Nov 19, 2015: At the 9th CIGR Section VI International Technical Symposium in Auckland, New Zealand, ATB-scientist Sara Bußler was awarded for the best oral presentation. She is researching on optimized protein isolation from alternative sources like meal worms.   

The “Best Oral Presenter Award” addresses outstanding young researchers for the excellent communication of their scientific work. Sara Bußler received the 1st prize for her presentation entitled “An approach to optimize protein isolation from alternative sources like meal worms“ in the session “Meat and protein alternative”, prevailing over sixty competitors. Moreover, she presented parts of her work in the field of cold atmospheric pressure plasma application in her talk “Plasma-assisted pre-processing of dried fruits and vegetables” within the session “Postharvest management and technologies”. These topics are located in ATB's research program "Quality and safety of food and feed"

Prof. Da-Wen Sun, former CIGR president, presented the prize on behalf of Dr. Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse (Symposium Convenor & Co-Chair), Dr. Amauri Rosenthal (CIGR Section VI Chair) and the other members of the scientific commitee (see photo).  

The International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR, Commission Internationale du Génie Rural) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation consisting of a network of regional and national societies of agricultural engineering as well as private and public companies and individuals worldwide. CIGR was established in 1930 on the occasion of the first international congress of agricultural engineering held in Liege, Belgium. Today, CIGR has grown into a globally active engineering and scientific association. 

Its Section VI "Bioprocesses" targets advanced engineering and technology in post-harvest and agri-food processing with particular focus on ensuring high quality and safety of food.