The 108th AOCS Annual Meeting and Industry Showcases (2017) was held in Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida, USA from April 30th to May 3rd. Prof. Long Yu and Prof. Guoqin Liu from School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology were invited as the session chairmen for the Green Chemical Session and the Oleochemicals Session, respectively. PhD student Weiwei Cheng, who is under the direction of Prof. Liu also attended the conference. In the case, Prof. Yu gave a speech of the new development of starch-based materials. Moreover, two abstract submissions from Prof. Liu, “Effect of Oil Oxidation on Glycidyl Ester Formation Involved in Radical-mediated Mechanisms in Refined Oil” and “Relationship Between Malondialdehyde Formation and Reduction of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Vegetable Oil” had been reviewed and selected for a poster presentation.
The AOCS Annual Meeting is a premier international science and business forum on fats, oils, surfactants, lipids, and related materials. Known world-wide for its extensive technical program, the Annual Meeting features more than 650 oral and poster presentations within 12 interest areas. Over 1,600 professionals from 45 countries attend the Annual Meeting, representing the industry's most prestigious corporate, government, and academic institutions. (By Weiwei Cheng)
