The IFT Research & Development Award has been awarded since 1997. It has been awarded by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to scientists 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.
Winners
YearWinner(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 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), and Evan Turek (Kraft Foods). Also included were The Ferrite Company, Rexam, Graphic Packaging, and Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC
References
List of past winners - Official site