tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92191586195712008082024-03-15T20:09:29.679-05:00AOCS (American Oil Chemists' Society) your forum for fats, oils, surfactants, and detergentsAOCS is an international scientific society open to all individuals and businesses.
We represent all within the fields of lipids, fats and oils, surfactants, and detergents. From feedstock to formulation. From research labs to manufacturing facilities. From students to business leaders. We are AOCS.AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1063125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-40794447116552602612023-12-11T10:35:00.009-06:002024-01-22T07:49:02.732-06:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: PepsiCo<div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-sYi0_R07cfbIUhU7GG_3kh_jS8Xy5_ZhXnZbmf_7vPmsTtPeXf1m2lyR2i9X75aF-wWUWfZzEmLB6nVQ9TC-6wkNOhQAFYYzkYU3MnSW9X1K3YFh6XpKNeQUbvxnQn-to8LjQfA3yEineuVSpE-9aMIalSMJ2B-wO0Yuz5wRzCTdW7o7XKYZE_ziHJs/s800/AS_267469120311301@1440781015882_l.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="800" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-sYi0_R07cfbIUhU7GG_3kh_jS8Xy5_ZhXnZbmf_7vPmsTtPeXf1m2lyR2i9X75aF-wWUWfZzEmLB6nVQ9TC-6wkNOhQAFYYzkYU3MnSW9X1K3YFh6XpKNeQUbvxnQn-to8LjQfA3yEineuVSpE-9aMIalSMJ2B-wO0Yuz5wRzCTdW7o7XKYZE_ziHJs/w200-h49/AS_267469120311301@1440781015882_l.png" width="200" /></a></div></div></blockquote><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.pepsico.com/" target="_blank">PepsiCo Inc.</a>, an AOCS Corporate Member, is a company that focuses on providing a range of food and beverage products that bring a smile to consumer faces globally</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">In this spotlight, Rick Della Porta, Sr. Principal Scientist, discusses what separates PepsiCo from other providers as well as the the importance of having a corporate membership.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What type of products/services does your company provide?</span></h2><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #666666;">PepsiCo’s range of foods and beverages reflects how varied consumer tastes are around the globe, from Canada’s beloved Lay’s Dill Pickle Flavored potato chips to SABRITONES, puffy chile and lime snacks made in Mexico. All designed to make you smile. From classic Pepsi-Cola to Mountain Dew to Gatorade to Miranda and ready-to-drink Lipton Teas, the beverage choices are as diverse as the snacks</span>.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</span></strong></h2><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">PepsiCo has a “huge runway” to grow its multi-billion-dollar snacking empire, despite owning a portfolio that includes decades-old favorites such as Doritos, Fritos, and Cheetos among its best-selling offerings. The company continues to “experiment and think about different” ingredients, packaging formats, flavors, and unique combinations — such as the merging of salty and sweet — to strengthen its already dominant presence in the snacking category.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</span></strong></h2><p></p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN23yDsXgAsuo-DmCLcXhmNc3gxt5CChIy2JkA3mh6NWkzYiYlRbEopgTd6pzD2qpojvL0SA-9Noihdj-X7KLF6H0tiDZ7Cy1tfClv-OktTr28QRUqgntTpFPUtKIKEfam5L1ugo0BxadUl4OaMMjLpijyBJTtPFUd9n77WNuy78bPQJTx52914M_ZJ1Vl/s1845/f-137-11-18041177_k0Avm5ML_R_DellaPorta.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rick Dellaporta Sr. Principal Scientist" border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1845" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN23yDsXgAsuo-DmCLcXhmNc3gxt5CChIy2JkA3mh6NWkzYiYlRbEopgTd6pzD2qpojvL0SA-9Noihdj-X7KLF6H0tiDZ7Cy1tfClv-OktTr28QRUqgntTpFPUtKIKEfam5L1ugo0BxadUl4OaMMjLpijyBJTtPFUd9n77WNuy78bPQJTx52914M_ZJ1Vl/w145-h168/f-137-11-18041177_k0Avm5ML_R_DellaPorta.jpg" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Rick Della Porta <br />Sr. Principal Scientist</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">Developing a new technology to recover more than 50% of the water used in its potato chip manufacturing for sustainability.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">New products include Quaker Chewy Granola, Marias Gamesa cereal, Cap'n Crunch Instant Oatmeal made with Quaker Oats, Cap'n Crunch Original Crunch Treats Cereal Bars, and Near East Heat & Eat Rice Pilaf and Long Grain & Wild Rice, the Gatorade Smart Gx Bottle, Mountain Dew Spark, and Doritos Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso.</span></div><div><br /></div><h2><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-weight: 400;">Like many food and beverages companies, PepsiCo wants to stay relevant to consumers who are looking for healthier drink and snack options. By putting human behavior at the center of their business, PepsiCo is building a new trend prediction competitive advantage.</span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-weight: 400;">For Sustainability: Achieving Net-Zero emissions by 2040; Becoming Net Water Positive; and new goals to improve packaging sustainability, including reducing virgin plastic per serving by 50% and bold new goals from Pepsi and Frito-Lay brands.</span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-weight: 400;">Another of PepsiCo's biggest challenges: winning over millions of farmers to regenerative agriculture. PepsiCo is committed to transitioning to regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, improve the livelihoods of 250,000 people in its agricultural supply chain, and sustainably source 100% of its key ingredients.</span></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Why is Corporate Membership important to your organization?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">As a major oil consumer, being a Corporate member will hopefully encourage more PepsiCo associates to take advantage of delving into the diverse opportunities that AOCS has to offer. Seminars, Webinars, Annual meetings, and the diverse Divisions all provide new associates the access to key learnings about this important raw material.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times;">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</span></a></p><br />AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665923707360763692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-13177323384442787132023-12-11T10:11:00.021-06:002024-01-03T11:02:26.687-06:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: Phillips 66<div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZg1ZcC3VUZ2sMceiLZMtFMNimqNI4MZM1YShvtQdyn8ocU9jzYoxVQiDhB-Ahf6cGwm9UJpavnYgKtPkNHtzs1TK_2DWMXYb9L8a9dO1d5NvLigKrI9iiVFeFn8tNlS80VPffY9-teiBro4sGsZH56Ph299OcvAXAETz3Y15QCIpQvapQJvtApz4TI7T/s204/blog.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="204" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZg1ZcC3VUZ2sMceiLZMtFMNimqNI4MZM1YShvtQdyn8ocU9jzYoxVQiDhB-Ahf6cGwm9UJpavnYgKtPkNHtzs1TK_2DWMXYb9L8a9dO1d5NvLigKrI9iiVFeFn8tNlS80VPffY9-teiBro4sGsZH56Ph299OcvAXAETz3Y15QCIpQvapQJvtApz4TI7T/s1600/blog.png" width="204" /></a></div><br /></span></div></blockquote><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.phillips66.com/" target="_blank">Phillips 66</a>, an AOCS Corporate Member, is a company that focuses on providing a range of sustainable energy products to continue meeting the everchanging needs of the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">In this spotlight, Katelyn Zachritz Director of Specialty Solvents Marketing, discusses what separates Phillips 66 from other providers as well as the importance of having a corporate membership.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What type of products/services does your company provide?</span></h2><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Phillips 66 is a downstream and midstream company that has four core business units, including Midstream, Chemicals, Refining and Marketing & Specialties. Our Chemicals segment consists primarily of our 50% joint venture interest in CPChem, which manufactures and markets petrochemicals and plastics worldwide. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">The Phillips 66 Chemicals team, which operates independent of the CPChem jv, includes our polypropylene and solvents businesses. Phillips 66 offers specialty hydrocarbon solvents from hexanes, to pentanes and heptane’s, and custom blends. Phillips 66 Specialty Solvents is a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of hydrocarbon solvents. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">For a complete list of our product offerings, please <a href="https://products.phillips66.com/solvents/products/" target="_blank">visit our product page</a>.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</span></strong></h2><div><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW236016017 BCX0" paraeid="{1834918f-6387-4c7e-a7d1-313ae350f52c}{157}" paraid="1201661134" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">•Did you know?</span><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Phillips 66 hexane was created to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">optimize</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> oil extraction and has been producing solvents for the oil extraction industry since the early 1940’s.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW236016017 BCX0" paraeid="{1834918f-6387-4c7e-a7d1-313ae350f52c}{201}" paraid="691471198" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">•Did you know?</span><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Phillips 66 hexane is 99%+ pure C6 isomers and the normal hexane concentration is 60% minimum and typically 62%. </span><span class="EOP SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">•Did you know?</span><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Customers share that Phillips 66 hexane makes their plants run more efficiently.</span><span class="EOP SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Did you know?</span><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Phillips 66 has the best-in-class </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">logistics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> coverage in North America, with 11 points of distribution in the U.S. and has capabilities to reach around the globe. Our strategic supply points provide business continuity and last mile</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">logistics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> advantages for our customers. We have </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">expansive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> rail, truck, barge, and terminal networks with a dedicated rail fleet for hexane preventing any cross contamination and gulf coast barge </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">and vessel </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236016017 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">shipping access.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236016017 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</span></strong></h2><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pB0vl4u_kvVaqx5sNCwiQPkC-2KqxiX4AodpsvsqJJGJqXaleKBp9uCSQ9X6E-LhFkI8DOvcDPsGygL909q4LoWnyUP8k2D9U8_QmZidSh4bLMjxQPlOTq6EmmsJ2emJr0A78TKVZPvzIG4U7U10QX3Yo6zD26cV9R96VY_4RR7vst_NbKKHp3fQRduZ/s320/Katelyn%20Zachritz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Katelyn Zachritz, Director, Specialty Solvents Marketing" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pB0vl4u_kvVaqx5sNCwiQPkC-2KqxiX4AodpsvsqJJGJqXaleKBp9uCSQ9X6E-LhFkI8DOvcDPsGygL909q4LoWnyUP8k2D9U8_QmZidSh4bLMjxQPlOTq6EmmsJ2emJr0A78TKVZPvzIG4U7U10QX3Yo6zD26cV9R96VY_4RR7vst_NbKKHp3fQRduZ/w143-h158/Katelyn%20Zachritz.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Katelyn Zachritz<br />Director of Specialty <br />Solvents Marketing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;">We are proud of the evolution of Rodeo Renewed. The San Francisco Refinery consists of two facilities linked by our pipelines. The Santa Maria facility is located in Arroyo Grande, California, 200 miles south of San Francisco, California, while the Rodeo facility is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Intermediate refined products from the Santa Maria facility are shipped by pipeline to the Rodeo facility for upgrading into finished petroleum products. Refinery facilities include crude distillation, naphtha reforming, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units, as well as a calciner. The refinery currently produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, including CARB-grade gasoline. Other products produced include fuel-grade petroleum coke. The majority of the refined petroleum products are distributed to customers in California by pipeline and barge. Additionally, refined petroleum products are exported to customers primarily in Latin America by waterborne cargo.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">We are advancing our conversion plans at the San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to meet the growing demand for renewable fuels. The hydrotreater feedstock flexibility project reached full rates of 8,000 BPD (120 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel production in July 2021. Separately, the Rodeo Renewed refinery conversion project is expected to be finished in early 2024, subject to permitting and approvals. Consequently, we ceased operations of the Santa Maria facility in February 2023. Upon completion, the converted facility will initially have over 50,000 BPD (800 million gallons per year) of renewable fuels production capacity. The conversion will reduce emissions from the facility and produce lower carbon intensity transportation fuels. We plan to distribute our renewable diesel through new and existing channels, including approximately 600 branded retail sites in California.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">For details of our HSE innovations, GHG targets and performance, see pages <a href="https://issuu.com/phillips66co/docs/2023_sustainability_report?fr=sYjdjODYxOTI2NjY" target="_blank">18-19</a> and <a href="https://www.phillips66.com/sustainability/esg-library/" target="_blank">30-47</a> in our current sustainability report and Phillips 66 ESG Library. </span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Why is Corporate Membership important to your organization?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="TextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Phillips 66 is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> committed to the seed oil industry and views its position within this industry as one of strategic importance</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135397527 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Phillips 66 believes it is important to align with AOCS to share our capabilities and let our customers know that we stand behind them and support them.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW135397527 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times;">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</span></a></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665923707360763692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-9978247374839451352023-10-18T08:57:00.012-05:002023-12-11T09:55:30.146-06:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: Zero Acre Farms<div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://bloggehttps://www.zeroacre.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="312" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wM_YjvLlFugofP8R6LBteaMqFWNqVlW04LKu5yHhsOIgdim5mG9PZLVqL1iwgYMpyhNvIfWN6XD6N3NBwNzgmLc6AGzRJIHum1BNxGlbkM9prPuoJdTYlfV2xGPkYnrUAQK7ZPVS2WotETJopgtFUuTxYMcFRto11oGMuTfUqdjuszcqlDaW-KTjvIsB/w320-h162/download.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></blockquote><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://bloggehttps://www.zeroacre.com/" target="_blank">Zero Acre Farms</a>, an AOCS Silver Corporate Member, is a company that focuses on manufacturing oil that serves as an all-purpose cooking oil derived from the sugarcane plant.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">In this spotlight, Dilip K. Nakhasi VP of Product Development, Quality & Innovation, discusses what separates Zero Acre from other providers as well as the challenges they will face in the coming years.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What type of products/services does your company provide?</span></h2><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Zero Acre Oil is an innovative cooking oil for flavorful food with healthier fats and a tiny environmental footprint. Its clean and its performance is unbeatable - frying to sautéing, aiolis, dressings, and beyond.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">At Zero Acre, we believe a healthier world is possible with better oils and fats.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">1. Highest levels of healthy fats (rich in monounsaturated fats).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">2. Better for the planet<br />3. Less land, less water, less Carbon dioxide<br />4. Cleaner, better tasting food.</span></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VjYzTNRMWfzbfw3jiixHmpYNWEljPkTGtO2CxnIrmD0ZoAZwJU9bnG2ONOhcU3afojUpv5TZhr_H5yLLLe3TD3cs-Qv9Wm7ovG7Qo_ot8J6Pa70g9c1wXQWzNyNXNkKJOAwINvyZgkfsktDLXfloYhY-NyLkFaEW6cuPX4FyVX6VzPwolCl9nR-R8Jby/s6165/Dilip%20Nakhasi.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dilip K. Nakhasi VP, Product Development, Quality & Innovation" border="0" data-original-height="6165" data-original-width="4110" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VjYzTNRMWfzbfw3jiixHmpYNWEljPkTGtO2CxnIrmD0ZoAZwJU9bnG2ONOhcU3afojUpv5TZhr_H5yLLLe3TD3cs-Qv9Wm7ovG7Qo_ot8J6Pa70g9c1wXQWzNyNXNkKJOAwINvyZgkfsktDLXfloYhY-NyLkFaEW6cuPX4FyVX6VzPwolCl9nR-R8Jby/w151-h200/Dilip%20Nakhasi.jpg" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #666666;">Dilip K. Nakhasi VP of<br /></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: times;">Product Development,<br /></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: times;">Quality & Innovation</span></span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Innovation edible oil with low in polyunsaturated, and saturated fats. Highest in monounsaturated fats (>90%). High in oxidative stability.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What do you think will be the biggest challenges for your company next year?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Educate the consumers with the healthy benefits of Zero Acre oils and giving the healthy oil change to the world.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Why is Corporate Membership important to your organization?</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Being the Corporate Member of prestigious Global Scientific Organization of Fats & Oils gives the Zero Acre Farms the well-deserved visibility to the scientific and corporate world of the Fats & Oil Industry.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times;">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</span></a></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665923707360763692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-71970395318619750952023-06-15T16:54:00.001-05:002023-06-15T16:55:25.015-05:002024 AOCS Awards are Open for Nominations and Applications<p>We are now accepting nominations and applications for the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2024 AOCS Awards Program</a>. AOCS awards celebrate individuals that make outstanding contributions to science, technology, industry, our Society, and the world.</p>
<p>Your nominations and applications bring a spotlight on exciting research and remarkable innovation and recognize leadership and service at all levels. With your support, the AOCS Awards Program can continue to contribute to our supportive community and celebrate the diversity and breadth of interests in our community.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 20px;">How to nominate</h2>
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<li>Read the full award descriptions and eligibility requirements on the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Awards page</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/loginSSO.asp?EventKey=DNPDWRPG" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Log in to the AOCS Awards Submission Portal</a> using your AOCS credentials to submit a nomination or application. Need help logging in? Contact Karen Kesler at <a href="mailto:karen.kesler@aocs.org" style="text-decoration: underline;">karen.kesler@aocs.org</a> or +1 217-693-4813.</li>
<li><a href="mailto:lucas.censi@aocs.org" style="text-decoration: underline;">Email Lucas Censi</a> if you have any questions.</li>
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<h2 style="margin-top: 20px;">Deadlines for nominations and applications</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#professional-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Professional Awards</a> – August 15, 2023</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#student-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Student Awards</a> – October 2, 2023</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#travel-grants" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Travel Grants</a> – December 18, 2023</li>
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<h2 style="margin-top: 20px;">Need help?</h2>
<p><a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/documents/a/23419" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Download the AOCS Awards Submission Portal Guide (.pdf)</a> for a step-by-step guide that walks you through the application process.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1skHLs8WvMw" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Watch a “Nominator Information Session” recording</a> to see live demos and tutorials of the Awards Portal, including how to create your profile, upload materials and complete your application.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-70319491363558045382023-06-13T10:18:00.007-05:002023-10-18T08:42:23.385-05:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: Natures Crops International<div><a href="https://www.naturescrops.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" rel="nofollow" style="float: right; margin: 0em 0em 1em 2em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Terviva Inc." border="0" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JhX9WWuhdpeFOBnnXqPQsR2mJsP-unEKKGDsm6QdP8nEx1KXtewdZgkjisGBA3KuuyNdld7fHKZrV1DUdIYYfY47up0XBOdPsn4lIATOmii6a3fWsVn8H8ol3HuZM8n3RfcBfo1dc51YMOhtIN7WEeM-3obfKAIhv8L9aOsqBgbgl-vEGOIBkO5JXw/s320/Nature_Crops_Logo_RGB.png" width="250" /></a></div>
<p><a href="https://www.naturescrops.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Natures Crops International</a> (NCI), an AOCS Bronze Corporate Member, is a vertically integrated specialty oilseed provider.</p><p>In th<span style="font-family: times;">is spotlig</span>ht, Crystal Cormier, VP of Operations, discusses what separates NCI from other oilseed providers as well as their most recent product Ahiflower®, an omega-3+6 solution.<br /></p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What type of products/services does your company provide?</h2>
<p>NCI has a global leadership position with its 3 core products: meadowfoam and crambe, used in the personal care industry, and Ahiflower®, an omega-3+6 solution. With all three crops, NCI delivers novel, plant-derived oils and products that are science-based, sustainable, traceable, and fully controlled throughout the supply chain.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</h2>
<p>NCI is a leading, vertically integrated, natural products business, combining sustainable agriculture and life sciences. NCI manages the entire supply chain, "From soil to oil. Naturally." </p>
<p>NCI has a state of the art production plant with the ability for both small and large-scale mechanical/cold pressing with unique refining capabilities from our small-batch refinery located in Prince Edward Island, Canada.</p>
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<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</h2>
<p>Ahiflower oil is the richest, non-GMO plant-based source of omega 3-6-9 oil currently available and is clinically proven to be up to 4 times more effective than flaxseed oil. Every acre of regeneratively grown Ahiflower produces as much omega-rich oil as 500,000 anchovies.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What do you think will be the biggest challenges for your company next year?</h2>
<p>As Natures Crops International continues to grow, the biggest challenge we will face is the need to fulfill all vacant positions at our oilseed processing facility and refinery in PEI, Canada. </p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">Why is Corporate Membership important to your organization?</h2>
<p>AOCS corporate membership is important to Natures Crops International because it provides valuable networking opportunities, access to industry expertise and resources, and the ability to collaborate with other companies and organizations in the field of oils, fats, and lipids. Being a part of AOCS enhances Natures Crops International’s credibility visibility, and ability to meet customer demands by staying at the forefront of industry trends and innovation.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</a></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-48382411565007897242023-04-05T13:34:00.001-05:002023-04-05T13:35:42.967-05:00Announcing 2023 AOCS Award winners<p>The <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Awards Program</a> recognizes leaders who work passionately to advance the science and technology of oils, fats, proteins, surfactants, and related materials.</p>
<p>Congratulations to the 30+ scientists and technical professionals who won awards this year!</p>
<p>Visit the AOCS Awards page to view winners in each category:</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#professional-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Professional Awards</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#student-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Student Awards</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#paper-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Paper Awards</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#travel-grants" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Travel Grants</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Award winners will be recognized throughout the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2023 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</a>, including at the Opening Celebration, during select technical sessions, and Division luncheons and dinners. There's still time to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/attend/register?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=am23-registration&utm_content=awards" target="_blank">register,</a> if you haven't already, to join us in Denver and help us celebrate these exceptional members of our community!<br /></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-89086689045605429632023-02-10T08:38:00.001-06:002023-02-10T08:40:26.916-06:00AOCS Announces Retirement of Director, Technical Services<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASn7R6jzLW_occSjPe4CGe_19rvGc3U5P-fg_cmQSjpOzbFHc_NJk4XTYc3U2rZPNBkEoGvGKSmPUqw_6oVfMJPfZWhZOKUMZnMDFoXs2M-pXiXn6QZajccXBEMiRXin3juoC8L6fp4Zv4EWSroTUdxW2Y_UjSChuMvTNMNjuszPOwJVJHreEPdaqpQ/s2009/Bloomer,_Scott_Portrait.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 2em; max-width: 150px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1501" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASn7R6jzLW_occSjPe4CGe_19rvGc3U5P-fg_cmQSjpOzbFHc_NJk4XTYc3U2rZPNBkEoGvGKSmPUqw_6oVfMJPfZWhZOKUMZnMDFoXs2M-pXiXn6QZajccXBEMiRXin3juoC8L6fp4Zv4EWSroTUdxW2Y_UjSChuMvTNMNjuszPOwJVJHreEPdaqpQ/w149-h200/Bloomer,_Scott_Portrait.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>Long-time AOCS member and AOCS Director, Technical Services, Scott Bloomer, announced his intention to retire from the post at the end of the year. Under Dr. Bloomer’s leadership, the AOCS Technical Services has built a team of dedicated professionals, expanded the scope of AOCS’ portfolio of products and services, and grown revenue.<p></p>
<p>“Scott has served AOCS with dedication and distinction. He transformed the technical services department by building an outstanding staff team and putting in place a number of reforms and new programs that will help AOCS be successful for many years to come. The entire AOCS staff team is grateful, not only Scott’s leadership and technical contributions, but for his humor and warmth which contributed to the culture of the entire organization,” said AOCS CEO, Patrick Donnelly.</p>
<p>Dr. Bloomer become a member of AOCS in 1995 while working as a Senior Research Scientist at Cargill. He also held positions at Land O’Lakes and Archer Daniels Midland before joining AOCS as its Director of Technical Services in 2017. He published his first peer-reviewed research paper in <i>JAOCS</i>, and later served as a peer reviewer and Associate Editor of <i>JAOCS</i>.</p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWfyv2j5UbHGu-P3hlVmMjFYXDaKrmSUh8KO6DRIFmY8z4Z7xogluuLo9ur4T-qEw2t8BMx48ZSChUqd-a8cC-kwunemfIVWEaiB0wTLeNnaCyqiBpdxACDxL3mh1V2nMP7g0s-gFbJGWJ_vqQHUcSgu1ru1k83D-Klf0_GSWxS3ZFpsCt92dD_mc6A/s6048/2022-Image-1080.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 2em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWfyv2j5UbHGu-P3hlVmMjFYXDaKrmSUh8KO6DRIFmY8z4Z7xogluuLo9ur4T-qEw2t8BMx48ZSChUqd-a8cC-kwunemfIVWEaiB0wTLeNnaCyqiBpdxACDxL3mh1V2nMP7g0s-gFbJGWJ_vqQHUcSgu1ru1k83D-Klf0_GSWxS3ZFpsCt92dD_mc6A/w320-h213/2022-Image-1080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>“I have considered AOCS to be my professional ‘home’ from the time I was in graduate school, where I spent many hours in the library stacks learning lipid science through the pages of <i><a href="https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15589331" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">JAOCS</a></i>. As a member, meeting and learning from lipid specialists at annual meetings was enriching professionally and led to many fruitful opportunities. Working on staff at AOCS offered the chance to work much more closely with AOCS members and support their input as volunteers. I treasure the deeper relationships I have formed with many stellar scientists as we have worked together to advance the state of knowledge in the many fields represented by AOCS members,” said Bloomer.<p></p><p></p><p>AOCS has initiated a search for the next <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/documents/AboutUsPDFs/aocs_tech_director_position_announcement.pdf">Director, Technical Services</a> (PDF). Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter outlining interest and qualifications to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:personnel@aocs.org">personnel@aocs.org</a> no later than April 3, 2023.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-63798880869481926402023-01-23T11:45:00.002-06:002023-02-13T13:32:25.323-06:00Make a difference in the AOCS community<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR-Nj0bJk42wni1f_oHAuGWbbHITIdtzIlWW2SGuy88besT0JJzN76MhrSchgGUOxXdVz76DnoAGl7f6aIgEv-pMHz2glglz-fULSeIKjlP0WXFrjkESAdOblABy-CXuJLU-i8oqDsgjZV5o0Qbv5y84bi-9SICvlE7MNNn9ZewotiEn11K9TsnWEzPg=s650"><img alt="Volunteer with AOCS" border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="650" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR-Nj0bJk42wni1f_oHAuGWbbHITIdtzIlWW2SGuy88besT0JJzN76MhrSchgGUOxXdVz76DnoAGl7f6aIgEv-pMHz2glglz-fULSeIKjlP0WXFrjkESAdOblABy-CXuJLU-i8oqDsgjZV5o0Qbv5y84bi-9SICvlE7MNNn9ZewotiEn11K9TsnWEzPg=w400-h129" width="450" /></a></div>
<p>AOCS Divisions, Sections, and Common Interest Groups are looking for volunteers to fill leadership team positions! These groups are at the forefront of all members activities. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to connect with new colleagues and develop your professional profile.</p><p>Leadership team members help develop networking events and interest
area-focused activities and content like Midweek Mixers, AOCS Webinars ,
and AOCS Annual Meeting programming.</p><p></p>
<b><a href="https://fs10.formsite.com/AOCS/fpt8kfwwls/index.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sign up for a volunteer role</a> by February 24, 2023.</b>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">Open Leadership Team Positions</h2>
<p>Leadership team members are voted upon by the respective AOCS community, with Division elections occurring in March of every year. Division positions are 1-year terms with a maximum of three consecutive 1-year terms. AOCS membership and Division, Section, and/or CIG membership is required. </p>
<p>Questions? <a href="mailto:travis.skodack@aocs.org" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Email Travis Skodack</a>, Director, AOCS Membership. We can help you find a role that's right for you.</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Chairperson/President
<ul>
<li>Leads meetings and suggests when meetings should be held</li>
<li>Attends other meetings of the Society as a representative of the group</li>
<li>Works with other members of the leadership team to determine the priorities of the group</li>
<li>Identifies volunteers to coordinate programs, including awards, webinars and mentoring programs</li>
<li>Writes a chair message for 2 newsletters per year</li>
<li>Identifies future topics and ideas for AOCS to consider</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Vice-Chairperson/Vice-President
<ul>
<li>Divisions only: AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo Technical Program Committee Chair for the Division
<ul>
<li>Develop session topics, titles and description<br /></li>
<li>Identifies and secures session chairs</li>
<li>Works closely with the Division leadership team to execute the technical program for the annual meeting<br /></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Sections and CIGs
<ul>
<li>Attends meetings and actively participates in support of the good of the group</li>
<li>Leads programs or activities, as delegated by the chair</li>
</ul></li></ul></li>
<li>Secretary-Treasurer/Secretary
<ul>
<li>Takes the minutes and/or action items from any meeting of the leadership team and provides them to AOCS</li>
<li>Reviews the financial activity, if requested by AOCS staff, to ensure the financial health of the group</li>
<li>Coordinates any networking or social event held during the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</li>
</ul></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://fs10.formsite.com/AOCS/fpt8kfwwls/index.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sign up today</a> to contribute your voice to the AOCS community.</p>
AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-64585380701570819182023-01-17T09:39:00.000-06:002023-01-17T09:39:47.561-06:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: Terviva Inc.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.terviva.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" rel="nofollow" style="float: right; margin: 0em 0em 1em 2em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Terviva Inc." border="0" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0P63smrLC_la8G3kMPzztjj_mYN_FldCURDnX6kqnK6wRmnbshzJWYkh1rkJxGXiwZ_8OhR64GHRE_gSqi58AHNNOphMff3-NsGC1wZyQFwZAVALeA3Q9uvxNr9fBwSd2AiUnNCcxhw2iV9de_5Epdq0G5MV1fkz5Ttd9gbjjKmt1awY-CCO4lZ02g/s320/Terviva_2022_Logo_Master_RGB.png" width="250" /></a></div>
<p><a href="https://www.terviva.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Terviva Inc.</a>, an AOCS Silver Corporate Member, is a food and agriculture innovation company partnering with farmers to grow pongamia, a climate-resilient tree, which produces abundant protein- and oil-rich legumes.</p><p>In this spotlight, Dilip Nakhasi, VP, Innovation Edible Oils, provides an overview of Terviva, its products, and how they differentiate themselves from other companies.<br /></p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What type of products or services does your company provide?</h2>
<p>Terviva produces and manufacturers vegetable oil (Ponova Oil) and plant protein (Ponova Protein) from the beans of the pongamia tree.</p>
<p>We address nutrition, taste, and functionality challenges in plant-based foods. We bridge consumer demand to food that regenerates communities and the planet.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What differentiates your company from companies in the same space?</h2>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiktvT2Rv5YYs8BvTOkPqhWXPAyV3mnjBamA3K1UPfPtgMcXLJVymhXVgQA9MhjRBTzSAs9fplIHXbOQLh_h1ODxiJrNMtg1yC2OKXpuFkJYHh8AY07mV50YXBL6N43II6QAf03qZsxzGcoF6z7s4FqDJKfMqy8QEyphbT7-u0uReSjvWPNGVMyT87Cg/s5756/dilip_nakhasi_comp.jpg"><img alt="Dilip Nakhasi, VP of Innovation Edible Oils at Terviva Inc." border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="300" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiktvT2Rv5YYs8BvTOkPqhWXPAyV3mnjBamA3K1UPfPtgMcXLJVymhXVgQA9MhjRBTzSAs9fplIHXbOQLh_h1ODxiJrNMtg1yC2OKXpuFkJYHh8AY07mV50YXBL6N43II6QAf03qZsxzGcoF6z7s4FqDJKfMqy8QEyphbT7-u0uReSjvWPNGVMyT87Cg/s320/dilip_nakhasi_comp.jpg" width="auto" /></a>
<figcaption style="max-width: 300px;">Dilip Nakhasi, VP of Innovation Edible Oils at Terviva Inc.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>We differentiate ourselves by nurturing people and planet by:</p>
<ol>
<li>Carbon storage, soil health, and water use and quality</li>
<li>Zero deforestation land use policy</li>
<li>Agroforestry and pollinators</li>
<li>Village-level influencer program and farmer livelihoods</li>
</ol>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</h2>
<p>Terviva is proud to bring Edible Pongamia Oil and protein innovation to the food industry. Pongamia is a regenerative super power that can nurture the planet and enhance our food system.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What do you think will be the biggest challenges for your company next year?</h2>
<p>Increasing our production capacity to meet market demand.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">Why is Corporate Membership important to your organization?</h2>
<p>Being associated with the premium scientific society in the edible oil industry increases our visibility to academics, industry, and government agencies.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=terviva" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</a></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-5519102077351650862022-07-27T15:06:00.001-05:002022-07-27T15:06:59.674-05:00Thank you, AOCS members, who helped us grow during the second quarter of 2022!<p>We recognize the following AOCS members who recruited new Active (individual) Members and Students Members during April, May, and June of 2022. We appreciate your time and dedication to our community!</p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikF0p0fppYmJmhm73eUGcU3XNxIyEsCyAmx51fl6I-oD12WphFZOTzV-SyyhBShILSieXzH56V3H8aZO5HI3arNozpwEcG5FaGUr7fREkq5FuGHUZfkKaco-5TZjW7O9N5cVoY-_3ecTVWdUgRZZ1Lfgvs8m_ynnvPrnzo4HQpHAGAdQHm19x6x9bWSw=s247" style="float: right; margin: 0em 0em 1em 2em;"><img alt="AOCS picnic basket" border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="247" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikF0p0fppYmJmhm73eUGcU3XNxIyEsCyAmx51fl6I-oD12WphFZOTzV-SyyhBShILSieXzH56V3H8aZO5HI3arNozpwEcG5FaGUr7fREkq5FuGHUZfkKaco-5TZjW7O9N5cVoY-_3ecTVWdUgRZZ1Lfgvs8m_ynnvPrnzo4HQpHAGAdQHm19x6x9bWSw" width="247" /></a>
<p>The <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/recruit-members" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Refer-a-Friend program</a> rewards AOCS members with a US $20 gift card for every member they recruit. Members can also choose to donate the reward to the AOCS Foundation. Also, for each new referral, members are entered to win a deluxe AOCS picnic basket.</p>
<h2>Recruiters of Active Members</h2>
<ul>
<li>William L. Boatright</li>
<li>Thomas Burns</li>
<li>Drake Cornell</li>
<li>Fabiola Dionisi</li>
<li>Ryan Drazenovic</li>
<li>Leon Pablo Espinosa</li>
<li>Keith Genco</li>
<li>Jocelyn Goodwin</li>
<li>William Blake Hendrix</li>
<li>Julia Khandurina</li>
<li>Peggy Lai</li>
<li>Ling Li</li>
<li>Chris Lirette</li>
<li>Serpil Metin</li>
<li>Jason Rivest</li>
<li>Jose Trujillo</li>
<li>Gopalan Venkatesh</li>
</ul>
<h2>Recruiters of Student Members</h2>
<ul>
<li>Ana Forgiarini</li>
<li>Kacie Ho</li>
<li>Bishnu Karki</li>
<li>Kangming Ma</li>
<li>Solmaz Tabtabaei</li>
<li>Julia Seilert</li>
<li>Roberta Claro Silva (2 new student members)</li>
</ul>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-75090338147399774822022-07-01T10:34:00.000-05:002022-07-01T10:34:21.107-05:00AOCS Corporate Member Spotlight: Kumar Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://kumarmetal.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" rel="nofollow" style="float: right; margin: 0em 0em 1em 2em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Kumar Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd." border="0" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXVghOeBsTh3WXD9bkEedeMEe4b6kkNoGyOt127vbB6jwmhjr8FMqSwNmJI5kVzEJdnWW3OaglHf2jpHik21FGNHrlj1nkUYSMNqzYMUEu4ReTeknsd8PY8Ss0-nQKuBEKchNh64R3m4KiShQ5bF-fs6sR9-gj-LEdSV1m3IhXlNiTR40vqFZfD_PwQ/s320/kumar_logo.png" width="250" /></a></div>
<p><a href="https://kumarmetal.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Kumar Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd</a>, an AOCS Bronze Corporate Member, provides process engineering solutions to the oils and fats industry across the globe.</p><p>In this spotlight, Biju George Palayil, CEO, discusses the launch of their OM Innovation Centre at their Mumbai headquarters as well as the biggest challenges he sees ahead for this year.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What type of products or services does your company provide?</h2>
<p>Kumar is an EPCC (engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning) company. We undertake turnkey projects and supply equipment and machinery to the oils and fats industry and its allied sectors. Our specialties include:</p>
<ul>
<li>edible or non-edible vegetable oil extraction</li>
<li>pre-treatment with edible or inedible vegetable oils or fats</li>
<li>edible or non-edible vegetable oil or fat refining</li>
<li>modification of oils and fats</li>
<li>value-added or specialty products</li>
<li>biodiesel</li>
<li>oleo chemicals</li>
<li>value addition from by-products or waste product recovery</li>
</ul>
<p>We supply batch, semi-continuous and continuous plants, manually operated or fully automated with PLC/DCS controlled with remote monitoring for any capacity for commercial or pilot facilities, including storage, utilities, and packaging for finished products.</p>
<p>Through our technology associations, we offer:</p>
<ul>
<li>Crown Technologies for preparatory, solvent extraction, and refining processes</li>
<li>Arisdyne CFC (controlled flow cavitation) technology for oil refining and biodiesel processes</li>
<li>CPM Feed Mills for cattle, poultry, and aqua feed</li>
<li>Anderson International USA designed Dox Extruders and Solvex Expanders</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What differentiates your company from other companies in the same space?</h2>
<p>Every customer wants a technology partner who can solve their manufacturing challenges through realistic solutions, not theoretical wishful thinking. At our core, we are problem solvers. Customers ask us to solve their processing challenges because they can rely on us to offer the best solution for their context. Everyone — from our chairman to workers on the shop floor — strives to always solve problems for our customers.</p>
<p>The Kumar guarantee includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>oilseed processing plants and machinery that are robustly engineered, versatile, and operationally profitable</li>
<li>custom solutions that are designed to solve customer challenges</li>
<li>consistent customer experience with in-time support responses. Our support teams are available 24/7/365.</li>
<li>Our sales, technical, and support teams use their industry knowledge to recommend the best solution from our portfolio</li>
<li>a seamless, uncomplicated purchasing, after-sales, and support process</li>
</ul>
<figure style="margin-top: 2em; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://kumarmetal.com/?utm_source=aocs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=spotlight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="Kumar Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd. factory" border="0" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgSsIeycwcY_IgqEnvJFUFm4TZXv6rAWbSj6sfgJe5Nl3AMcdwIDYHcH9H1w7eP5w6nX3obVaK0KRr6ysmQPKLcjX6aNCZ0nQ7QJk-YRP7QnG28_vT5isLk0BhtvvsC75bD6H9Bp9ESdrhOtLOYWvije4xAkNKrZXtzgPDRZjKLgo0jClo32MfSEWYA/w400-h104/kumar_factory_png.png" width="500" /></a>
<figcaption>Kumar Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd. factory.</figcaption>
</figure>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What are some recent innovations your company is most proud of?</h2>
<p>We have made a significant investment in our future with the launch of the OM Innovation Centre at our Mumbai HQ. This technology insight, advancement, and collaboration hub catapults us into the global technology innovator space. Our team of engineers focuses on emerging technologies and tests various hypotheses, ensuring our customers achieve oil and meal quality exceeding their expectations. The Innovation Centre also includes a fully functional and highly instrumented pilot plant with preparation, extraction, and refining equipment, allowing customers to simulate plant-processing operations to scale within a controlled environment.</p>
<p>We've also made significant investments to help our customers transition from waste to profit by providing value-added solutions and technologies like biodiesels, oleo chemicals, and feed.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">What do you think will be the biggest challenges for your company next year?</h2>
<p>We stay ahead of the innovation curve so our customers can leverage cost efficiencies that retain maximum edible protein and simultaneously protect human health. Unpredictable issues such as COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, which cause significant disruption in the supply chain of volatile input materials, are the next challenge to be addressed in the coming years.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 30px; text-align: left;">Why is corporate membership important to your organization?</h2>
<p>To get access to the latest industry news and information, to gain networking opportunities with other members and industry mates, to connect with current and potential customers, and to take advantage of special discounts and offers.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 25px;"><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/corporate-membership?utm_source=kumar&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=spotlight" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Learn more about AOCS Corporate Membership.</a></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-4807203325764010742022-06-15T11:33:00.007-05:002022-06-15T13:39:44.349-05:00 Nominations and applications are open for 2023 AOCS Awards!<p><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Awards</a> celebrate the individuals that make outstanding contributions to science, technology, industry, our Society and the world.</p>
<p>Your nominations and applications bring a spotlight on exciting research and remarkable innovation and recognize leadership and service at all levels. With your support, the AOCS Awards Program can continue to contribute to our supportive community and celebrate the diversity and breadth of interests in the AOCS family.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top:20px;">How to nominate</h2>
<ol>
<li>Read the full award descriptions and eligibility requirements on the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Awards page</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/loginSSO.asp?EventKey=PXKTHFLR" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Log in to the AOCS Awards Submission Portal</a> using your AOCS credentials to submit a nomination or application. Need help logging in? Contact Karen Kesler at <a href="mailto:karen.kesler@aocs.org" style="text-decoration: underline;">karen.kesler@aocs.org</a> or +1 217-693-4813.</li>
<li>Email Lucas Censi at <a href="mailto:awards@aocs.org" style="text-decoration: underline;">awards@aocs.org</a> if you have any questions.</li>
</ol>
<h2 style="margin-top:20px;">Deadlines for nominations and applications</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#professional-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Professional Awards</a> – August 15, 2022</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#student-awards" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Student Awards</a> – October 3, 2022</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards-x1888?SSO=True&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=awards#travel-grants" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Travel Grants</a> – December 19, 2022</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="margin-top:20px;">Need help?</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.aocs.org/documents/Membership/Awards/2022/AOCS%202023%20Awards%20Submission%20Portal%20Guide.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Download the AOCS Awards Submission Portal Guide (.pdf)</a> for a step-by-step guide that walks you through the application process.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1skHLs8WvMw" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Watch a “Nominator Information Session” recording</a> to see live demos and tutorials of the Awards Portal, including how to create your profile, upload materials and complete your application.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-15813036076571389482022-04-26T08:41:00.004-05:002022-04-26T09:23:23.886-05:00Thank you, AOCS members, who helped us grow during March 2022!<p>We recognize the following AOCS members who recruited new Active (individual) Members and Students Members during March 2022. We appreciate your time and dedication to our community! AOCS members can <a href="http://www.informconnect.org/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=2afcabe3-a2c1-416c-a32a-e2e41f5c9b4b" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">view the list of new members</a> in the AOCS Premium Content Library.</p>
<p>Many of these new members will be attending the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</a> on May 1–4 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and online. We look forward to welcoming all of our new members in Atlanta for engaging technical sessions and fun networking events!</p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikF0p0fppYmJmhm73eUGcU3XNxIyEsCyAmx51fl6I-oD12WphFZOTzV-SyyhBShILSieXzH56V3H8aZO5HI3arNozpwEcG5FaGUr7fREkq5FuGHUZfkKaco-5TZjW7O9N5cVoY-_3ecTVWdUgRZZ1Lfgvs8m_ynnvPrnzo4HQpHAGAdQHm19x6x9bWSw=s247" style="float: right; margin: 0em 0em 1em 2em;"><img alt="AOCS picnic basket" border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="247" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikF0p0fppYmJmhm73eUGcU3XNxIyEsCyAmx51fl6I-oD12WphFZOTzV-SyyhBShILSieXzH56V3H8aZO5HI3arNozpwEcG5FaGUr7fREkq5FuGHUZfkKaco-5TZjW7O9N5cVoY-_3ecTVWdUgRZZ1Lfgvs8m_ynnvPrnzo4HQpHAGAdQHm19x6x9bWSw" width="247" /></a>
<p>The <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/recruit-members" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Refer-a-Friend program</a> rewards AOCS members with a US $20 gift card for every member they recruit. Members can also choose to donate the reward to the AOCS Foundation. Also, for each new referral, members are entered to win a deluxe AOCS picnic basket.</p>
<p><b>Congratulations to Fernanda Dias for winning the picnic basket for the first quarter!</b> You can <a href="https://www.lipidsfatsoilssurfactantsohmy.com/2022/04/congratulations-to-fernanda-dias-for.html" style="text-decoration: underline;">read a short interview with her</a> about why she's a member and encouraged a student to join AOCS.</p>
<h2>Recruiters of Active Members</h2>
<ul>
<li>Mark Bollinger</li>
<li>Juliana Caixeta Guimaraes</li>
<li>Pete C. Cartwright</li>
<li>Gina M Clapper, MS</li>
<li>Stephen B. Del Cardayre</li>
<li>Fabiola Dionisi</li>
<li>Ian Duncan</li>
<li>Leon Pablo Espinosa (4 members)</li>
<li>Dr. Lei Fang (2 members)</li>
<li>Douglas G. Hayes</li>
<li>Blake Hendrix (4 members)</li>
<li>Andrew J. Kaziska</li>
<li>Zachary Martin</li>
<li>Mr. Jose Vicente Pinzon Robayo (2 members)</li>
<li>Steven J. Robbins</li>
<li>Kathleen Stanton</li>
<li>Gabriella Wright-Nagel</li>
<li>Xuebing Xu</li>
</ul>
<h2>Recruiters of Student Members</h2>
<ul>
<li>Douglas M. Bibus</li>
<li>Fernanda Dias</li>
<li>Lisa Stephanie Dizon</li>
<li>Zheng Guo</li>
<li>David F. Hildebrand</li>
<li>Charlotte M. Jacobsen</li>
<li>Randy Maglinao</li>
<li>Melissa Perez</li>
<li>Prasanth Kumar Punathil Kannan</li>
<li>Ariana Saffold</li>
<li>Abigail Sommer</li>
<li>Filip Van Bockstaele</li>
<li>Robert E. Ward</li>
<li>Haizhou Wu</li>
</ul>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-51190783107536791772022-04-25T15:23:00.001-05:002022-04-25T15:23:52.456-05:00Congratulations to Fernanda Dias for winning the Member Refer-a-Friend drawing!<p>The <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/recruit-members" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Refer-a-Friend rewards program</a> rewards AOCS members with a US $20 gift card for every member they recruit. For each new referral, AOCS members are entered to win a deluxe AOCS picnic basket.</p>
<p><b>Congratulations to Fernanda Dias for winning the the picnic basket for the first quarter of 2022!</b> In the interview below, Fernanda shared how AOCS has helped her in her career and why she decided to encourage Jasmin, a second-year graduate student, to join AOCS.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRsrUOdKvtbRsQ3Nmq6HE-UtZwPWybCS_-UjtA1zl7E497uQNnECwY4XclElazmmmGMZWyWsk5V2mjxtTBFXZVkRgLEkDqMPoOtX0wc6IlDPnvpJwjKBe4qmlAivhCjBFY6Eg2GowpqO-S9QvsuRTF2P23mFKmWV5W9yLbLDcybgIoq3-XvkBDhMElw/s1024/Fernanda_Dias.jpeg" style="float: right; margin: 1em 0em 1em 1em;"><img alt="Fernanda Dias" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="766" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRsrUOdKvtbRsQ3Nmq6HE-UtZwPWybCS_-UjtA1zl7E497uQNnECwY4XclElazmmmGMZWyWsk5V2mjxtTBFXZVkRgLEkDqMPoOtX0wc6IlDPnvpJwjKBe4qmlAivhCjBFY6Eg2GowpqO-S9QvsuRTF2P23mFKmWV5W9yLbLDcybgIoq3-XvkBDhMElw/w239-h320/Fernanda_Dias.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>
<h2>Why did you think AOCS would be a good fit for your colleague?</h2>
<p>AOCS is a great opportunity for Jasmin, a second-year graduate student, to connect with researchers and innovators from industry, academia, and government laboratories around the world. Since collaboration is a critical aspect of research, AOCS provides an invaluable opportunity to foster lifetime academic connections.</p>
<h2>What have you gained from being a member of AOCS?</h2>
<p>AOCS helps me to disseminate my research on lipids and proteins chemistry and helps me to keep up with current research on fats, lipids, proteins, and related materials. Moreover, this society helps me to interact and/or strengthen my relationship with brilliant professionals through meetings, specialized interest groups, and other networking opportunities.</p>
<h2>How is AOCS different from other scientific societies?</h2>
<p>AOCS is a unique society that helps its members to build a strong scientific community with the top minds and leaders from each field.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 30px;">Thank you, Fernanda, for your support of AOCS. If you are an AOCS member, you can <a href="http://www.informconnect.org/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=2afcabe3-a2c1-416c-a32a-e2e41f5c9b4b" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">view the list of new members</a> for March 2022 in the AOCS Premium Content Library. Don't forget to say "hi!"</p>
AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-74567050646520012002022-04-14T14:52:00.000-05:002022-04-14T14:52:04.881-05:00Member spotlight: Rinat Ran-Ressler<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yE7Ri_8o6Jl3FIpagtoKr6tiDzlPbn-BOE9JC01ZYK7fwoJCNp8696CKL_JCM87TCLMcsSJiNC4THVat9qaFKNc-d0AJK1LtxM4lm_fccj3jI7kvoFSqpXZYkwGQ5BFde28XWu-Akc7mJkz0rT4iI88Iql_6XWWZRA4R5edt_Wt1Beajxok6Em8dPw/s200/Rinat-Ran-Ressler-200x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yE7Ri_8o6Jl3FIpagtoKr6tiDzlPbn-BOE9JC01ZYK7fwoJCNp8696CKL_JCM87TCLMcsSJiNC4THVat9qaFKNc-d0AJK1LtxM4lm_fccj3jI7kvoFSqpXZYkwGQ5BFde28XWu-Akc7mJkz0rT4iI88Iql_6XWWZRA4R5edt_Wt1Beajxok6Em8dPw/s1600/Rinat-Ran-Ressler-200x150.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Rinat Ran-Ressler is a principal scientist on the Science and Technology Team at Nestlé Product Technology Center, Nestle Health Sciences, in Bridgewater, NJ, USA.</p><p></p>
<p>Dr. Ran-Ressler is a registered dietician with clinical experience and a Ph.D. in human nutrition from Cornell University. She pursued her Ph.D. at Dr. Tom Brenna’s lab, studying the role of branched chain fatty acids—rare fatty acids that were considered metabolically inert—in gut development. She joined Nestlé Health Science as a senior scientist before moving into her current role. </p>
<h2>Describe your research and/or explain what big challenge or problem your work is trying to solve.</h2>
<p>I have several roles within Nestlé Health Science. With respect to lipids and oils, I am a member of an Expert Network within Nestlé. Our goal is to drive innovation and focus applications of our lipid discoveries across Nestlé’s business categories. Quality, feasibility, nutritional merit, and sustainability are high priority considerations, which guide us when we choose our oils.</p>
<h2>How has AOCS helped you in the past in solving challenges in your work/research?</h2>
<p>One of the advantages of AOCS is that it serves as an applicable knowledge platform across a broad spectrum of topics within the arena of lipids and oils. It is a platform that enables us to collaborate, connect, learn from each other, and share experiences. AOCS combines industry and academia to foster discoveries that empower and enhance the important and exciting role of lipids and oils in health and nutrition.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-72086027014774735432022-04-14T09:34:00.000-05:002022-04-14T09:34:14.687-05:00Member spotlight: Ignacio Vieitez <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4snlvQ7L_Z7xbd3fDJaFP_eVO2HdeHvXi4q96-p8SfsmXrrwLLeD2qWvE52-9yKB7LnmIp5mmic42D1MnsIUqmptc9jNPJZ2S_NhNo_TkByqYOH9U_KQXRFMTfBp4V57chJXXjj0oCe2rhQIxXWr49Z9zmf2WeSiA7EnXQQGfqzya8fR9V1gRBrZUGw/s200/Ignacio-Vieitez-200x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4snlvQ7L_Z7xbd3fDJaFP_eVO2HdeHvXi4q96-p8SfsmXrrwLLeD2qWvE52-9yKB7LnmIp5mmic42D1MnsIUqmptc9jNPJZ2S_NhNo_TkByqYOH9U_KQXRFMTfBp4V57chJXXjj0oCe2rhQIxXWr49Z9zmf2WeSiA7EnXQQGfqzya8fR9V1gRBrZUGw/s1600/Ignacio-Vieitez-200x150.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Ignacio Vieitez is a full research professor in the Department of Science and Food Technology, School of Chemistry, at Universdad de la República (UdelaR) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Prof. Vieitez received a Ph.D. in chemistry from UdelaR. He currently develops new green extraction processes based on the use of compressed fluids to isolate bioactive compounds from natural sources such as agricultural by-products and plants. He has been an AOCS member since 2011 and participates in several academic and social activities across different AOCS Divisions.</p>
<p>He is the session chair for the following sessions at the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</a>:
</p><ul>
<li>"How much do we currently know about omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s)?" in the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/program/session-topics#HEALTH-AND-NUTRITION" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Health and Nutrition program</a>.<br /></li>
<li>"Identification of Novel Antioxidants and their Efficacies” in the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/program/session-topics#LIPID-OXIDATION-AND-QUALITY" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lipid Oxidation and Quality program</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>“It is a pleasure to be involved in different activities with AOCS and to interact with the members,” he says. “Therefore, I strongly recommend being able to participate in the AOCS 2022 meeting.”</p>
<h2>Prof. Vieitez, please describe your research and/or explain what big challenge or problem your work is trying to solve.</h2>
<p>Obtaining natural bioactive extracts from natural sources is not an easy task since the extraction and purification processes must be developed. Our group develops new environmentally clean processes, working at mild conditions to avoid degradation of the bioactive compounds to study, for instance: the inhibitory effects of Cannabis flower extracts, obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO<sub>2</sub>) with and without modifier, on various human tumor cells and non-tumor cells, or obtaining new antioxidant extracts using natural raw materials. One of the main challenges deals with the discovery of new natural sources. We have been working in the reutilization and optimization extraction procedures, for instance, the olive oil by-products.</p>
<p>In this regard, compressed fluids technologies offer great versatility and efficiency for extracting bioactive compounds, as the properties of the solvents used can be modified through changes in extraction pressure or temperature, thus modifying their selectivity towards the compounds of interest. For instance, extraction of natural products with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO<sub>2</sub>) has gained increasing attention from the food industries because conventional methods involve solvents that are inflammable and/or toxic and high temperatures that could degrade products of interest and produce impurities while CO<sub>2</sub> is considered a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) substance and the technology involved uses moderated conditions.</p>
<h2>What does a typical day look like for you?</h2>
<p>I like my job at UdelaR as a researcher for various reasons, mainly the opportunity to participate in different projects with the associated challenges and also the opportunity that this offers to meet new researchers from which you always learn. </p><p>There is no typical day in the life of an academic, but something like this contains most of the activities one would do regularly: arrive at work early in the morning, answer emails from students, look for research material online, try to write my new article, or activities like papers to review, classes to teach or classes to prep for, students to meet with. However, I feel that academic freedom and a flexible schedule is part of my life. I still love the teaching itself and research with students and colleagues around the world. I think I have been able to do interesting, innovative research and develop worldwide connections.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-20051183376169679912022-04-08T13:05:00.003-05:002022-04-08T13:05:57.057-05:00Member spotlight: Tom McKeon<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDcxv3C-R1aOJg9hBkx-E9XzhTBLX1sye4IZbKaIZCTW-pe050EIJJpUm-xbDqY7liVEp_j-N8rH6XIoFx4XUkr9ruOZdlCJHxCK_O7D6kcdvk9RaVIalObi9EWxERlCs0nLZ5bvmGwl5GbrX7I4rN4H9DpjArvsaUzchWVpkRpm3wykmm2We4oR1SA/s200/Tom-McKeon-200x150.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Tom McKeon" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDcxv3C-R1aOJg9hBkx-E9XzhTBLX1sye4IZbKaIZCTW-pe050EIJJpUm-xbDqY7liVEp_j-N8rH6XIoFx4XUkr9ruOZdlCJHxCK_O7D6kcdvk9RaVIalObi9EWxERlCs0nLZ5bvmGwl5GbrX7I4rN4H9DpjArvsaUzchWVpkRpm3wykmm2We4oR1SA/w200-h150/Tom-McKeon-200x150.jpg" width="auto" /></a></div><p>Tom McKeon is the current <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/divisions#biotechnology" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Biotechnology (BIO) Division</a> Member Liaison. He has retired after 38 years of service with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) in Albany, CA.</p>
<h2>What was your role at the USDA ARS?</h2>
<p>I started at the USDA after post-doctoral research with Paul Stumpf on fatty acid desaturation and a brief stint as a visiting scientist with Shang-Fa Yang on ethylene in plant development. My initial research with ARS was related to post-harvest biochemistry but I took over the lipids project when Glenn Fuller (longtime AOCS member) retired. From then, I worked with my colleagues on oil biosynthesis in castor seed and approaches to eliminate ricin as a byproduct of castor oil production.</p>
<h2>What excited you about your work?</h2>
<p>I enjoyed the fact that our research was relevant to some national priorities, and as my career came to an end, I was involved in a multi-agency task force dealing with issues related to the castor plant and ricin.</p>
<h2>How long have you been an AOCS member, and what is your role for the BIO Division?</h2>
<p>I've been a member of AOCS for 25 years and my current role is Member Liaison for the BIO Division. This is a new role developed by AOCS with a goal of keeping Division members involved. As an example, I set up <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/midweek-mixers" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Midweek Mixers</a> to interact with Division members. I look forward to seeing BIO members at the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</a> in May.</p>
<h2>How has AOCS helped during your career?</h2>
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<img alt="Tom McKeon in the lab." border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="397" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_a9q2mjmdnhllJ0n8RbyTyRQqGjhkDXtZKbjEIhn4OGx4Rgy27AjI6moiTe5g26JuAYqbZ_tCCEE8BOG_mKh-qB9UwSYa4lPJSlDhDBkj7DHbGdg3tA6OINoowl5X4cqRH8pfVZ3iOAkCSnO8ZWE3ktMmVyOaXIC4tAnyq1zpsXa0k6q0cUbNSux1g/s320/tom_mckeon_lab.jpg" width="320" />
<figcaption style="max-width: 310px;">Tom preparing castor seeds for analysis, several years ahead of the current pandemic mask wearing.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo provides a forum to present research and interact with colleagues. This activity has given me the opportunity to collaborate with other researchers and to speak at international conferences where I have met other researchers and developed collaborative programs. Moreover, I don't think I left an annual meeting without hearing at least a couple of presentations that had promising research approaches or applications that could be of value to our research either through collaboration or discussion with the presenter.</p>
<h2>What do you like to do outside of work/AOCS?</h2>
<p>Now that I am retired, a typical day is sleeping late, getting out for a long walk or working in the garden and keeping up with family and friends. I retired with a goal of traveling, though the pandemic made short work of that for a while. In the meantime, I've expanded my vegetable garden from about 30 square feet to 300 square feet and keep it going in the winter.</p>
<h2>Do you have any words of wisdom for other AOCS members?</h2>
<p>I've only touched on the value of being an AOCS and BIO member. <a href="https://www.aocs.org/stay-informed/journals" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS journals</a> for research publications, books, the <a href="https://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lipid Library</a> are features of AOCS available to members. But if I could pick out one feature, it's networking with colleagues who are working in related and unrelated areas.</p>
AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-61823290323766911352022-04-08T09:06:00.001-05:002022-04-08T09:07:58.242-05:00Member spotlight: Hualu Zhou<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aI8x0Q9hC2aFaDQso86-hs0RDYk9R4V3T9yTYKvTiHDCiIFhIh3_esaKSNNzhRKvoQepxhUhd71NGkaCqWG4qCXIqLppjIVeccGRWi47UgVF2ZHyJpj51fqvBWmCWArEeK9R27bivELoL_D5pL78oasj711fT1bXOMP_OYEPIovzEo9XkgJyBLqccw/s200/Hualu-Zhou-200x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em;"><img alt="Hualu Zhou" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aI8x0Q9hC2aFaDQso86-hs0RDYk9R4V3T9yTYKvTiHDCiIFhIh3_esaKSNNzhRKvoQepxhUhd71NGkaCqWG4qCXIqLppjIVeccGRWi47UgVF2ZHyJpj51fqvBWmCWArEeK9R27bivELoL_D5pL78oasj711fT1bXOMP_OYEPIovzEo9XkgJyBLqccw/s1600/Hualu-Zhou-200x150.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Hualu Zhou is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass). She has authored and co-authored 26 research articles in peer-reviewed
journals with a citation of 285. She has also received honors and
awards from international food institutions, including the AOCS and
Institute of Food Technologist. At UMass, she has worked as a teaching
fellow in College of Natural Science. She served as the
chair of UMass Life Sciences Graduate Research Council from 2019 to 2020. <p></p>
<h2>How did you get involved with AOCS and PCP?</h2>
<p>I joined AOCS in April 2018, after my lab mates introduced me to the organization. I joined the <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/divisions#protein-and-coproducts" target="_blank">Protein and Co-Products (PCP) Division</a> in 2020 when I started to do more work about plant-based protein and foods. From 2019 to 2021, I served on the leadership team of the <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/common-interest-groups/student-common-interest-group" target="_blank">AOCS Student Common Interest Group</a> and helped host several webinars during the pandemic.</p>
<h2>How do you hope or how has AOCS helped in solving the challenges you encounter in
your work and research?</h2>
<p>It helps me build connections with my peers. It gives me many chances to present and share my research.</p>
<h2>What excites you the most about your present work?</h2>
<p>Discovering potential protein functionality for the development of animal food analogues. I feel excited I can develop more sustainable and healthier foods.</p>
<h2>Have you presented in the AOCS annual meeting before? Share your experience?</h2>
<p>I gave four oral presentations in the past two years at the <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/" target="_blank">AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo</a>. The first three of them were scholarship talks, and I also represented my advisor for the fourth talk in the PCP Division track. I strive to be well-prepared for the presentation and take the chance to communicate with the audience.</p>
AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-14359740583491708262022-04-07T09:55:00.000-05:002022-04-07T09:55:40.604-05:00Member spotlight: Rotimi Aluko<div><img alt="Rotimi E. Aluko" caption="false" height="160" src="https://www.aocs.org/images/AwardsPhotos/2022AwardWinners/Aluko%2C%20Rotimi-AM22-AwdWnr-120x160.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0em 2em 2em 0em;" width="120" /></div><p>Rotimi Aluko is a professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in bioactive peptides at the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, where he also serves as director of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. </p>
<p>He has over 20 years of work experience as an independent investigator with a focus on the structure-function properties of bioactive food proteins and peptides. In addition to over 257 peer-review journal article publications, he holds two patents on bioactive peptides, one of which was licensed to a Canadian nutraceutical company for the purpose of commercialization.</p>
<p>He is the recipient of the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#protein-and-coproducts-division-lifetime-achievement" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 Protein and Co-Products (PCP) Division Lifetime Achievement Award</a>. This award recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of protein and co-products through research and applications.</p>
<h2>What does a typical day look like for you?</h2>
<p>The first thing is to go through emails and respond to urgent messages. Then, I take care of administrative tasks in my position as director of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. This is followed by a review of data and manuscripts sent to me by my students. In between all these tasks, I will take part in various meetings that could last 30 minutes to 2 hours. Finally, before I leave the office, I take a quick look and attend to some of my tasks as editor-in-chief for the <i>Journal of Food Biochemistry</i>.</p>
<h2>What excites you the most about your present work?</h2>
<p>The potential to discover new scientific information that could be useful in advancing our knowledge and understanding of food science and nutrition.</p>
<h2>Share a turning point or defining moment of your career as a scientist.</h2>
<p>Definitely, my decision to take up appointment as an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba. I had always wanted to explore various aspects of food chemistry and becoming an independent investigator afforded me this great opportunity.</p>
<h2>Share an achievement or contribution that you are most proud of and Why?</h2>
<p>In June 2021, I was awarded the prestigious Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Bioactive peptides. The award speaks to the national and international recognition of my research program.</p>
<h2>What are your thoughts on winning the PCP Division Lifetime Achievement Award?</h2>
<p>I feel humbled and appreciative of this great honor to be recognized as having made significant contributions to the science and knowledge of food proteins. As a scientist, there is nothing more rewarding than to be recognized as playing a major role in knowledge creation. Therefore, I thank the award committee and AOCS for conferring this important recognition on me. </p><p>I am also grateful to have been blessed with a long list of excellent staff and students who actually performed all the nitty gritty aspects of research. In my opinion, this is a team effort, so I share this award with all research personnel who have passed through my lab over the past 25 years of my work as an independent researcher. With the excellence of the current crop of new and upcoming scientists, the future of protein research looks extremely bright, so I look forward to working with everyone to ensure that the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/divisions#protein-and-coproducts" target="_blank">PCP Division</a> continues to excel in all its activities.</p>
<h2>Why did you join AOCS? How has AOCS impacted your career?</h2>
<p>I joined AOCS because in 1998, my research work focused on the structure and function of proteins from canola, a well-known oilseed. Therefore, I knew that AOCS was the best place to promote my research work, form the required professional network, and receive expert feedback from colleagues in such a manner that will greatly benefit my career as an independent researcher.</p>
<h2>How do you relax after a hard day of work?</h2>
<p>I watch sports on TV (mostly soccer, basketball, and football).</p>
<h2>How do you involve your students in your research?</h2>
<p>I give my students a wide latitude to design their experimental methods, and they are free to suggest innovative approaches (separate from mine) to answer research objectives.</p>
<h2>What advice can you offer to AOCS student members?</h2>
<p>Always be ready to learn from your failures. I always tell my students that research is different from pure analytical chemistry, so some experiments will fail. However, when you learn from such failures, you are bound to excel because you start to acquire and accumulate new research experiences that could lead to the discovery of new scientific information.</p>
AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-18278651073117044222022-04-06T11:04:00.001-05:002022-04-18T11:39:27.154-05:00Spotlight on winners of the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Award for Best Paper in Protein and Co-Products<p>The <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#adm-best-paper-in-protein-and-coproducts" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Award for Best Paper in Protein and Co-Products</a> recognizes outstanding papers that report original research in the categories of chemistry/nutrition and engineering/technology of protein and co-products. One paper is selected from each category. The award is presented by the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/divisions#protein-and-coproducts" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Protein and Co-Products Division</a> and sponsored by <a href="https://www.adm.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)</a>.</p>
<p>Congratulations to this year's award winners!</p>
<h2>Chemistry/Nutrition Category</h2>
<p>Keshun Liu, Susan Seegers, Wenming Cao, Janitha Wanasundara, Juxing Chen, Alessandro Esteves da Silva, Kristopher Ross, Alexandra Lozano Franco, Theo Vrijenhoek, Pankaj Bhowmik, Yonghui Li, Xin Wu and Scott Bloomer for the paper "An International Collaborative Study on Trypsin Inhibitor Assay for Legumes, Cereals, and Related Products."</p>
<p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12459" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Read the paper</a> in the <i>Journal of the American Oil Chemist's Society</i> (<i>JAOCS</i>). </p><p>The work published in this paper was part of an effort that resulted in a new AOCS Method, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://myaccount.aocs.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Store/Product-Details?productId=390920911" target="_blank">AOCS Official Method Ba 12a-2020</a>. AOCS member and Fellow Keshun Liu led the effort. Here is what he has to say about winning the award:<br /></p>
<p>"I felt surprised and greatly honored. The work was an international collaborative study, involving participation from over a dozen scientists around the world. It was also directed and supported by Dr. Scott Bloomer, the Director of AOCS Technical Services, and his team. At the time of initiating the study, the COVID pandemic was just starting. It was fortunate that the project was completed on time, with great support from all participants. Therefore, this award is an honor not only to me but also to all the participants of the study. Without their participation and support, this would not have been possible. Furthermore, the best paper dealt with an improved method for trypsin inhibitor activity in plant protein products, which was later approved as the <a href="https://myaccount.aocs.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Store/Product-Details?productId=390920911" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">AOCS Official Method Ba 12a-2020</a>. It is one of six papers I published in <i>JAOCS</i> in the past 3 years on quality parameters of soybeans and related products. Hopefully, the work timely meets an industrial need for better quality control of plant proteins."</p><p>
</p><h2>Engineering/Technology Category</h2>
<p>Xiaoying Mao, Dandan Wang, Lingge Sun, Jian Zhang and Qingzhi Wu for the paper "Effect of Peroxyl-Radicals-Induced Oxidative Modification in the Physicochemical and Emulsifying Properties of Walnut Protein."</p>
<p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12367" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Read the paper</a> in the <i>Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society</i> (<i>JAOCS</i>).</p><p></p><p></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-9450124893802211622022-04-04T15:59:00.000-05:002022-04-04T15:59:40.644-05:00Member spotlight: Zihan Wang<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbrigKE9WAIQ8Ei3ha4pi3uL8Y2722PIblVPfO24Kr0VxhqfytFZEiz_4cDN8BFF6hpNxE1LjWp3QQV0druM68FMZJgagYYaPGW72M0uHN3iRoW7iX_PIkF40x76swMWFrvqE5Rxj-90U_5tiFqi69ILKEzlU2zHvLbzvIjdYbVbYrIGakU9nOKNVhQ/s200/Zihan-Wang-200x150.jpg" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em;"><img alt="Zihan Wang" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbrigKE9WAIQ8Ei3ha4pi3uL8Y2722PIblVPfO24Kr0VxhqfytFZEiz_4cDN8BFF6hpNxE1LjWp3QQV0druM68FMZJgagYYaPGW72M0uHN3iRoW7iX_PIkF40x76swMWFrvqE5Rxj-90U_5tiFqi69ILKEzlU2zHvLbzvIjdYbVbYrIGakU9nOKNVhQ/s320/Zihan-Wang-200x150.jpg" width="auto" height="auto" /></a></div>
<p>Zihan Wang is a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Jianping Wu in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. She earned her bachelor's degrees in food science and technology from Northwest A&F University (China) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA) in 2019.</p><p></p>
<p>Zihan won first place in <a href="https://www.aocs.org/attend-meetings/canadian-lipids-and-proteins-conference/program#student-epitch-competition-i" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">session one of the Student ePitch Competition</a> during the 2022 Canadian Lipids and Proteins Conference. Her presentation was titled "Peptides with ACE inhibitory activity is a not common feature of ACE2 activating peptides."</p>
<h2>Can you tell us a bit of your research and what problems your work aims to solve?</h2>
<p>I am currently working on antihypertensive peptides. Antihypertensive peptides have been widely identified and studied from various sources of proteins. Although the vast majority of antihypertensive peptides are characterized as ACE-inhibitory peptides, other mechanisms including ACE2 upregulation have recently demonstrated great potential for hypertension treatment. My project aims to expand the research of antihypertensive peptides from ACE-inhibitory peptides to ACE2-upregulatory peptides.</p>
<h2>How long have you been an AOCS member and what types of activities have you participated in?</h2>
<p>I joined AOCS this year and therefore I am a new AOCS student member. This was my first time presenting my research work at AOCS. I am sure I will participate in more AOCS events in the near future.</p>
<h2>What does a typical day look like for you?</h2>
<p>Typically, I check my mailbox and reply to important emails in the mornings, before heading to my office and start my paper or lab work. After lunch, I usually take a rest for a while, and continue my work in the afternoons. I usually process experimental data before leaving my office and discuss the results with my supervisor if necessary before moving to the next step.</p>
<h2>You have won the 2022 Canadian Lipids and Proteins Conference Student ePitch Competition. Can you share with us your feelings or any words of wisdom?</h2>
<p>I felt really excited when I knew that I won this competition. It was great practice for me! Winning this award makes me feel more confident in my research and it further encourages me to communicate my research to the peers and the public in the future.</p>
<p></p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-52625220850464620142022-04-01T09:30:00.001-05:002022-04-01T09:30:00.194-05:00Member spotlight: Thilini Dissanayake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxkSKDaN6QjAtZH93uQo1Z4vOR8Qwg9VobUPC6ygeyryr1IoS8N62aWxGWF7-zcWF7D7kFVZhXJKchta0wS1HLpmoP_IfVzSkv_Kjny39tp_tgkgU4GB2jU4eSnvbRU-JzISwIPg4ijQ7lB67xTUn1fVP-jjfPg0ehCxXreezv6jusExlCwGCObGUDQ/s200/Thilini-Dissanayake-200x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em;"><img alt="Thilini Dissanayake" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxkSKDaN6QjAtZH93uQo1Z4vOR8Qwg9VobUPC6ygeyryr1IoS8N62aWxGWF7-zcWF7D7kFVZhXJKchta0wS1HLpmoP_IfVzSkv_Kjny39tp_tgkgU4GB2jU4eSnvbRU-JzISwIPg4ijQ7lB67xTUn1fVP-jjfPg0ehCxXreezv6jusExlCwGCObGUDQ/s1600/Thilini-Dissanayake-200x150.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Thilini Dissanayake completed a B.Sc. in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and an M.Sc. in the Food Proteins and Bioproducts Research Group at the University of Manitoba. She is currently a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Nandika Bandara (who also supervised her M.Sc).<p></p>
<p>Thilini won first place in <a href="https://www.aocs.org/attend-meetings/canadian-lipids-and-proteins-conference/program#student-epitch-competition-ii" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">session two of the Student ePitch Competition</a> during the 2022 Canadian Lipids and Proteins Conference. Her presentation was titled "Oleic acid-modified nanocrystalline cellulose for improving tensile properties of canola protein-based packaging films."</p>
<h2>Can you tell us a bit of your research and what problems your work aims to solve?</h2>
<p>As a first-year Ph.D. student, I am in the initial stage of my research that aims to develop protein and lipid-based nanodelivery systems for improving the bioavailability of bioactive compounds. This is a very interesting area; however, there is a long way to go to the final target starting with novel protein extraction techniques and lots of fabrication and optimization processes. I am looking forward to significantly contributing to this research area by improving the poor bioavailability of bioactive compounds.</p>
<h2>How long have you been an AOCS member and what types of activities have you participated in?</h2>
<p>I have been an AOCS student member since 2019. I planned to participate in the 2020 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in person but it was then held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, 2021 was the year when I started to actively engage with AOCS. Currently, I am serving as a co-vice chair of the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/common-interest-groups/student-common-interest-group" target="_blank">AOCS Student Common Interest Group</a>, and it enhanced my leadership, communication and personal skills. Thanks AOCS! </p><p>This year I started to work in the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/divisions#protein-and-coproducts" target="_blank">Protein and Co-Products Division</a> as a student volunteer. Joining AOCS was one of the best decisions in my academic life as it helped me to expand my professional network and share my research work with the scientific community in several ways. Also, I enjoy AOCS midweek mixers and webinars a lot! I believe this is a good start and I will have a long journey with AOCS.</p>
<h2>What does a typical day look like for you?</h2>
<p>Morning tea is a must in my daily routine and there is no “breakfast” in my day (bad habit!). In the mornings of week days, I go to the lab and start lab work; depending on the length of the experiment, my stay in the lab changes from hours to sometimes late-night. If I don’t have any lab experiments, I spend my time in the grad carrel. Regardless of the schedules, during the day and between experiments, we always have chats, birthday celebrations and some fun stuff! I may also spend some time on some extra-curricular activities in the daytime. </p><p>Here, I want to thank my supervisor, Dr. Nandika Bandara, as he is flexible with the working hours. He always encourages us to engage in extra-curricular activities, which help us to develop our professional and personal lives.</p>
<h2>You have won the 2022 Canadian Lipids and Proteins Conference Student ePitch Competition. Can you share with us your feelings or any words of wisdom?</h2>
<p>First thing, I am super happy about that! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/membership/sections#canadian-section" target="_blank">AOCS Canadian Section</a> and AOCS for organizing these competitions. I believe that it is not only about winning, it also develops our personality and self-confidence as students. Also, it is a good opportunity for us to share our research work with others and get feedback from judges and the audience. I think this is how we develop step by step as students for our future. </p><p>Again, I want to thank my supervisor, Dr. Nandika Bandara, for his great supervision and especially for encouraging us to participate in these kinds of activities. His motivation always helps us to think “we also can do this” and grad studies is not only about being in the lab.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-6606996391885130042022-03-31T15:28:00.000-05:002022-04-18T11:39:35.407-05:00Spotlight on Bungo Shirouchi, recipient of the 2022 Phospholipid Division Best Paper Award<p>We are delighted to announce that Dr. Bungo Shirouchi is the recipient of the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#phospholipid-division-best-paper" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 Phospholipid Division Best Paper Award</a>. This award recognizes an outstanding published paper or monograph in the area of phospholipids. The <a href="http://www.ilps.org/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">International Lecithin & Phospholipid Society (ILPS)</a> sponsors the award.</p>
<p>Dr. Shirouchi and co-authors published their award-winning paper titled <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/lipd.12319" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">"Dietary lysophospholipids reduce lymphatic cholesterol transport compared with dietary phospholipids in thoracic lymph-duct cannulated rats</a>" published in the <i>Lipids</i>.</p>
<h2>About Bungo Shirouchi</h2>
<p>Dr. Shirouchi is currently an associate professor at the Department of Nutrition Science at University of Nagasaki. He received his Ph.D. in agriculture from Kagoshima University in 2009. After working as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Health and Nutrition (2009–2010) and an assistant professor at Kyushu University (2010–2020), he joined University of Nagasaki. He specializes in lipid nutrition, with a special emphasis on using the thoracic lymph duct cannulation technique to evaluate the intestinal absorption of lipid-soluble substances. Dr. Shirouchi has received the 2009 AOCS Phospholipid Division Best Paper Award and the Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science Award for Young Investigators (2019).</p>
<h3>Can you tell us about your current research?</h3>
<p>The aim of our research is to clarify how dietary factors (food environments) contribute to the prevention and alleviation of non-communicable diseases</p>
<h3>What was your reaction when you learned you had won the award?</h3>
<p>I received this news and then shared it with my co-authors. We are very happy and honored. This award from AOCS is the best way to spread our achievement in phospholipids as one of the bioactive lipids</p>
<h3>How has AOCS helped develop your career?</h3>
<p>AOCS is known as a high-end international scientific and technical organization and provides the opportunity to share our research, especially bioactive lipids, and to connect with many professionals. AOCS and this award help to develop our research career. We really appreciate your support.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-10162921358465157992022-03-30T10:46:00.003-05:002022-04-18T11:39:51.926-05:00Spotlight on Nikolai Kocherginsky, recipient of the 2022 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Distinguished Paper Award<p>We are delighted to announce that Dr. Nikolai Kocherginsky is the recipient of the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#aci-distinguished-paper" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Distinguished Paper Award</a>. This award recognizes an outstanding paper published in the area of surfactants and detergents. The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) sponsors the award.</p>
<p>Dr. Kocherginsky is the lead author on "<a href="https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsde.12534" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Interactions of Surfactants with Biomimetic Membranes. 1. Ionic Surfactants</a>" published in the <i>Journal of Surfactants and Detergents</i>.</p>
<h2>About Nikolai Kocherginsky</h2>
<p>Dr. Kocherginsky graduated from Moscow State University and worked at several institutes in the former USSR, including N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics and the Soviet/Russian Academy of Sciences. He was a visiting scholar at Dartmouth Medical School, a G. A. Miller visiting scholar and visiting associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, and Lady Davis Visiting Professor at Technion, Israel. He also taught at the National University of Singapore and Naresuan University, Thailand. He has 17 patents and patent applications, including in the USA, Singapore, and Europe. He published a monograph, several chapters in other books, and over 150 journal and conference publications in different areas of physical chemistry, membrane science, and technology</p>
<h3>Can you tell us about your current research?</h3>
<p>I am now with the company Next-ChemX developing membrane-based oil/biodiesel washing processes.</p>
<h3>What was your reaction when you learned you had won the award?</h3>
<p>I was surprised and glad.</p>
<h3>How has AOCS helped develop your career?</h3>
<p>Through AOCS I have discovered a lot of useful information and met good people.</p>AOCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424252313453125668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219158619571200808.post-40565560796922095992022-03-29T13:28:00.002-05:002022-04-18T11:41:38.059-05:00Spotlight on Lu-Kwang Ju, recipient of the 2022 Biotechnology Division Ching Hou Biotechnology Award<p>We are delighted to announce that Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju is the recipient of the <a href="https://www.aocs.org/network-and-connect/awards#biotechnology-division-ching-hou-biotechnology" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">2022 Biotechnology Division Ching Hou Biotechnology Award</a>. This award recognizes a scientist, technologist or leader who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the Division’s area of interest.</p><p>Dr. Ju will co-chair the session "Biocatalysis — Enzyme Processing" in the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aocs.org/program/session-topics#BIOTECHNOLOGY" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Biotechnology technical program</a> with Dr. Jun Ogawa at the 2022 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.<br /></p>
<h2>About Lu-Kwang Ju</h2>
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<p>Dr. Ju is the Distinguished Professor of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering at The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, where he served as department chair for 9 years. Dr. Ju is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He holds a B.S. from National Taiwan University and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, all in chemical engineering. </p><p>Dr. Ju has been an AOCS member since 2006 and has served in multiple volunteer roles, including session chair; award committee member; Biotechnology Division newsletter editor, secretary/treasurer, vice chair, and chair; and an AOCS liaison for the 2022 JOCS-AOCS Joint Meeting. </p><p>His research interests include developing and studying biological processes and systems that use microorganisms and enzymes to make bioproducts and/or improve sustainability and environmental friendliness. His group currently works on (1) enzyme-based soy processing, (2) phagotrophic algae platform for waste treatment and conversion to algal lipid, (3) biosurfactant production and application, and (4) biobased self-healing materials.</p>
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