In September 2008, a conference will be held in Iceland on the use of NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technology and magnetic resonance imaging (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in food research. Matís and the University of Iceland will take care of the preparations for the conference in this country.
The conference is entitled The 9th International Congress on the Applications of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science, but such conferences have been held every two years in Europe since 1992. To prepare the conference and get acquainted with the situation in Iceland, two renowned scientists from England. These were Professor Peter Belton of the University of East Anglia and Professor Graham Webb of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Professor Belton gave a short lecture this morning for Matís staff in Reykjavík and presented his research, but he will be one of the world's leading scientists on the use of NMR technology and magnetic resonance imaging in food research.
According to María Guðjónsdóttir, who organized the two men's visit to Iceland, they like the conditions for holding a conference in this country, but the conference will be held in the premises of the H.Í. Continuing Education Institute. next year. It is worth mentioning that Maria was invited to take part in the 8th conference, which was held in Nottingham, England last year.
View slides from Professor Belton's talk. (pdf file)