Rockville, Maryland, September 23, 2022—Two leaders in the field of dietary supplement research won the highest honors given by AOAC INTERNATIONAL at its Annual Meeting. The scientists were recognized in an awards ceremony shared with more than 600 analytical science colleagues, in person and online, at the AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2022 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, August 29. Over a dozen awards recognized scientific excellence across the spectrum of AOAC activities, including method development, expert review panels, editorial contributions to the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, and technical service.
“In looking at the body of work represented by this year’s awardees, it is awe-inspiring.,” said Anthony Lupo, AOAC President, Senior Director of Technical Services for NEOGEN. “Having had the unique insight into the selection process, it gives me an even greater appreciation for the prestige of our awards having seen firsthand the level of talent being nominated and just how difficult some of these choices truly are. Technical and analytical excellence is the lifeblood of AOAC and seeing this caliber of work from our members assures us that our future remains focused around our core principles, and our leadership position is justly earned.”
The Harvey W. Wiley Award, presented each year for outstanding contribution to analytical method development in an area of interest to AOAC INTERNATIONAL, went to Paula N. Brown, PhD, an internationally recognized natural products chemist honored for outstanding contributions to dietary supplement product integrity.