The Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Student Travel Grant assists graduate students in presenting their work at the AOCS Annual Meeting, as well as encourages them to become active in the Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division and the Society. The maximum number of individual grants given per year is limited to four.
What does the recipient receive?
- Certificate
- Individual grants limited to no more than US $1,000
- Complimentary Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division meal ticket
- Opportunity to present in the Lipid Oxidation and Quality technical program during the AOCS Annual Meeting
Who is eligible?
- Graduate students who have:
- not already received their graduate degree, or begun their career employment prior to May of the presentation year
- never received the Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Student Travel Grant
- Professors are limited to nominating one student per year for this grant
How do I nominate someone?
Login to the Awards Portal to submit the following application materials by December 16.
- Application statement (300–500-words) describing the significance of the applicant’s accomplishments and progress in research, as well as clearly demonstrates how the applicant’s research interests are consistent with scope and activities of the Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division
- Copy of the abstract submitted for the current year’s AOCS Annual Meeting
- Graduate program name and year within the program
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