Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Longtime member, volunteer, and AOCS Fellow Ragnar Ohlson passes

Ragnar Ohlson, an AOCS member since 1964, AOCS Fellow since 2009, AOCS Award of Merit winner in 2013, and longtime JAOCS Editorial Advisory Board Member passed away on June 21, 2019.

Among his many accomplishments, Ohlson was the general secretary of the International Society for Fat Research (ISF) for over 10 years and was instrumental in AOCS being named the ISF Secretariat in 1992. In addition, he was involved in the formation of the AOCS European Section.

Ohlson also served on the AOCS Governing Board (1994–1996), was co-chairman of the AOCS World Congress on Oil Technology (1995), and was a member of the JAOCS Editorial Advisory Board (1998–present). Further, Ohlson assisted AOCS by representing the Society at many European meetings and conferences.

Ohlson was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (1983) and of the Royal Swedish Academy for Engineering Sciences (1975).

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