The Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Student Excellence Award recognizes graduate students presenting an outstanding oral or poster presentation within the Lipid Oxidation and Quality technical program at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.
What does the recipient receive?
- Certificate
- Complimentary AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo registration
- Complimentary Division Networking Event ticket
- Up to US $500 travel allowance
- Opportunity to present your research at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo
Who is eligible?
Graduate students presenting within the Division’s technical program at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo who have never received the Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Student Excellence Award before.
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
Qianqian Chen
Qianqian Chen (Chelsea) is a master's student at the University of Minnesota, working in Dr. Fernanda Dias' lab. She earned her B.S. in Food Science and Technology from the University of California, Davis, in 2023. During her undergraduate years, she worked as an undergraduate researcher at UC Davis Wang Lab, focusing on projects related to olive oil quality and shelf life. Her graduate research explores the relationship between fatty acid composition and off-flavor development during processing, with a focus on sustainable plant proteins like camelina and pennycress.
Lipsa Rani Nath
Lipsa Rani Nath, a final year, doctoral student at the Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Hokkaido University, Japan, is conducting research on lipidomics and the exploration of bioactive lipids in herbal tea, rice, and sorghum cultivars. Her work focuses on exploring the health benefits of lipids through untargeted lipidomics analysis and in-vitro assays. Lipsa’s current research investigates the glycemic index and lipid nutrient profiles of different rice cultivars, with an emphasis on understanding the impact of bioactive lipids in functional foods.
Shahrzad Sharifmehr
PhD Candidate, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan