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Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE).

Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE) has been named as one of 23 new Fellows of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). Professor Diosady is the first chemical engineer to be inducted and one of only four Fellows from Canada.

Fellows of the academy exemplify the best minds of food science and technology internationally. It is composed of elected Fellows from all parts of the world and serves to promote high standards of ethics and scientific endeavours among food scientists and technologists.

It is also a source of information to support international activities related to food science and technology. The Academy acts in an advisory capacity to the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), a global scientific organization representing more than 200,000 food scientists and technologists from more than 70 countries.

Professor Diosady makes what little food exists count for more by fortifying food with micro-encapsulated nutrients. One of his successes was double-fortifying salt with iodine and iron, which cured a million children in India of anemia. Currently, he plans to develop a protein-enriched soft drink called LiveADE to be used in developing countries as a source of protein, micronutrients and safe drinking water.

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