International award for refrigeration research
An Australian will receive a prestigious international accolade for his research into improving the quality of fresh produce exports.
Dr Nick Smale from Food Science Australia will be presented with this year's James Harrison International Institute of Refrigeration Young Researchers Award at the Institute's 22nd International Congress in Beijing in August.
He is being awarded for his work on the development of mathematical models of air movement in refrigerated transport systems.
"Ensuring that the quality of horticultural exports is maintained while they are transported long distances in refrigerated holds or shipping containers is extremely important in terms of the international competitiveness of some of Australia's major agricultural industries," Smale said.
Food Science Australia CEO, Dr Anthos Yannakou said Smale's findings could influence the design of refrigerated containers, ships' holds, cartons and the way cartons are assembled for transport.
The award is named after James Harrison for inventing the world's first mechanical ice-making machine in Geelong, Victoria. His invention led to the construction of freezing works and the growth of a new industry to supply frozen beef, mutton and lamb to national and international markets.
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