{"id":15439,"date":"2018-04-23T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=15439"},"modified":"2018-05-01T16:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:03:43","slug":"remembering-bob-kates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2018\/04\/23\/remembering-bob-kates\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Bob Kates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

\"RobertI am very sorry to share the news that Bob Kates died on Saturday at the age of 89*. As many of you know, we were incredibly fortunate that Bob agreed to chair our Science Advisory Board during the 5-year, $20 million Sustainability Solutions Initiative grant that led to the creation of the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Indeed, it\u2019s quite possible we never would have received that first grant had it not been for Bob.<\/p>\n

Bob\u2019s life and work are far too important and rich to adequately summarize here. Suffice to say that he helped found the field of sustainability science, was a MacArthur Fellow, member of the National Academy of Sciences, and recipient of the National Medal of Science from President George H.W. Bush. Bob was also the Presidential Professor of Sustainability Science at the University of Maine.<\/p>\n

In addition to being an extraordinary scholar, Bob also became a generous colleague and dear friend to many of us.<\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t have the pleasure of getting to know Bob, here are a few links that will help you learn a bit more about his remarkable story:<\/p>\n