The Iron Man

Not all heroes wear capes,” as the saying goes. In the case of Levente Diosady, recipient of the IFT 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Nicolas Appert, truer words were never spoken. Over the years, the University of Toronto chemical engineer and professor emeritus has been dubbed “The Iron Man” by the media—a nod to Diosady’s innovations that have had a transformative impact on global efforts to combat micronutrient deficiencies affecting billions of people, especially among vulnerable…