IAFoST – The global focus of food science excellence

The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is proud to present the eighth class of outstanding food scientists and technologists to be elected to the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). These 22 new Fellows will be inducted at the 16th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in Iguassu Falls, Brazil in August 2012.

The new Fellows are:

• Jaime Amaya-Farfan (Brazil)
• Ogugua Charles Aworh (Nigeria)
• Hongda Chen (USA)
• Roger Clemens (USA)
• Levente Diosady (Canada)
• Elisabeth Dumoulin (France)
• Anne Goldman (Canada)
• Ralf Greiner (Germany)
• Richard Hartel (USA)
• Jeya Henry (UK)
• Chen Jian (China)
• Michael Knowles (Belgium)
• Yun-Bo Luo (China)
• Francis Malcata (Portugal)
• Donald Mercer (Canada)
• Clare Mills (UK)
• Dennis Miller (USA)
• Enrique Ortega-Rivas (Mexico)
• Geroge Saravacos (Greece)
• Sudhir Sastry (USA)
• Da-Wen Sun (Ireland)
• Martin Wiedmann (USA)

Nominations for each new roster are made by IUFoST Adhering Bodies and IAFoST Fellows. Fellows elected to IAFoST are acknowledged by their peers as outstanding representatives of international food science and technology. The International Academy of Food Science collectively forms a pool of scientific expertise in food science and technology from which IUFoST draws non-aligned expert advice on scientific matters. Fellows serve as independent persons to work and promote high standards of ethics and scientific endeavors. They are at the forefront of IUFoST, helping to strengthen global food science and technology for humanity.

Academy Executive Council:

• President – Dr. Daryl Lund
• Past President – Dr. V. Prakash
• President-elect- Prof. Walter Spiess
• Councillors: Prof. Delia Rogriguez-Amaya
• Dr. Rui Hai Liu