To Don Sheer Memory
Dr. Donald Sheer and his wife, Diane, were aboard Swissair
Fllight 111 when it crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia on September 2, 1998. There were no survivors. The news of their
untimely deaths came as a shock to all of those who knew the coupIe.
Don was Consulting Scientist in the Analytical Division of Millip ore Corp. where he was active in the development of new separation products and applications for the research, biotech and
pharmaceutical industries. Don had worked in the Millipore/
Amicon organizations for over 5 years and had contributed
greatly to setting the product development targets for innovative
products. Don worked closely with scientists in many fields of
technology and his ability to establish collaborative projects was
legendary.
Don's most recent effort was developing applications for a new
Millipore product named ZipTipsTM, which are novel sample
preparation devices containing absorptive resins that allow the
Dr. Donald Sheer and his wife, Diane, were aboard Swissair
Fllight 111 when it crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia on September 2, 1998. There were no survivors. The news of their
untimely deaths came as a shock to all of those who knew the coupIe.
Don was Consulting Scientist in the Analytical Division of Millip ore Corp. where he was active in the development of new separation products and applications for the research, biotech and
pharmaceutical industries. Don had worked in the Millipore/
Amicon organizations for over 5 years and had contributed
greatly to setting the product development targets for innovative
products. Don worked closely with scientists in many fields of
technology and his ability to establish collaborative projects was
legendary.
Don's most recent effort was developing applications for a new
Millipore product named ZipTipsTM, which are novel sample
preparation devices containing absorptive resins that allow the