Belfort Lectures

The Belfort Lectures were established and endowed by Dr. Anne D. Belfort in memory of her late husband Dr. Alan M. Belfort, who was awarded a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in carbohydrate chemistry in 1960. Support for the Belfort Lectures is generously continued by Alan and Anne's daughter Anne E. Belfort. Persons honored by being chosen to give a Belfort Lecture are scientists who have made outstanding contributions to glycoscience.

Previous Lecturers

Dr. Jay-Lin Jane 2013 Belfort Lecturer | May 8, 2013
Lecturer: Dr. Jay-Lin Jane 2013 Belfort Lecturer
"Structure and digestibility of selected resistant starch"
May 2012 Belfort Lecture | May 15, 2012
Lecturer: Dr. Peter Williams
2011 Belfort Lecture | May 11, 2011
Lecturer: Dr. Geoff Fincher
Fine structure of polysaccharides from plant cell walls: from human health to biofuel production
2010 Belfort Lecture | May 12, 2010
Lecturer: Dr. Jan Delcour
Basic Insights in Cereal Non-Starch Polysaccharides and Their Conversions as a Basis for Progress in Cereal Based Biotechological Processes
2009 Belfort Lecture | May 13, 2009
Lecturer: Dr. Glyn Phillips
Tailoring Hydrocolloid Structures to Control Functionality
2008 Belfort Lecture | May 7, 2008
Lecturer: Dr. Eric Bertoft
Examination of the Cluster Structure of Amylopectins
2007 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2007
Lecturer: Marta Izydorczyk
"Cereal Cell-wall Polysaccharides: Molecular Structures, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Functional Properties".
2006 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2006
Lecturer: Ann-Charlotte Eliasson
Starch-lipid interactions: Functional and Nutritional Implications
2005 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2005
Lecturer: Alain Buleon
Structural Origins of Starch Properties
2004 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2004
Lecturer: Kwan-Hwa Park
Enzymes for Carbohydrate Engineering and Their Applications: Enzymatically Structures Starch for Food Industry.
2003 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2003
Lecturer: Alison M. Smith
A New View of Starch Metabolism: synthesis meets degradation.
2002 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2002
Lecturer: Michael J. Gidley
Influence of Polysaccharide Composition on the Structure and Properties of Cellulose-based Composites.
2001 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 2001
Lecturer: John R. Mitchell
Polysaccharide Rheology: From High to Low Water
1999 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1999
Lecturer: A.G.J. Voragen
Progress in Structural Elucidation of Pectins
1996 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1996
Lecturer: Paul A. Seib
Crosslinking of Starch with Sodium Trimetaphosphate
1994 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1994
Lecturer: Victor J. Morris
Gellan Gum: A Broad Spectrum Gelling Agent
1993 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1993
Lecturer: Richard M. Black
Dispelling the Myths of Sugars and Sweeteners: If They Taste Good, They Must Be Bad
1991 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1991
Lecturer: Peter S. Belton
Use of NMR and Infrared Spectroscopy to Investigate Structure and Function in Carbohydrates
1989 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1989
Lecturer: William J. Whelan
The Biogenesis of Polysaccharides
1988 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1988
Lecturer: M. Rinaudo
Characterization and Properties of Some Water-soluble Bacterial Polysaccharides
1987 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1987
Lecturer: Louise Slade
A Polymer Science Approach to Food Carbohydrates
1984 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1984
Lecturer: Darrell G. Medcalf
Carbohydrate Utilization - Renewed Emphasis for Current and Future Products
1984 Belfort Lecture | May 1, 1984
Lecturer: James N. BeMiller
Opportunities in Carbohydrate Research