1999 Conference of Food Engineering (CoFE '99), October 31-November 5, 1999, Dallas, Texas

本提案寻求对将在德克萨斯州达拉斯举行的美国化学工程师学会（AIChE）年会内的上述专题会议的支持。Barbosa-Canovas博士和Steve Lombardo（可口可乐公司）是会议的共同主席。该系列会议是唯一一次专门寻求将联合收割机工程基础与食品科学基本原理相结合的食品会议，以确保最新的科学和工程进展传播给该领域的研究人员。1999年会议的主题是21世纪食品工程的优先事项以及食品工程与其他工程学科的整合。 其中的关键会议是许多目前感兴趣的BES和我们的社区的研究人员：结构和功能的生物聚合物膜分离传感器和控制在食品加工发酵技术的进展生物技术的进展，用于食品加工食品工程教育 会议将为美国学术研究人员提供一个极好的机会，与一大群工业食品工程师和科学家建立网络并开展合作。 该提案要求NSF提供7，500美元，以支持六名美国学术演讲者的旅行和注册费用。来自AIChE、华盛顿州立大学和几家公司的额外会议支持将包括印刷和邮寄费用、会议的文书支持和两个晚上的招待会。

This proposal seeks support for the above Topical Conference within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting to be held in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Barbosa-Canovas and Steve Lombardo (Coca-Cola Company) are co-chairs of the meeting. This conference series is the only food meeting that specifically seeks to combine engineering fundamentals with basic principles of food science to insure that the latest scientific and engineering advances are disseminated to researchers in the field. The theme of the 1999 conference is on food engineering priorities for the 21st century and the integration of food engineering with other engineering disciplines. Among the key sessions are many of current interest to BES and our community of researchers:Structure and function of biopolymersMembrane separationsSensors and control in food processingAdvances in fermentation technologyBiotechnology advances for use in food processingFood engineering education The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for U.S. academic researchers to network and develop collaborations with a large group of industrial food engineers and scientists. The proposal requests $7,500 from NSF to support the travel and registration costs of six of the U.S. academic speakers. Additional conference support from AIChE, Washington State University, and several companies will cover printing and mailing costs, clerical support for the meeting, and two evening receptions.