INFORM June 2026

AOCS AWARDS INFORM 23

THANURANGA THARUSHI SAMARASINGHE Industrial Oil Products Student Excellence Award

RAVINDER SINGH Protein & Co-Products Student Excellence Award

YUE WANG Processing Student Excellence Award

JULIAN BARNES Surfactants & Detergents Division Samuel Rosen Memorial Award

BEST PAPER AWARDS ACI DISTINGUISHED PAPER “A High-Throughput Method for Screening Surfactant Additives and Structure– Property Relationships for the Removal of Water from Bitumen” Contributors: Daniel S. Miller, Tzu-Chi Kuo, David Brennan, Adam Schmitt, Kathryn Grzesiak, Roxanne Jenkins, Harpreet Singh, Heather Wiles, Taylor Martin, Andrew Banks et al. OXIDATION & QUALITY “A Direct and Practical Approach to Assessing the Impact of Emulsion Composition on Vitamin A Stability” Authors: M. De Vreese, E. Durand, B. Baréa, D. Morvan, C. Aleman, J. Lecomte, P. Villeneuve EDWIN N. FRANKEL AWARD FOR BEST PAPER IN LIPID

TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS Travel grants are available for students and early career

ADM AWARD FOR BEST PAPER IN PROTEIN & CO-PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY & NUTRITION “Enhancing pectin’s antioxidant properties through ferulic acid grafting: Application in olive oil-in-water emulsion.” Authors: Simin Feng, Ming Bi, Jiahao Yu, Yang Lin, Kseniya Hileuskaya, Ping Shao

professionals. These awards include travel support and an opportunity to present as part of the technical program. Thank you to AOCS Sections for supporting these awards. HARTHIKA MYLVAGANAM SURANI WEERASUNDARAGE ZAKIR HOSSAIN NGAN NGUYEN THANMAYA ARUNKUMAR

ADM AWARD FOR BEST PAPER IN PROTEIN &

CO-PRODUCTS ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

“Glycerol Esterification of Free Fatty Acids Catalyzed by Zinc Glycerolate for Biodiesel Production from Acidified Palm Oil: Optimization, Kinetic Study, and Process Evaluation” Authors: Haotian Fei, Congwen Zheng, Zhenyu Wu, Xiaojiang Liang, Yong Nie