Best poster prize
Dhoungsiri Sayompark, HDR student was awarded the prize for the best poster at the 41st Annual AIFST Convention which was held in Sydney from 21st-24th July. The topic on the poster was Caffeine as a flavour additive in foods.

AIFST Student Product Development award

Joanne Kennedy and Hayden Thatcher, 3rd year students from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences won the 2008 AIFST Student Product Development award for their product developed in HSN 306. They also won two food industry awards from SPS Ardmona and Sensory Solutions and best poster award under the nutrition category.

Neil Archbold Memorial Travel Award
Alison Carver, HDR student has been awarded the University's Neil Archbold Memorial Travel Award.  This award is provided in recognition of a piece of published work by a PhD student.  The award includes a medal (which will be presented at graduation) and $2500 to assist with conference  attendance.

Ken Maguire Award for Best New Investigator
James Gaida, PhD student was awarded the Ken Maguire Award for Best New Investigator at the ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sports, and ranked among the top 5 papers from the conference to be presented again during the Best of the Best session. James and his co-authors were also awarded the ASICS medal for best paper presented at the conference. As part of the award Jamie will present this paper again at the 2009 American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting in Seattle.