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Recognition for Prof Frank Gunstone
Prof Frank Gunstone is to be awarded the Chang Award of the American
Oil Chemists Society in April in St Louis, USA. The Stephen S.
Chang award recognizes a scientist or technologist who has made
decisive accomplishments in research for the improvement or development
of products related to lipids. The award consists of an honorarium
and a jade sculpture of a galloping horse symbolizing the award.
Lipid Chemistry and Analysis Course October 26th - 27th
2006
A course of eleven lectures will be given by Professor FD Gunstone,
Dr WW Christie MBE and colleagues, under the auspices of the Lipid
Analysis Unit of Mylnefield Research Services (MRS) Ltd at the
Scottish Crop Research Institute in Dundee.
The course is designed especially for those working with lipids
(fats and oils) in the food, oleochemical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical
industries, or in academia, and it will provide an introduction
to the chemistry, physics, biochemistry and analysis of lipid
molecules. Among the topics covered will be:
• fatty acids: structure, biosynthesis, sources
• lipids: structure, biosynthesis, sources, minor components
• oils and fats in the market place: major and minor sources,
new crops
• processing: extraction, refining, hydrogenation, fractionation,
interesterification
• analysis: extraction, classical methods, chromatographic
procedures for fatty acids, lipids molecular species
• physical properties: crystal structure and melting behaviour,
spectroscopy (UV, IR, NMR, MS)
• reactions associated with unsaturated centres: hydrogenation,
oxidation etc.
• reactions associated with the carboxyl group
• major uses: food (butter, spreads); non-food (detergents,
coatings, lubricants, biodiesel)
• surfactants
• nutrition In addition, practical demonstrations of GC-MS
and LC-MS, with particular reference to their applications in
lipid analysis, will be given.
Accommodation
Accommodation has been reserved at a discounted rate in a local
hotel for the nights of 25th and 26th October. Additional nights’
accommodation can be reserved if requested.
Transport will be provided between the hotel and the Scottish
Crop Research Institute.
Cost
The course costs £525 plus VAT including lunches, course
book and transport to and from SCRI. For full time registered
students the cost is reduced to £375 plus VAT. see www.lipid.co.uk
for more details Enquiries and Application Forms Contact: Jonathan
Snape, Mylnefield Research Services Ltd, Invergowrie, Dundee,
DD2 5DA Tel: +44 (0)1382 568568, Fax: +44 (0)1382 568501, E-mail:
jsnape@scri.ac.uk
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