Criteria
The Carl Wilhelm Brabender Award was established to honor the distinguished contributions to the application of rheology in milling and baking. Sponsored jointly by C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc. (South Hackensack, NJ) and Brabender OHG (Duisberg, Germany), the award is presented every three years and is administered alternately by the Cereals & Grains Association and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Getreideforschung (Detmold, Germany). The only qualification is to be professionally active in rheology, specifically those engaged in the milling and baking industry. The awardee is invited to present an award lecture at the Cereals & Grains Association meeting or at one of the three annual meetings of the AG at which the award is given.
How to Nominate
Award nominations will be considered again in 2027. Online nominations will be accepted from November 2026 through January 31, 2027.
Nomination packet to include the following:
- A cover letter addressed to Cereals & Grains Association headquarters describing why the nominee is worthy of consideration for the stated award
- At least two and not more than five supporting letters
- Curriculum vitae
- List of publications
- Nominations should address the activities most relevant to the award, with a clear statement of the impact the nominee has had in their specific area of expertise.
Award Winners
| 1967 |
Isydore Hlynka |
1968 |
Arnoldus Crommetuyn |
| 1970 |
William Shuey |
1972 |
Egon Drews |
| 1974 |
Walter Bushuk |
1978 |
Keith Tipples and R. Henry Kilborn |
| 1985 |
Seiichi Nagao |
1988 |
Dorian Weipert |
| 1990 |
Vladimir Rasper |
1993 |
Rolf Kieffer |
| 1996 |
Bert D'Appolonia |
2002 |
Jozef Kokini |
| 2008 |
Ton van Vliet |
2014 |
Juan de Dios Figueroa Cárdenas |
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