Distinguished Professor
Massey University
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh, Director of the Riddet Institute (a National Centre of Research Excellence in Food Science), at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
He is a world-renowned food scientist, honoured for his outstanding scientific achievements, his international profile, his academic leadership, and contributions to the wider scientific community. His research has focused on food colloids, food protein functionality, functional foods, and food structure-nutrition interface. He has published over 400 papers in international journals, and he is co-inventor of over 20 patents some of which have formed the basis of commercial innovations. He has mentored numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from around the world and has received more than $100 million in research funding from food companies and government organisations. He currently sits on the editorial boards of 12 food journals, and has served on several national and international committees, playing a significant role in food strategy development and implementation.
His international standing and outstanding contributions to food science have been recognised by several prestigious awards: American Dairy Science Association Distinguished Service Award (2018), International Dairy Foods Association Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing (2015). the Shorland Medal (2011), JC Andrews Award (2011), the William Haines Dairy Science Award (USA) (2008), Massey University Research Medal (2008) and the Marschall Rhodia International Dairy Science Award (USA) (2001). He is an Elected Fellow of the United States Institute of Food Technologists (2015), an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2002) and of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (2006). In 2012, he was the co-recipient of the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, the highest science honour in New Zealand.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CDT (Chicago, USA; UTC-5)