers and ionizing radiation to quantify the functional processes of ecological systems. He was a principal force in the development of ecology as a quantitative and applied science. Dr. Auerbach established the internationally renowned ecology program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and helped found the graduate program in ecology at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Auerbach was born May 21, 1921, in Chicago, Ill. As a boy, he worked in his family's movie theater. His family lived in Chicago until his parents' deaths in the 1950s. In 1942, Auerbach enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in World War II as a second lieutenant until 1944. In 1946, he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology and in 1947 a master's degree in zoology from the University of Illinois. In 1949, he received his doctorate in zoology from Northwestern University.
Dr. Auerbach married Dawn P. Davey on June 12, 1954, in Chicago. In late 1954, Dr. Auerbach was recommended and hired to be ORNL's first full-time ecologist. At ORNL, Dr. Auerbach served as chief of the Radiation Ecology Section in the Health Physics Division where he established the laboratory's ecological program and then directed the present Environmental Sciences Division from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 1986. Dr. Auerbach has conducted research in ecosystem analysis and radioactive waste cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. He has served as an educator in biology and ecology at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia. Dr. Auerbach has been a member of the Commission of Natural Resources, the Board on Energy Studies and served on or chaired various other committees of the National Academy of Sciences. He served as chairman of the NAS/NRC Environmental Studies Board from 1983 to 1985. Dr. Auerbach was a member of the executive committee of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He received the Distinguished Associate Award of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1986. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a president of the Ecological Society of America and the recipient of its Distinguished Service Citation. He served on the NSF LTER proposal review panel and the NSF blue ribbon multidisciplinary selection panel for Science and Technology Centers and was the ecology editor for the journals, Environmental and Experimental Botany and Environment International.
Dr. Auerbach began his career at ORNL as a scientist in the Health Physics Division from 1954 until 1959. He was promoted to chief, Radiation Ecology Section, Health Physics Division in 1959 until 1970 at ORNL. Dr. Auerbach was appointed adjunct professor, graduate program in ecology at UT in 1965 and served until 1986. In 1970 to 1972, he became the director of the newly created Ecological Sciences Division at ORNL. From 1972 to 1986, he served as director of the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL. In 1986, he retired from ORNL as founding director of the Environmental Sciences Division.
Dr. Auerbach was the recipient of many professional awards and recognition, including: president, International Union of Radioecology (1985-1988); Commander's Award for Public Service, U.S. Army (1990); distinguished associate, U.S. Dept. of Energy (1986); Distinguished Service Award, Ecological Society of America (1985); President's Special Committee on Health and Environmental Effects (1977-1978); president of the Ecological Society of America (1971-1972); visiting research professor of ecology, University Georgia, Athens, Ga., (1964-1986); fellow of the American Association of Science (1960-2004); and director, Forest Biome, International Biology Program, National Science Foundation (1968-1976).
Throughout his career he served on a number of distinguished scientific panels, including: the Technology and Environment Program, National Academy of Engineering (1990-1992); several boards of the National Academy of Sciences, including, chairman, Committee on Energy and Environment (1974-1977), and chairman, Environmental Studies Board (1983-1985). Dr. Auerbach served on the executive committee, Science Advisory Board, U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (1986-1992); Advisory Committee, Science and Technology Directorate, National Science Foundation (1988-1992); Advisory Council for Water Resources, UT (1980-1992); Congressional Research Service, Energy Policy Workshop (1978); Advisory Committee, Resources for the Future (1978-1992); advisor for the U.S. Corps. of Engineers, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project (1982-1990); President's Committee on Ecological Research in the Federal Government (1974-1975); Board of Advisors of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1971); and the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission's Special Committee (1971-1981), among many others.
Dr. Auerbach authored over 100 technical reports, scientific articles and book chapters. According to his family, his proudest accomplishment was the hundreds of scientists, across several generations that he trained and who are today scientific leaders in ecology across the country. His family said he also took an active interest in many Oak Ridge civic activities and was a member, and served on the board of directors, of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge.
In addition to his career, his family said he enjoyed collecting Lionel trains and rare coins. He loved spending time outdoors, appreciating the grand beauty of nature, as well as traveling, reading, hiking, camping, fishing, running, bird watching, touring Civil War battlefields and historical sites, walking his beloved dog Coco and spending time with his family and friends, according to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Carrie Auerbach, of Chicago.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Dr. Auerbach is survived by two sons, Dr. Andrew Auerbach of Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan Auerbach of Boulder, Colo.; two daughters, Anne Auerbach and Alison Auerbach, both of Nashville; his daughter-in-law, Chong Auerbach and granddaughter, Victoria Auerbach of Wichita; his sister, Helen Berlin, of Topeka, Kan.; and by five nieces, Carrie Berlin, Preet Kirn Berlin, Jennifer Higginbotham, Laura Cooney and Denise Davey.
The funeral was to be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2004, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with the Rabbi Victor Rashkovsky officiating.
Burial was to be at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions in the name of Stanley I. Auerbach to the Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, 2021 21st Avenue South, Suite C 400, Nashville, TN 37212, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Published in The Oak Ridger, May 3, 2004
Dr. Auerbach was widely recognized for his scientific creativity in pioneering the use of radioisotope tracers and ionizing radiation to quantify the functional processes of ecological systems. He was a principal force in the development of ecology as a quantitative and applied science. Dr. Auerbach established the internationally renowned ecology program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and helped found the graduate program in ecology at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Auerbach was born May 21, 1921, in Chicago, Ill. As a boy, he worked in his family's movie theater. His family lived in Chicago until his parents' deaths in the 1950s. In 1942, Auerbach enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in World War II as a second lieutenant until 1944. In 1946, he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology and in 1947 a master's degree in zoology from the University of Illinois. In 1949, he received his doctorate in zoology from Northwestern University.
Dr. Auerbach married Dawn P. Davey on June 12, 1954, in Chicago. In late 1954, Dr. Auerbach was recommended and hired to be ORNL's first full-time ecologist. At ORNL, Dr. Auerbach served as chief of the Radiation Ecology Section in the Health Physics Division where he established the laboratory's ecological program and then directed the present Environmental Sciences Division from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 1986. Dr. Auerbach has conducted research in ecosystem analysis and radioactive waste cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. He has served as an educator in biology and ecology at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia. Dr. Auerbach has been a member of the Commission of Natural Resources, the Board on Energy Studies and served on or chaired various other committees of the National Academy of Sciences. He served as chairman of the NAS/NRC Environmental Studies Board from 1983 to 1985. Dr. Auerbach was a member of the executive committee of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He received the Distinguished Associate Award of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1986. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a president of the Ecological Society of America and the recipient of its Distinguished Service Citation. He served on the NSF LTER proposal review panel and the NSF blue ribbon multidisciplinary selection panel for Science and Technology Centers and was the ecology editor for the journals, Environmental and Experimental Botany and Environment International.
Dr. Auerbach began his career at ORNL as a scientist in the Health Physics Division from 1954 until 1959. He was promoted to chief, Radiation Ecology Section, Health Physics Division in 1959 until 1970 at ORNL. Dr. Auerbach was appointed adjunct professor, graduate program in ecology at UT in 1965 and served until 1986. In 1970 to 1972, he became the director of the newly created Ecological Sciences Division at ORNL. From 1972 to 1986, he served as director of the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL. In 1986, he retired from ORNL as founding director of the Environmental Sciences Division.
Dr. Auerbach was the recipient of many professional awards and recognition, including: president, International Union of Radioecology (1985-1988); Commander's Award for Public Service, U.S. Army (1990); distinguished associate, U.S. Dept. of Energy (1986); Distinguished Service Award, Ecological Society of America (1985); President's Special Committee on Health and Environmental Effects (1977-1978); president of the Ecological Society of America (1971-1972); visiting research professor of ecology, University Georgia, Athens, Ga., (1964-1986); fellow of the American Association of Science (1960-2004); and director, Forest Biome, International Biology Program, National Science Foundation (1968-1976).
Throughout his career he served on a number of distinguished scientific panels, including: the Technology and Environment Program, National Academy of Engineering (1990-1992); several boards of the National Academy of Sciences, including, chairman, Committee on Energy and Environment (1974-1977), and chairman, Environmental Studies Board (1983-1985). Dr. Auerbach served on the executive committee, Science Advisory Board, U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (1986-1992); Advisory Committee, Science and Technology Directorate, National Science Foundation (1988-1992); Advisory Council for Water Resources, UT (1980-1992); Congressional Research Service, Energy Policy Workshop (1978); Advisory Committee, Resources for the Future (1978-1992); advisor for the U.S. Corps. of Engineers, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project (1982-1990); President's Committee on Ecological Research in the Federal Government (1974-1975); Board of Advisors of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1971); and the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission's Special Committee (1971-1981), among many others.
Dr. Auerbach authored over 100 technical reports, scientific articles and book chapters. According to his family, his proudest accomplishment was the hundreds of scientists, across several generations that he trained and who are today scientific leaders in ecology across the country. His family said he also took an active interest in many Oak Ridge civic activities and was a member, and served on the board of directors, of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge.
In addition to his career, his family said he enjoyed collecting Lionel trains and rare coins. He loved spending time outdoors, appreciating the grand beauty of nature, as well as traveling, reading, hiking, camping, fishing, running, bird watching, touring Civil War battlefields and historical sites, walking his beloved dog Coco and spending time with his family and friends, according to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Carrie Auerbach, of Chicago.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Dr. Auerbach is survived by two sons, Dr. Andrew Auerbach of Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan Auerbach of Boulder, Colo.; two daughters, Anne Auerbach and Alison Auerbach, both of Nashville; his daughter-in-law, Chong Auerbach and granddaughter, Victoria Auerbach of Wichita; his sister, Helen Berlin, of Topeka, Kan.; and by five nieces, Carrie Berlin, Preet Kirn Berlin, Jennifer Higginbotham, Laura Cooney and Denise Davey.
The funeral was to be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2004, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with the Rabbi Victor Rashkovsky officiating.
Burial was to be at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions in the name of Stanley I. Auerbach to the Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, 2021 21st Avenue South, Suite C 400, Nashville, TN 37212, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Published in The Oak Ridger, May 3, 2004
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