Food Group Awards
The Food Group awards two medals: the Early Career Medal (previously Junior Medal) and Established Career Medal (previously Senior Medal). The Early Career Medal is biennial and has been renamed to reflect the standing of the award and awardees and the objectives of the award.
The aim of these awards is to encourage and recognise excellence in the application of chemical sciences to food. There are many challenges for chemistry in the food industry and the Food Group aims to encourage first class scientists to enter the field of food chemistry.
Food Group Early Career Medal
The Early Career Award will be made for the most meritorious contribution to food chemistry on the basis of published papers and/or other documentary evidence over the preceding five years, with less than 10 years professional experience.
Food Group Established Career Medal
The Established Career Award will be in recognition of a substantial contribution to food chemistry over a period of at least 15 years, including work of exceptional merit which has led to advances in food chemistry of practical significance to the food industry.
Past Winners
Food Group Junior Medal
1987
Dr Mary Griffin - IFR, Reading
1988
Dr Ian Norton - Unilever, Colworth
1989
Not awarded
1990
Dr David Clark -IFR, Norwich
1991
Dr Steven Harding - Nottingham
1992
Not awarded
1993
Dr Gary Williamson - IFR, Norwich
1994
Dr Jen-Luc Courthaudon - Dijon
1995
Dr Jennifer Ames - Reading
1996
Dr Reg Wilson - IFR, Norwich
1997
Dr Stefan Kasapis - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
2001
Not awarded
2003
Dr Martin Williams - Massy
2006 - 2016
Not awarded
2017
Dr Tolgahan Kocadagli, University of Reading/ Hacettepe University, Gida Muhendisligi
2018
Dr Joanne Gould, University of Nottingham
2019
Dr Anwesha Sarkar, University of Leeds
Food Group Senior Medal
1987
Professor Allen Bailey - IFR, Bristol
1988
Dr Christiane Mercier - INRA, Nantes
1989
Dr George Stainsby - Leeds
1990
Professor David Southgate - IFR, Norwich
1991
Professor Peter Lillford - Unilever, Colworth
1992
Professor Gordon Birch - Reading
1993
Dr Hans Englyst - Dunn, Cambridge
1994
Dr Robert Selvendran - IFR, Norwich
Dr Peter Czedik-Eysenberg - Special medal awarded at EuroFoodChem VII
1995
Professor Pieter Walstra - Wageningen
1996
Professor Harry Nursten - Reading
1997
Professor Pat Fox - University College, Cork
2001
Professor Bronek Wedzicha - Leeds
2003
Professor Don Mottram - Reading
2006
Professor Ian Norton - Birmingham
Downloadable Files
Nomination Form - Food Group Early Career Medal 2021
Complete and return the form by 30 July 2021