Northwestern Univ. (M.S., Ph.D.) Muskingum University (B.S.)
Known for
Pioneering research on the movement of radionuclides in the environment and the carbon metabolism of forest ecosystems
Spouse
Donna Rae Haubrich
(m. 1961)
Children
3
Awards
Danforth Fellow, Fellow AAAS, IUFRO Sci, Achievement Award, Dist. Ser. Awd., US Dept. of Energy, Muskingum Univ. Distinguished Alumni Award
Scientific career
Fields
Radioecology, ecology, forest ecosystems, global carbon cycle
Institutions
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee
David Edward Reichle (born October 19, 1938) is an American ecologist who worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).[1] He is known for his pioneering research on the movement of radionuclides in the environment and the carbon metabolism of forest ecosystems. From 1967 to 1981 he was co-chair of Woodlands for the International Biological Programme.[2] He served as Director of ORNL’s Environmental Sciences Division (1986-1990) and retired in 2000 as Associate Director.[citation needed]