IFT Research & Development Award
Encyclopedia
The IFT Research & Development Award has been awarded since 1997. It has been awarded by the Institute of Food Technologists
(IFT) to scientist
s who have made recent and significant research and development
contributions to the understanding of food science
, food technology
, or nutrition
.
Award winners receive a USD 3000 honorarium
and a plaque from IFT.
Institute of Food Technologists
The Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...
(IFT) to scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
s who have made recent and significant research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
contributions to the understanding of food science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
, food technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
, or nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
.
Award winners receive a USD 3000 honorarium
Honorarium
An honorarium is an ex gratia payment made to a person for their services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are not traditionally required. This is used by groups such as schools or sporting clubs to pay coaches for their costs...
and a plaque from IFT.
Winners
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Sudhir K. Sastry |
| 1998 | Todd R. Klaenhammer |
| 1999 | Bruce A. Watkins |
| 2000 | John B. Luchansky |
| 2001 | Steven J. Schwartz |
| 2002 | Clair J. Hicks |
| 2003 | E. Allen Foegeding |
| 2004 | Richard W. Hartel |
| 2005 | Jose Miguel Aguilera |
| 2006 | Eric A. Decker |
| 2007 | D. Julian McClements |
| 2008 | Casimir C. Akoh |
| 2009 | Arun Bhunia |
| 2010 | Washington State University Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... Microwave Sterilization Consortium - Juming Tang (Washington State University), C. Patrick Dunne (United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center), Kenny Lum (Seafood Products Association), Douglas Hahn (Hormel Hormel Hormel Foods Corporation is a food company based in southeastern Minnesota , perhaps best known as the producer of Spam luncheon meat. The company was founded as George A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota, U.S., by George A. Hormel in 1891. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods... ), and Evan Turek (Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang... ). Also included were The Ferrite Company, Rexam PLC, Graphic Packaging Graphic Packaging Graphic Packaging is a Fortune 1000 corporation based in Marietta, Georgia. It is a leading company in the design and manufacturing of packaging for commercial products. GP has created the display packaging for a wide range of popular consumer goods, particularly beverages and packaged food. Its... , and Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC |