Massey University’s Harjinder Singh Honored with IFT Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to the Science of Food

CHICAGO – June 26, 2024 – The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, is pleased to announce that Harjinder Singh, PhD, Distinguished Professor at Massey University, has been awarded IFT’s Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of Nicolas Appert, which honors an individual who has demonstrated lifetime contributions to the science of food.

To be considered for this award, individuals’ careers must reflect cumulative, measurable contributions to the science of food. Singh will be honored at the Awards Ceremony & Reception at IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo, which is being held July 14-17, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Singh joined Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand, in 1989, where he is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Riddet Institute, which serves as a national center for fundamental and strategic scientific research in food. His work focuses on the creation and advancement of multidisciplinary alliances, such as between food science and nutritional sciences. He has been awarded several prestigious awards throughout his career; notably, he received the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, the highest scientific award in New Zealand. In addition to his Lifetime Achievement award, Singh is also an IFT Fellow.

Singh received his undergraduate and master’s degrees, both in Biochemistry, from Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He went on to earn his PhD in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. Singh resides in Palmerston North.

View the winners of the 2024 IFT Achievement Awards.

About Institute of Food Technologists

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a global organization of over 11,000 individual members from more than 90 countries committed to advancing the science of food. Since 1939, IFT has brought together the brightest minds in food science, technology and related professions from academia, government, and industry to solve the world’s greatest food challenges. IFT works to ensure that its members have the resources they need to learn, grow, and innovate to advance the science of food as the population and the world evolve. IFT believes that science and innovation is essential to ensuring a global food supply that is sustainable, safe, nutritious, and accessible to all. For more information, please visit ift.org.

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