A tribute to Dr. Owen R. Fennema, the consummate professor 1929-2012

摘要

On August 1, 2012, food science and technology lost one of its greatest contributors.Professor Emeritus Owen R. Fennema passed away, losing a battle to cancer. Thereis no doubt that nearly every person who has studied food chemistry has heard thename “Fennema” because it is forever associated with one of the most definitive textsin food chemistry, “Fennema’s Food Chemistry.” In this work, Dr. Fennemaassembled a team of co-authors who were experts in their selected fields. The geniusof the work by Dr. Fennema is in the breadth and depth of the topics that are covered.In the first three editions (it is now in its fourth edition with a fifth edition plannedfor 2015), Owen personally proof read each of the chapters, working with the authorsto ensure the coverage was complete, accurate, and appropriately broad. Who wasthis man who most assuredly defined the field of food chemistry through thismonumental effort.