HARALD PERTEN FOUNDATION
for furtherance in cereal sciences
Harald Perten
Harald Perten was born in 1913 in Tallinn, capital of Estonia, where his parents ran a bakery, so during his childhood and youth he learned all about the difficulties of breadmaking. He graduated from Tallinn University, and later took his chemistry examination with Prof. Mark. In 1944 he escaped to Sweden, later working in the cereal chemistry laboratory of Sven Hagberg regarding alpha-amylase activity and sprouting. In 1967 he began work as consultant for FAO in Sudan and was consultant for Buehler AG as well. His most significant work was Falling Number and Gluten Index Methods, which have been internationally standardized. In 1989 he established the Harald Perten Foundation.Harald Perten was for a long time very
committed to the ICC and its work and received international recognition
for his achievements. Later on it was his wish to thank the ICC for its
continuous support and so he established the Harald Perten Foundation in
Zurich in 1989, which now provides the financial basis for the Harald Perten
Award and additional financial support for the ICC.
Harald Perten will remain in our thoughts
through the methods he developed and through the Harald Perten Foundation,
which supports the advancement of cereal science worldwide.
At this point the ICC would like to thank the Perten Family for continuing Harald Perten's heritage in a worthy manner.
The Harald Perten Prize:
It is primarily recognizing practical applications
in the areas of starch, gluten and enzymes. It is presented every second
year, even years, in connection with ICC Congresses.
The Prize will be awarded to natural persons
irrespective of their nationality. Members of research or working groups
may also be considered, as individuals or jointly, but not commercial enterprises.
The Prize will be presented in form of
a plaque and honorarium of currently USD 3000. The prize was for the first time awarded
in 1990 and can be shared.
Prior Awardees:
| 1990 | Prof. Dr. Bert D'Applonia, USA |
| 1992 | Dipl.Ing. Gerhard Schöggl, Austria |
| Prof. Dr. Clarence McDonald, USA | |
| 1994 | Prof. Dr. Raimondo Cubbadda, Italy |
| Dr. Colin Wrigley, Australia | |
| 1995 | Dr. Dorian Weipert, Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Carl Hoseney, USA | |
| 1996 | Dr. Robert Hamer, The Netherlands |
| Dr. Jean-Claude Autran, France | |
| 1998 | Dr. Jim Steele, USA |
| Mr. Charles Martin, USA | |
| 1999 | Dr. Francisco J. Cejudo, Spain |
| Dr. José Antonio Rojas Real, Spain | |
| 2000 | Dr. F. Bekes, Australia |
| Dr. P. Gras, Australia | |
| Dr. Phil Williams, Canada | |
| 2002 | Prof. Dr. András Salgó, Hungary |
| Dr. Gerold Häberli, Switzerland | |
| 2004 | Dr. Marina Carcea, Italy |
| 2005 | Prof. Floyd Dowell, USA |
| 2007 | Prof. Kaisa Poutanen, Finland |
| 2008 | Dr. Concha Collar, Spain Dr. Cristina Rosell, Spain |
Jury:
Advisory Council
comprised of the Chairman, the ICC Technical Director,
plus members of ICC and AACC.
Foundation Board comprised
of the Chairman of the Board, Secretary General of the ICC and National
Delegate of Switzerland.
Selection:
The Advisory Council shall decide among
the applications received as to whether a sufficiently worthy candidate
is among them and shall recommend to the Board that the Prize be awarded
to that candidate. The final decision will be made by the Harald Perten
Foundation Board.
Application:
The application process shall be open
to anyone willing to comply with the requirements set forth above. The
award should be based on recent work of the candidate on one of the subjects
described above.
The Harald Perten Prize will be awarded
during an ICC Congress usually every two years.
To submit an application please give us the following information in triplicate:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Abstracts of not more than five papers or articles published by the candidate. List of publications, though impressive, may not be submitted as the sole basis for a nomination.
- Summary of not more than two typewritten pages.
- Letters of Recommendation (support) from other than the nominator may be included if not more than three in number.
The nomination for application shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Harald Perten Foundation being the Technical Director of the ICC or to the ICC Secretariat General in Vienna by no later than October 31st of the previous year.
Accompanying the application documents there shall be a written declaration by the candidate of his willingness to
- accept the prize if awarded
- be personally present at the awarding ceremony
- report in an appropriate manner at an ICC meeting on the work which formed the basis of the award.
For further information please contact the ICC Secretariat General or the AACC.