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Dr. Glyn Phillips gave a
presentation "Tailoring
Hydrocolloid Structures to Control Functionality" at the May 13,
2009 Belfort Lecture at Purdue University. Dr. Phillips
is Chairman of Research Transfer Ltd,
Phillips Hydrocolloids Research Ltd, the Cellucon Trust and the
Wrexham Gums and Stabilisers Conferences. He is a Fellow and
Visiting Professor at Glyndwr University (formally the North East
Wales Institute) and a Consultant to several industrial
organizations, including the Association for the International
Promotion of Gums. Professor Phillips graduated from the University
of Wales in Chemistry and holds a B.S., Ph.D. and Doctor of Science
(D.Sc.) from this University, and is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow
of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has held positions as
Executive Principal/Chief Executive of the North East Wales
Institute and Chairman/Professor of Chemistry of the Department of
Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, University of Salford, England;
Foundation Vice Chancellor to set up the University of Benin,
Nigeria, who on their 20th Anniversary conferred the degree of
Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Professor Phillips. His own
University of Wales conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws
(LlD) Honoris Causa for "outstanding contributions to science and
education". Professor Phillips’ research interests have centered
upon carbohydrate and biomaterial systems, particularly on food
hydrocolloids and medically-related biopolymers of connective
tissue. Professor Phillips is now Founder Executive Editor of the
Journal Food Hydrocolloids, and has produced 55 books and
(currently) 569 papers in leading scientific journals. He is also
currently Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Tissue Banking and
Editor of the International Journal of Cell and Tissue Banking. |
