The Edible Applications Technology Division Student Excellence Award recognizes graduate students presenting an outstanding oral or poster presentation within the Edible Applications Technology technical program at the AOCS Annual Meeting.
What does the recipient receive?
- Certificate
- Complimentary AOCS Annual Meeting Registration
- Up to US $500 travel allowance
- Complimentary Edible Applications Technology Division meal ticket
- Opportunity to present an award lecture at the AOCS Annual Meeting
Who is eligible?
Graduate students presenting within the Edible Applications Technology Division technical program at the AOCS Annual Meeting who have not received the Edible Applications Technology Division Student Award
How do I nominate someone?
Login to the Awards Portal to submit the following application materials.
- Complete application questions using the Awards Portal
- Letter of support from the student’s academic advisor
- At least one other letter of support from anyone familiar with the student’s academic endeavors
- University transcripts
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Abstract submitted for the current year’s AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo
Most Recent Recipient
Henriette Brykczynski is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Process Engineering at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. She owns a bachelor’s and master’s degree in food technology. Her research focuses on the structuring mechanism of natural waxes as healthier, more sustainable alternatives to TAG-based fat phases.
To address the challenges posed by the complex and variable composition of natural waxes, she combines a bottom-up and top-down strategy. This includes fundamental studies on wax esters, the core molecular building blocks of natural waxes, as well as the development of comprehensive analytical characterization of complex natural waxes. Together, these approaches enable linking composition to functionality, supporting the development of reliable wax-based oleogels for food applications.