Citation for presentation of 2008 Nicholas J. Shackleton award to R. Lawrence Edwards

Nick Shackleton is widely recognized for his major discoveries connecting the isotopic record preserved in foraminifera (Fig. 1) that grew in the oceans and the mass of ice stored in ice sheets during periods of continental glaciations. He was awarded the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy for his pioneering discoveries on glaciations & climate change (Fig. 2). In addition to his scientific accomplishments, Nick was an excellent musician and collected old instruments that are both played and greatly valued by musicians. Remarkably, the musical community knew him as a musician and had no idea of his scientific activities (Fig. 3).