Lodewyk Kock (Ph.D.) is since 1982 in the service of the University of the Free State (UFS). He published 147 articles in scientific journals of repute, six chapters in scientific books and seven patents. He acted as referee for accredited scientifi
...MoreLodewyk Kock (Ph.D.) is since 1982 in the service of the University of the Free State (UFS). He published 147 articles in scientific journals of repute, six chapters in scientific books and seven patents. He acted as referee for accredited scientific journals and served on the organizing committee of various international and national conferences. 110 Press releases in national newspapers were written on his research while he presented 87 workshops on fats across South Africa. He was involved in 122 interviews on national radio, television as well as Voice of America and Reuters TV and presented 65 seminars at international conferences – many on invitation. He co-organized international symposia on oxidized oils held in Berlin, 2000 & 2006. 29 M.Sc. en 23 Ph.D. students completed their studies under his supervision. He was appointed as Director: Industrial Biotechnology UNESCO MIRCEN since 1998 and Head: The South African Fryer Oil Initiative since 1994. He was appointed Outstanding Professor of the UFS since 1998 and received the President’s Award for outstanding research from the National Research Foundation. His research is successfully applied to the edible fat industry and is currently rated by the NRF in the top bracket of the category: Internationally Acclaimed Researcher.
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