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Dominic Wong: Editor MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Our summer issue of Cornucopia serves as a forum to report on the spring meeting, as well as, to draw your attention to events planned for the fall meeting. Spring 2000, San Francisco: Our technical program was excellent! We had over 200 presentations, attendance was excellent in all sessions, and book contracts have been accepted for all topical symposia. I want to express my sincere thanks to all symposium organizers for making this an outstanding meeting. In addition, special thanks go to Charles Brine, Sara Risch, and Glenn Fuller for organizing and arranging our Spring reception at the Fort Masion Officer's Club. This historic and picturesque location helped us celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Irvin E. Liener, recently retired editor of J. Ag. Food Chem., and participants in our 10th Graduate Candidate Symposium. Executive Committee actions from San Francisco, that you will see implemented soon, are as follows. * Times for business meetings have been changed. This was done to allow Division officers to participate more actively in Society wide administration. Please see the meeting schedule in this issue for details. * Our subdivisions have been restructured. AGFD will now have two subdivisions: Flavor and Functional Foods & Natural Products. Subdivisions were restructured to reflect the evolving interests of our members. Please remember; subdivisions are a tool to enhance member interaction, and they can be formed, or dissolved, to serve the interests of Division members. * ACS has finalized guidelines for Division directories. To be included in the AGFD directory you will need to give specific permission. AGFD will obtain this permission via a card that will be mailed to you which must be signed and returned. Timing for this process has not been finalized. * Timely delivery of the Cornucopia is an ongoing concern. Delivery of the Cornucopia requires coordination of ACS for abstracts and mailing labels, an outside printer, and the US Post Office. The Executive Committee recognizes there is a problem and we are actively trying to identify where the system needs to be modified. You may see changes to the Cornucopia or additional options for access to this information. I do ask for your patience as we resolve this matter. Fall 2000, Washington: AGFD will have five technical symposia including ca. 150 presentations. Our program will cover an extensive range of Division interests. Symposia will focus on flavor chemistry, food safety, functional foods, and nutritional biochemistry. Our Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Tuesday August 22. I hope you will be able to attend. Please see the announcement in this issue for details. Finally, I would like to extend an invitation to all members to become more active in AGFD. Please say hello at our national meeting Division table, attend any or all of our business meetings, or send me an e-mail. If you are not sure how you would like to be involved, why not start by attending meetings and observing. See you in Washington. Michael J. Morello Chair Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry Future Programs The Online Abstract Submittal System (OASys) is now available for instant paper submissions at www.acs.org/meetings. Online is the PREFERRED way to submit abstracts. If you do not have web access, please send one original hardcopy abstract form to the session or program chair. SAN DIEGO, CA April 1-5, 2001 Program Chair: Michael H. Tunick, USDA-ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 E. Mermaid Ln., Wyndmoor, PA 19038, (215) 233-6454, fax (215) 233-6795, e-mail: mtunick@arserrc.gov Submit abstracts between September 11 and November 13, 2000 using the Online Abstract Submittal System (OASys) at www.acs.org/meetings. Contact symposium chair if you do not have internet access. General Papers and Posters. M.H. Tunick Graduate Student Symposium. Charles Brine, AVEBE America, Inc., Princeton Corporate Center, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ 08450, (609) 520-1400, fax (609) 734-9343, e-mail: brinec@avebe.com Biological, Chemical, and Engineering Approaches Using Combinatorial Methods for Agriculture and Food Processing Applications. George H. Robertson, USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, (510) 559-5866, fax (510) 559-5818, e-mail: grobertson@pw.usda.gov; Dominic Wong, USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, (510) 559-5860, fax (510) 559-5777, e-mail: dwsw@pw.usda.gov Controlled Release Systems for Food. Sam Shefer, Salvona, Inc., 14 Jason Dr., E. Brunswick, NJ 08816, (732) 432-7255, fax (732) 432-7256, e-mail: salvona99@aol.com The Food and Chemical Industry in Mexico. Lyle Hall, Univ. of Wisconsin, 0219 Centennial Science Hall, River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425-3538, e-mail: halllyle@hotmail.com. Cosponsored by Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. Joint International Symposium on Food Factors. Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Dept. of Biochemistry, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada, (709) 737-8552, fax (709) 737-4000, e-mail: fshahidi@morgan.ucs.mun.ca; Chi-Tang Ho, Rutgers Univ., Dept. of Food Science, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8502, (732) 932-9611 ext 235, fax (732) 932-6776, e-mail: ho@aesop.rutgers.edu Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Adel A. Kader, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-7743, e-mail: aakader@ucdavis.edu Postharvest Biotechnology. Paul L. Gepts, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-7743, e-mail: plgepts@ucdavis.edu; Agustin Lopez-Munguia, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apto. 510-3, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62271, Mexico, +52-73-114900, fax +52-73-172388, e-mail: augustin@ibt.unam.mx CHICAGO, IL August 25-29, 2001 Program Chair: Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Dept. of Biochemistry, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada, (709) 737-8552, fax (709) 737-4000, e-mail: fshahidi@morgan.ucs.mun.ca General Papers and Posters. F. Shahidi Analytical Methods to Support Product Safety and Labeling. Mahesh Bhalgat, Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Pkwy. N., St. Louis, MO 63198, (314) 737-5936, fax (314) 737-6880, e-mail: mahesh.k.bhalgat@monsanto.com. Cosponsored by Division of Chemistry and the Law Challenges in Isolation and Characterization of Flavor Compounds. Byron C. Burros, Mutual Flavors Inc., 1547 North Knowles Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90063, (323) 264-7791, fax (323) 264-9506, e-mail: bcburros@earthlink.net Chemistry and Flavor of Nutritional Beverages. Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Dept. of Biochemistry, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada, (709) 737-8552, fax (709) 737-4000, e-mail: fshahidi@morgan.ucs.mun.ca Chemometrics in Food Research. Karl J. Siebert, Cornell Univ., Geneva, NY 14456- 0462, (315) 787-2299, fax (315) 787-2284, e-mail: kjs3@cornell.edu Diet and Prevention of Gender-Related Cancers. Wally Yokoyama, USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710-1105, (510) 559-5695, fax (510) 559-5777, e-mail: wally@pw.usda.gov. Cosponsored by Division of Medicinal Chemistry. Flavor Aspects of Freshness and Shelf Life. Hugo Weenen, Quest International, PO Box 2, Bussum, 1400 CA, Netherlands, +31-35-699-2286, fax +31-35-694-4440, e-mail: hugo.weenen@questintl.com; Keith Cadwallader, Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 1302 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 333-0516, fax (217) 333-7386, e-mail: cadwlldr@staff.uiuc.edu Flavor Chemistry of Grain-Based Products. Brian Guthrie, Kellogg Co., 2 Hamblin Ave. East, Battle Creek, MI 49016, (616) 961-3748, e-mail: brian.guthrie@kellogg.com; Michael Morello, Quaker Oats Co., 617 W. Main St., Barrington, IL 60010, (847) 304-2274, fax (847) 304-2149, e-mail: mike_morello@quakeroats.com Phenolic Components of Whole Grains and Human Health. Wally Yokoyama, USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710-1105, (510) 559-5695, fax (510) 559-5777, e-mail: wally@pw.usda.gov ORLANDO, FL April 7-11, 2002 Program Chair: Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Dept. of Biochemistry, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada, (709) 737-8552, fax (709) 737-4000, e-mail: fshahidi@morgan.ucs.mun.ca General Papers and Posters. F. Shahidi Graduate Student Symposium. Charles Brine, AVEBE America, Inc., Princeton
Corporate Center, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ 08450, (609) 520-1400,
fax (609)734-9343, e-mail: brinec@avebe.com
Nutraceutical and Specialty Lipids. Casimir Akoh, Univ. of Georgia, Dept.
of Food Science and Technology, Athens, GA 30602-7610, (706) 542-1067, fax
(706) 542-1050, e-mail: cmscakoh@uga.cc.uga.edu; Fereidoon Shahidi, Dept.
of Biochemistry, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9,
Canada, (709) 737-8552, fax (709) 737-4000, e-mail:
fshahidi@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Oriental Foods and Herbs. Chi-Tang Ho, Rutgers Univ., Dept. of Food
Science, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8502, (732) 932-9611 ext 235, fax (732)
932-6776, e-mail: ho@aesop.rutgers.edu
BOSTON, MA
August 18-22, 2002
General Papers and Posters
Flavor Workshop. Terry Acree, Cornell Univ., 117 Food Research Lab.,
Ithaca, NY 14850, (315) 787-2240, fax (315) 787-2397, e-mail:
tea2@cornell.edu
Chemical Basis of Alternative Agriculture. Richard Petroski, USDA-ARS,
Natl. Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University
Ave., Peoria, IL 61604, (309) 681-6222, fax (309) 681-6686, e-mail:
petrosj@mail.ncaur.usda.gov
Compounds Affecting Mouthfeel and Taste of Food. Wilhelm Pickenhagen,
DRAGOCO Gerberding & Co. AG, Corporate Research Division, Dragocostrasse,
D-37601 Holzminden, Germany, +49-5531-971270, fax +49-5531-971158, e-mail:
doris.gattermann@eu.dragoco.com; Thomas Hoffman, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt
für Lebensmittelchemie, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, Garching 85748, Germany,
+0049-89-289- 14170, fax +0049-89-289-14183, e-mail:
Thomas.Hofmann@lrz.tum.de; C.-T. Ho, Dept. of Food Science, Rutgers Univ.,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8502, (732) 932-9611 ext. 235, fax (732) 932-6776,
e-mail:ho@aesop.rutgers.edu
Safety Aspects of Flavor. Charles Manley, Takasago International Corp., 4
Volvo Dr., Rockleigh, NJ 07647-0932, (201) 767-9001, fax (201) 784-7292
Award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Dr. Mendel Friedman, a research chemist in the Food Safety and Health
Research Unit of the Western Regional Research Center (WRRC), Agricultural
Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is this year's recipient
of the AGFD-IFT Award. This prestigious award, which consists of $2,000, a
plaque and meeting travel expenses, is sponsored by International Flavors
and Fragrances and administered by the ACS Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Division. The award will be presented to Dr. Friedman at the AGFD Awards
Banquet in August during the 220th National ACS Meeting in Washington, D.C.
AGFD Fellow Award
Drs. Shin Hasegawa, Paul Hedin, and Thomas H. Parliment have been elected
AGFD Fellows in 2000, and will be honored at the AGFD awards banquet in
August during the 220th ACS National Meeting in Washington D. C. The Award
recognizes individual AGFD members who have made outstanding scientific
contributions to the field of agricultural and food chemistry.
Distinguished Service Award
Drs. Chi-Tang Ho, William Moats and Thomas H. Parliment will receive the
2000 AGFD Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented at the
AGFD awards banquet in August during the 220th ACS National Meeting in
Washington D. C. The award recognizes outstanding service to the Division
in such capacities as divisional and sub-divisional officers, committee
memberships and chairs, councilor and alternate councilor, AGFD
representative to ACS committees, organizer of workshops and symposia, etc.
It is through the dedicated, sustained work of AGFD members such as these
individuals that the Division has continued to grow, prosper and serve the
membership in the superior manner that has been repeatedly recognized by
ACS. The officers and membership of AGFD congratulate the award recipients
on this much deserved honor.
Young Scientist Award
Dr. Susan Ebeler of the University of California, Davis, has been selected
as recipient of the 2000 AGFD Young Scientist Award. Dr. Ebeler's research
has centered around the analytical, flavor, and phytochemistry of wine and
the health aspects of moderate wine consumption. The AGFD congratulates
Dr. Ebeler on her notable achievements and selection for this prestigious
award.
The Young Scientist Award was established in 1992 to recognize
outstanding young researchers who make significant technical contributions
in food chemistry early in their careers. The award consists of $1000, a
plaque and travel expenses to attend the fall meeting. It will be
presented at the AGFD awards banquet in August during the 220th National
ACS Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Excellence in Graduate Research
in Agricultural or Food Chemistry
The recipient of the 2000 AGFD Award for Excellence in Graduate Research in
Agricultural or Food Chemistry is Ms. Shawna L. Lemke, College of
Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University. She presented her award-winning
paper entitled "Deamination of Fumonisin B1 and Biological Assessment of
Reaction Product Toxicity in Vitro" as part of the AGFD Graduate Candidate
Symposium during the 219th National Meeting in San Francisco in April.
Donald A. Withycombe Graduate Fellowship in
Food Chemistry
Mr. Robert G. Brannan of the Department of Food Science, University of
Massachusetts, has been chosen to receive the 2000 Donald A. Withycombe
Graduate Fellowship in Food Chemistry. The officers and membership of AGFD
congratulate Mr. Brannan on his selection for this honor.
This award, sponsored by the AGFD annually, consists of a one-time
fellowship of $2,500. It is designed to support and encourage graduate
students who display outstanding potential early in their program.
George Charalambous Fellowship
Ms. Gretchen L. Goldfarb of Rutgers University has won the 2000 George
Charalambous Fellowship. She is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. degree
under Professor Henryk Daun. The AGFD officers and membership congratulate
Ms. Goldfarb on her selection for this award.
This award, sponsored by AGFD annually, was given in honor of the
late Dr. George Charalambous for the first time in 1998. It consists of a
one-time fellowship of $2,500. It is designed to support and encourage
graduate students displaying outstanding potential early in their program.
(From Charles Brine)
Flavor Subdivision
Functional Foods & Natural Products Subdivision
Future Programs
General Business Meeting
M. Tunick (chair-elect)
Before I left home I checked the Internet to find out the weather in
San Francisco so that I could pack accordingly. The 5-day forecast showed
beautiful sunny days and a temperature of 65 - 68 degrees. Therefore, I
decided that I didn't need a coat. What was I thinking of?? Internet
weathermen are no more accurate than those on the radio or TV. It was
COLD, regardless of the fact that Mike Tunick's kids went swimming every
day. The pool was heated; the air wasn't. For that matter, neither was
our hotel room. As I have for the last several years, I shared a room with
Sara Risch. I picked the Powell, and now she's in charge for Washington!!!
Not only was there no heat in the place (it was cheap!), but the first
night the fire alarm went off and the second night the radiator (it was a
decorative piece) clanged for an hour. We've also determined that San
Francisco generates a heck of a lot of garbage. That's probably why they
pick it up at 2:30 am and then again at 5:00 am.
The only way to get warm in our room was to get in bed and sit
under the reading light. In fact the two reading lights were the only
lights in the room! There was no light in the closet and none by the
table! San Franciscans must have different internal thermostats. I did
not ride in one cab where the windows were closed! When we went to dinner
with the officer's group on Sunday night, we asked the driver to close the
windows. When he finally did, we had to open them again since the exhaust
vented into the car! On the way home we did finally get warm as five of us
piled into one cab. I quote our famous Cherokee warrior, Cochise (Terry
Acree), "two models, chicken legs and a Cherokee" in the back seat. He
rode the whole way with his arm around one of the models (you figure it
out) and his hand on one of the chicken legs (that would belong to one of
our illustrious councilors, John Finley).
Anyway, enough of that. The meeting itself was very well attended.
Our symposia were, as usual, an overwhelming success. Our hospitality
table was ideally situated across from the first aid room. There was only
one football field between our meeting rooms. The most exciting thing was
that one of our room numbers, 125, was the same as the expo booth number
where you were to turn in your entry to win a palm pilot. Some of the
attendees at that symposium may have thought that they had to listen to a
paper or two before we'd accept their entry!
My trip to back to the airport was uneventful. We only hit one
dumpster!!! Enough ramblings, I have to check-in for my flight now. More
from Washington unless the job gets in the way!!!
Dominic Wong |
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