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Professor W.R. Schell passed away on 3 January 2012. For over 40 years he was leading state-of-the-science research in radioecology as well as in the environmental, nuclear, and chemical sciences. Obituary by Igor Linkov (US Army Engineer Research and Development Center) and Jordi Vives i Batlle (SCK•CEN). Also published on the IUR website.