Neutrons and Food Workshop, Sydney, Australia 31 October

Abstract submission		closes 30 April
Accommodation at the Workshop rate		book by 19 September
Early bird Registration		closes 31 July
Conference		31 October — 3 November 2010

The “Neutrons and Food” workshop will take place in Sydney from Sunday 31 October to Wednesday 3 November 2010 at the Amora Hotel Jamison in downtown Sydney.

The meeting co–chairs are Prof Mike Davidson (University Tennessee, Knoxville) and Dr Elliot Gilbert (Bragg Institute, ANSTO).

The “Neutrons and Food” workshop seeks to identify the future scientific needs in the application of neutron scattering to Food Science. The findings will help neutron facilities to further adapt their infrastructure to the requirements of the wider scientific community and to enable potential users to develop collaborations with neutron scattering researchers. The application of neutron scattering to food–based systems is still in its infancy but has significant potential to understand the complex relationship between food structure, processing, rheology, nutrition, food quality and security.

Opportunities for the application of neutron scattering in food science has recently been reviewed (Trends in Food Science and Technology (2009), 20 p.576–586) and is available for download.

Submissions are invited for the following session topics:

Plant Materials and Carbohydrates

Lipids and Fats

Dairy

Drinks and Beverages

Proteins and complexes, including Amino Acids, Peptides, Enzymes, Meat/Muscle

Food packaging, including Food Quality and Preservation

Digestion, metabolic processes and nutrition, including Vitamins & Minerals

Encapsulation and Controlled release

Processing, including Rheology and Flow

Glassy States of Food and Hydration (Water and Ice)

Food Safety

This workshop is supported by the European Union through NMI3 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the Australian Government Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research.