03/11/2009

Hendrik Emons, Head of JRC-IRMM's Reference Materials Unit, received the Reference Material Achievement Award from AOAC INTERNATIONAL.

Prof. Emons received the award for a sustained broad range of highly significant activity in the International Metrology Community including valuable contributions to the Technical Division on Reference Materials (TDRM) and the Biological and Environmental Reference Material (BERM) Symposia series.

His nomination cited JRC-IRMM's work on the development, production and certification of certified reference materials (CRMs) for a broad range of application areas: from impact toughness of steel to proteins in human serum; from elemental analysis to microbiology of foods; from nanotechnology to GMO quantification. 

The award is given annually in recognition of contributions and active participation of members of the Technical Division on Reference Materials (TDRM) in the pursuit of the goals and objectives of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. Recipients receive a plaque at the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting during the Awards Ceremony - which was held this year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on 13-16 September.



Hendrik Emons receives the award from Darryl M. Sullivan, President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Sep 2009.


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