Members of the Nils Foss Prize Committee

The Nils Foss Prize Committee consists of a Chairman and six highly-respected and knowledgeable members from the Danish Scientific Community and International Food Industry-Innovation Community plus one representative from FOSS.

The Committee is responsible for nominating the qualified candidates for each of the Nils Foss Prizes. The prize winners will be confirmed by the Chairman and the CEO of FOSS based on the recommendations from the Prize Committee.

Henrik Wegener, Chairman, Rector, University of Copenhagen
Søren Balling Engelsen, Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen
Michelle H. Williams, Head of Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Rob Hamer, Professor Dr., Hademar Holding B.V.
Peter Bom, General Manager Masterlab, Nutreco, Netherlands
Per B. Brockhoff, Vice-Chancellor, IT University of Denmark
Lars Nørgaard, Senior Manager Data & Algorithms, R&D, FOSS

	Henrik Wegener, Executive Vice President and Rector - University of Copenhagen, Chairman of Prize Committee Position 2017-, Executive Vice President and Rector - University of Copenhagen Education M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology at the University of Copenhagen, 1988 Ph.D. in microbiology at University of Copenhagen, 1992 Master in Public Administration (MPA) form Copenhagen Business School, 2005 Career 2011-2017, Chief Academic Officer at DTU 2006-2011, Director of the National Food Institute, DTU 2004-2006, Head, Department of Epidemiology and Risk Assessment at National Food and Veterinary Research Institute 1994-1999, Director of the Danish Zoonosis Centre 1999-2004, Professor of Zoonosis Epidemiology at Danish Veterinary Institute 1999-2000, Stationed at World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva Area of expertise With more than 3.500 citations (h-index 33), he is the author of more than 150 papers in journals, research monographs and proceedings, on food safety, zoonosis, antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases He has served as advisor and reviewer to national and international authorities & governments, international organizations and private companies, and universities and research foundations, and he has served, and is presently serving, on several national and international committees and boards on food safety, veterinary public health, and research policy. He has received several awards, incl. the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics International Leadership Award in 2003.
	Søren B. Engelsen, Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Position Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Education M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, The Technical University of Denmark, 1988 Ph.D. Molecular Modeling, The Technical University of Denmark and Cornell University, 1992 Career 2001-, Head of the Spectroscopy & Chemometrics, University of Copenhagen 2004-, Professor in Plant Food Science 1999-04, Associate Professor, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1997-99, Associate Research Professor, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1995-97, Associate Professor, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1993-95, Post doc. Ingénierie Moléculaire, Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique, France Area of expertise Development and application of high-throughput quantitative spectroscopy (NIR and NMR) for biological samples in quality control, process analytical technology, foodomics and metabolomics Development and application of chemometric methods for exploring and analysing spectroscopic data Carbohydrate structure, dynamics, hydration and functionality as studied by spectroscopy and molecular modelling
	Michelle H. Williams, Head of Department, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University Position Head of Department, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University Education B.Sc. in Horticultural Science, Hons I, Lincoln University, New Zealand, 1984 Ph.D. in Horticulture Science, University of Sydney, Australia, 1988 Career 2011-, Head of Department, Department of Food Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark 2008-11, Research Leader, Department of Horticulture, University of Aarhus, Denmark 2005-08, Group Leader Quality Systems, The Horticultural and Food Research Institute of New Zealand 2003-05, Team Leader Quality Systems, The Horticultural and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, 2000-03, Senior Scientist, The Horticultural and Food Research Institute of New Zealand 1994-00, Senior Scientist, Department of Ornamentals, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1989-94, Postdoc, Uni. of Florida, US and Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization, Australia 1988-89, Postdoc, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, USA 1984-88, PhD student, Department of Horticulture, University of Sydney, Australia Area of expertise Strong international research background, horticultural and food research, including cooperation with industry 9 years as 100 % science leader, since 2003 25+ international reviewed publication within food science 60+ intern/client reports/industry articles within food science
	Rob Hamer, Professor Dr., Hademar Holding B.V. Education M.Sc. in (Bio-)Chemistry, University of Utrecht, 1981 Ph.D. in Medicine, University of Utrecht, 1986 Career 2020-, Professor Dr., Hademar Holding B.V., Holland 2012-20, Director of Lab, Unilever, Holland 2009-, VP Discover, Unilever R&D, Holland 1999-, Professor, Wageningen University, Food Chemistry Group 1997-09, Director Structure and sensory response program, TI Food and Nutrition, Holland 1992-97, Head of Department, Head of Division, TNO, Holland 1985-97, Food Scientist, TNO, Independent Research Organisation, Holland Area of expertise Food chemistry and physics with an emphasis on cereals and cereal products Trans-disciplinary research in relation to food structure, sensory properties and food intake regulation/weight management. Idem for cardiovascular health and blood pressure
	Peter Bom, General Manager at MasterLab, Nutreco Position General Manager at MasterLab, Nutreco Education PhD Hydrogeology, VU University Amsterdam (1985) Career 2008-, General Manager at MasterLab, Nutreco 2007-2008, Operational Manager Eurofins UK Environmental laboratories, Eurofins UK 2006-2007, General Manager, Eurofins Holland 2002-2006, Managing Director Bio Analytical Laboratory, Pharma Bio-Research Group BV 2000-2002, Interim Manager R&D Laboratory, AVEBE 1991-2000, Managing Director, Milfac 2000-2002, Interim manager, AVEBE 2002-2006, Managing Director, PBR Laboratory 2006-2007, General Manager, Eurofins Medinet 2007-2008, Operational Manager, Eurofins UK 2008-, General Manager, MasterLab
	Per B. Brockhoff Position Head of Department, Professor in statistics, Technical University of Denmark Education Ph.D. Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Denmark, 1995 M.Sc. Statistics, Department of Theoretical Statistics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1991 Career 2019-, Board Member, IPU. 2017-, Head of Department, DTU Compute, The Technical University of Denmark 2016-2016, Statistical Consultant (part time), Insuline Pharmacology Research, Novo Nordisk A/S 2009-2017, Professor in Statistics, DTU Informatics, The Technical University of Denmark 2008-2012, Head of Statistics Section, Informatics and Mathematical Modelling 2004-2008, Professor (mso) in Statistics, Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, DTU 2001, Visiting scientist, CSIRO, Sydney, Australia, 6 months 1997-2004, Associate Professor in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Physics, KVL 1995-1997, Assistant Research Professor at Department of Mathematics and Physics, KVL Area of expertise Chemometrics and Statistical Learning Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis Sensometrics and Pharmacometrics Research and Education Management
	Lars Nørgaard, Senior Manager Data & Algorithms, R&D, FOSS Position Senior Manager Data & Algorithms, R&D, FOSS Education Ph.D. Chemometrics, The Technical University of Denmark,1993 M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, The Technical University of Denmark,1990 Career 2017-, Senior Manager, Data & Algorithms, R&D, FOSS 2016-2017, Head of Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University 2011-2016, Honorary Professor of Chemometrics, University of Copenhagen 2011-, Appointed member of Danish Academy of Technical Sciences 2010-2016, Senior Manager, Team Chemometric Development, R&D, FOSS 2008-2010, Head of Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen 2007-2008, Associate professor of Chemometrics, University of Copenhagen 1995-2007, Associate professor of Chemometrics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1993-1995, Postdoc, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University Areas of expertise Chemometrics and exploratory multivariate data analysis Development of multivariate spectroscopic methods within food science & technology Collaboration between industry and university

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