Professor Harjinder Singh Elected a Fellow of the United States Institute of Food Technologists

Riddet Institute Co-director Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh has been elected a Fellow of the United States Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) – the largest union of food scientists in the world.

The leading New Zealand food scientist said it was an honour to have been elected a fellow as the distinction is only given to ten to 12 people each year.

“It is a further demonstration of the international profile and impact of food science and technology research and education programmes of the Riddet Institute and Massey University.”

Within IFT fellows are expected to be leaders who participate in think-tanks and task forces.

“Professor Singh’s world-class expertise (…) contributes to make us a leader in food and health innovations in New Zealand, offering integrated research and education across the entire food chain and health value chain” said Professor Paul McDonald, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Health at Massey University.

Singh will travel to Chicago in July to accept the honour.

Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh, Co-director of the Riddet Institute is also the Head of the School of Food and Nutrition at Massey University’s College of Health. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and received numerous awards.

Article Source: Riddet Institute, April 01, 2015.

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