It was in 1985 that I suggested to Dr. Carl W. Hall, then Editor of Drying Technology – An International Journal and Deputy Director for Engineering at the National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., that since IDS had matured and developed its own momentum and recognition around the world, it was time to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the field. Much to my delight Dr. Hall accepted the idea and went ahead to seek successfully sponsors for four major awards that were initiated at IDS’86 held on the august campus of MIT, Cambridge, MA. This program has now…
Author: John Leo
The energy crisis of the early seventies gave real impetus to recognition of drying as a worthwhile R&D area by industry, especially in industries where drying was a key and costly operation e.g. in pulp and paper, wood, foods etc. This led me to develop and found the idea of providing a forum for exchange of ideas, research results as well as technology transfer between academia and industry. The idea was (and still is) to acquaint academics with industrial needs in the inter- and cross-disciplinary area and to familiarize the industry with current R&D. It also turned out to be…