The Foundation of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS)
awarded Food Engineering scholarships to Purdue University’s Merysia Enggalhardjo,
a junior majoring in agricultural and biological engineering and Virginia Tech’s
Elma Avdic, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering. The students will
each receive a $2,500 prize and a $500 travel grant to attend the 2003 Worldwide
Food Expo.
GE Specialty Materials acquired a water treatment services business to be known
as GE Betz. GE Betz provides engineered chemical treatment of water and process
systems in industrial applications and is headquartered in Trevose, PA.