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Sontisuk Teerachaichayut^a and Anupun Terdwongworakul^a
aDepartment of Food-Processing Engineering, Faculty of Agro-Industry, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
^bDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaengsaen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen, Nakhon

Deborah E. Purcell,^a Zofia A. Ostatek-Boczynski,^a Eloise C. Keeffe,^a,b Wayde N. Martens^b and Michael G. O'Shea^a
aBSES Limited, Indooroopilly, 4068 QLD, Australia
^bQueensland University of Technology, 4001, Brisbane, Australia

Maider Vidal,^a–c Aoife Gowen^d and José Manuel Amigo^b
aIKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
^bDepartment of Food Sciences, Quality and Technology, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
^cFacultad de Química, Universidad del País vasco, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
^dSchool of Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Glen Fox,^a Jagger Harvey,^b G.J. Benoit Gnonlonfin^b and Larelle McMillan^c
aThe University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
^bBiosciences eastern and central Africa Hub at the International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
^cCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Boggo Road, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia

Thomas Ricour
R&D Director, ISITEC-LAB, 170 rue Louis Lépine, 82000 Montauban, France. E-mail: t.ricour@isitec-lab.com

Yongliang Liu,^* Devron Thibodeaux and Gary Gamble
USDA, ARS, Cotton Quality Research Station, PO Box 792, Clemson, SC 29633, USA. E-mail: yongliang.liu@ars.usda.gov

Hoang Nam Nguyen,^a Frédéric Dehareng,^a,* Mohamed Hammida,^a Vincent Baeten,^a Eric Froidmont,^b Hélène Soyeurt,^c,d Andreas Niemöeller^e and Pierre Dardenne^a
aWalloon Agricultural Research Centre, Valorisation of Agricultural Products Department, 24 Chaussée de Namur, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. E-mail: dehareng@cra.wallonie.be
^bWalloon Agricultural Research Centre, Productions and Sectors Department, Gembloux, Belgium
^cUniversity of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech–GxABT, Gembloux, Belgium
^dNational Fund for Scientific Research, Brussels, Belgium
^eBruker Optics GmbH (NIR & Process Technology), Rudolf-Plank-Str. 27, 76275 Ettlingen, Germany

A.A. Gowen,^a,b,* E.W. Stark,^c Y. Tsuchisaka^a and R. Tsenkova^a
aBiomeasurement Technology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Information and Bioproduction Engineering, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University; 1–1, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657–8501, Japan
^bBiosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. E-mail: aoife.gowen@ucd.ie
^c160 W. End Ave., Suite SM, New York, NY 10023, USA

Phil Williams, Diane F. Malley and Erik Eising
PDK Projects, Inc. Nanaimo and Winnipeg, Canada

Steve Holroyd
Fonterra Research Centre, Dairy Farm Road, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. E-mail: steve.holroyd@fonterra.com

Daniel B. Thomas
Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rhodes Gift 7707, Cape Town, South Africa. E-mail: daniel.thomas@uct.ac.za

D. Cozzolino, W.U. Cynkar and N. Shah
The Australian Wine Research Institute, Waite Road, Urrbrae, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond SA 5064, Australia. E-mail: daniel.cozzolino@awri.com.au

L.K. Bittner, S.A. Schönbichler, V.A. Huck-Pezzei, C. Pezzei, J. Pallua, G.K. Bonn and C.W. Huck^*
Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 52a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. E-mail: christian.w.huck@uibk.ac.at

María Guðjónsdóttir,^a,* Minh Van Nguyen,^b Ásbjörn Jónsson,^a Arnljótur B. Bergsson^a and Sigurjón Arason^a,b
aMatís ohf., Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D, Vínlandsleið 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland. E-mail: mariag@matis.is
^bUniversity of Iceland, Department of Food Science, Vínlandsleið 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland

Sam W. Coleman and Ed Bowers
USDA, ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station, Brooksville, Florida, USA

Marta B. Lopes,^a,b,* Jean-Claude Wolff,^b José M. Bioucas-Dias^a and Mário A.T. Figueiredo^a
aInstituto de Telecomunicacões, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049–001 Lisboa, Portugal. E-mail: marta.lopes@ist.utl.pt
^bGlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, UK

Greg Klunder,^a Lam K. Nguyen^b and Eli Margalith^b
aForensic Science Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
^bOPOTEK, Inc., 2233 Faraday Ave., Suite E, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA

Ben Aernouts,^a Nghia Nguyen Do Trong,^a Rodrigo Watté,^a William Bruggeman,^a Mizuki Tsuta,^a,b Pieter Verboven,^a Bart Nicolaï^a and Wouter Saeys^a,*
aBIOSYST-MeBioS, K.U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, BE 3001 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: wouter.saeys@biw.kuleuven.be
^bNational Food Research Institute, 2–1-12 Kan-nondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8642, Japan

Thomas Ricour
ISITEC-LAB, 170 rue Louis Lépine, 82000 Montauban, France. E-mail: t.ricour@isitec-lab.com

James B. Reeves, III
Research Chemist, Environmental Management and Byproducts Utilization Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA. E-mail: james.reeves@ars.usda.gov

Stephen R. Delwiche^a and Samuel Millar^b
aUSDA- ARS, Food Quality Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705-2350, USA. E-mail: stephen.delwiche@ars.usda.gov
^bTechnology Division, Campden BRI, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK

Daniel Cozzolino, Wies Cynkar, Emma Kennedy, Ella Robinson, Nevil Shah, Paul Smith and Peter Godden
The Australian Wine Research Institute, Waite Road, Urrbrae, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia. E-mail: daniel.cozzolino@awri.com.au

James Burger^a and Aoife Gowen^b
aBurgerMetrics, Riga, Latvia
^bBiosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland; Biomeasurement Technology Laboratory, Kobe University, Japan

Stefania Vero,^a Cristina Tornielli^a and Tiziana M.P. Cattaneo^a,b
aCRA-FLC, Centro di Ricerca per le Produzioni Foraggere e Lattiero Casearie, Via A. Lombardo, 11, 26900 Lodi, Italy
^bCRA-IAA, Unità di Ricerca per la Trasformazione dei Prodotti Agro-Alimentari, Via Venezian, 26, 20133 Milano, Italy

Benoit Igne,^a Pierre Dardenne,^b David Honigs,^c J. Todd Kuenstner,^d Karl Norris,^e Zhenqi Shi^f and Mark Westerhaus^g
aDuquesne University Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
^bWalloon Agricultural Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
^cPerten Inc, Springfield, IL, USA
^dCharleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA
^eConsultant, 11204 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD, USA
^fStrategic Process Control, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
^gFoss, Hillerød, Denmark

Yongliang Liu,^* Gary Gamble and Devron Thibodeaux
USDA, ARS, Cotton Quality Research Station, PO Box 792, Clemson, SC 29633, USA. E-mail: yongliang.liu@ars.usda.gov

Lanzhen Chen^a and Zhihua Ye^b
aBee Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
^bInstitute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China

Vincent Baeten, Juan Antonio Fernández Pierna, Philippe Vermeulen and Pierre Dardenne
Walloon Agricultural Research Centre CRA-W, Valorisation of Agricultural Products Department, Food and Feed Quality Unit, Chaussée de Namur, 24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. E-mail: baeten@cra.wallonie.be; fernandez@cra.wallonie.be

Baljeet Singh,^a Annemieke Farenhorst^a and Diane F. Malley^b
aDepartment of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2. E-mail: baljeetsingh81@gmail.com, farenhor@cc.umanitoba.ca
^bPDK Projects Inc., Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada V9V 1L6. E-mail: dmalley@pdkprojects.com

Marion O'Farrell, Trine Kirkhus, Britta G. Fismen, Øystein Skotheim and Jon Tschudi
SINTEF ICT, Forskningsveien 1, N-0372 Oslo, Norway

Lars Herberholz, Olga Kolomiets and Heinz W. Siesler
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Schuetzenbahn 70, D-45117 Essen, Germany

Edward Stark
KES Analysis, Inc.

A.A. Gowen,^a C.P. O'Donnell,^a G. Downey^b and J. Frias^c
aBiosystems Engineering, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland
^bTeagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
^cSchool of Food Science and Environmental Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

David R. Day, Ph.D.
V.P. New Product Development, Polychromix, 30 Upton Drive, Wilmington, MA 01887, USA. E-mail:day@polychromix.com

Pierre Dardenne, ICNIRS Chairman
Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Quality of Agricultural Products Department, Chaussée de Namur n^o24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. E-mail: dardenne@cra.wallonie.be

Major Tom Barker
Academic Department of Military Surgery, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

N. Heigl, G.K. Bonn and C.W. Huck
Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 52a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

James Burger
BurgerMetrics SIA, Riga, Latvia

Howard Mark
Mark Electronics, 69 Jamie Ct, Suffern, NY 10901-7016, USA

Howard Mark
Mark Electronics, 69 Jamie Ct, Suffern, NY 10901-7016, USA

Cathy Brenner, Rich Pierce and David Funk
USDA-GIPSA-Technical Services Division, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Robert Mattes,^a Denise Root,^a Yinqi Zhou,^b Chaoju Xiao,^b James Johnson^b and Atul Shukla^b
aFoss NIRSystems, Inc.
^bUniversity of Tennessee, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Rapahel Viscarra Rossel
on behalf of The Soil Spectroscopy Group
http://groups.google.com/group/soil- spectroscopy
CSIRO Land and Water, Bruce E. Butler Laboratory, GPO Box 1666, ACT 2601, Australia

Phil Williams,^a Christian Paul,^b Dan S. Long^c and Juan Manuel Montes^d
aPDK Projects, Inc., 5072 Vista View Crescent, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada V9V 1L6
^bFederal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
^cSoil and Water Conservation Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, PO Box 370, Pendleton, OR 97801-0370, USA
^dInstitute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany

Karl Norris
Consultant, 11204 Montgomery Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

James Burger
SIA BurgerMetrics, Jelgava, Latvia. E-mail: james.burger@burgermetrics.com

Katherine A. Bakeev
CAMO Software, Woodbridge, NJ, USA

James Burger
SIA BurgerMetrics, Jelgava, Latvia. E-mail: james.burger@burgermetrics.com

Christian Paul,^a Juan Manuel Montes^b and Phil Williams^c
aFederal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
^bInstitute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr 21, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
^cPDK Projects, 5072 Vista View Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V9V 1L6, Canada

Lisa J. Makein,^a Linda H. Kidder,^b E. Neil Lewis^b,* and Maurizio Valleri^c
aMalvern Instruments, Malvern, UK
^bMalvern Instruments, Columbia, MD, USA. E-mail: neil.lewis@malvern.com
^cA. Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Florence, Italy

Susanne W. Bruun,^a Ib ^b and Susanne Jacobsen^c,*
aSection for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
^bCenter for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads building 221, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
^cEnzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK- 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, E-mail: sja@bio.dtu.dk

Frederick G. Haibach
Polychromix Inc., 30 Upton Dr., Wilmington, MA 01887, USA. E-mail: fhaibach@polychromix.com

Katherine A. Bakeev
GlaxoSmithKline, Chemical Development, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA

Giorgio Schirò and Antonio Cupane
CNISM and Department of Physical and Astronomical Sciences, University of Palermo, via Archirafi 36, I-90123, Palermo, Italy. E-mail: giorgio.schiro@fisica.unipa.it, cupane@fisica.unipa.it

Muhammad A. Shahin and Stephen J. Symons
Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. E-mail: muhammad.shahin@grainscanada.gc.ca, steve.symons@grainscanada.gc.ca

Alessandra Foresti Caldeira,^* Ana Paula da Rocha, Carlos Verciano Costa Santos, Fernanda Cristina Ferreira, José Eduardo Patelli, Paulo Sergio P. Calvosa and Vera Sacon
Votorantim Celulose e Papel, Rod. Gal. Euryale de Jesus Zerbine Km 84, CP 94 Jacareí - SP Brasil 12340–010. E-mail: alessandra.foresti@vcp.com.br

Susanne W. Bruun,^a Ib Søndergaard^b and Susanne Jacobsen^c,*
aSection for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
^bCenter for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads building 221, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
^cEnzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, E-mail: sja@bio.dtu.dk

O. Devos, A. Durand, C. Ruckebusch and J.P. Huvenne
Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman (LASIR) UMR CNRS 8516, Bât. C5, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (USTL) 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. E-mail: cyril.ruckebusch@univ- lille1.fr

Pedro Felizardo,^a Patrícia Baptista,^a José C. Menezes^b and M. Joana Neiva Correia^a
aCentre for Chemical Processes, IST, Technical University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049–001, Lisbon, Portugal
^bIBB, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, IST, Technical University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049–001, Lisbon, Portugal

Ines Baer,^a Robert Gurny^b and Pierre Margot^a
aInstitut de Police Scientifique, University of Lausanne, Batochime, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
^bSchool of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Robert A. Mattes and Denise Root
Foss NIRSystems, Inc., 7703 Montpelier Road, Suite 1, Laurel, MD 20723, USA. E-mail: rmattes@foss-nirsystems.com

A. Durand, B. Dejaegher, J. Luypaert and Y. Vander Heyden
Department of Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology (FABI), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussel, Belgium. E-mail: yvanvdh@vub.ac.be

D. Cozzolino,^a,b,* L. Flood,^a J. Bellon,^a M. Gishen^a–d and M. De Barros Lopes^a–c
aThe Australian Wine Research Institute, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia. E-mail: daniel.cozzolino@awri.com.au
^bThe Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, PO Box 154, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
^cCurrent address: School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Playford P 5&#'x2013;06b, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
^dCurrent address: Gishen Consulting, PO Box, Hahndorf, SA 5425, Australia. E-mail: mark.gishen@internode.on.net

Antonio C. Sousa,^a,b Maria Monica L.M. Lucio,^a Ovídeo F. Bezerra Neto,^b Glauciene P.S. Marcone,^a Alessandra F.C. Pereira,^a Edilene O. Dantas,^a Wallace D. Fragoso,^a Mario Cesar U. Araujo^a,* and Roberto K.H. Galvão^c
aUniversidade Federal da Paraíba, CCEN, Depto de Química, Caixa Postal 5093, 58051–970 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. E-mail: laqa@quimica.ufpb.br
^bCentro Federal de Educação Tecnológica da Paraíba, 58015–430 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
^cInstituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Divisão de Engenharia Eletrônica, 12228–900 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Erik Tønning,^a Lars Nørgaard,^b Søren B. Engelsen,^b Lene Pedersen^c and Kim H. Esbensen^d
aDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus, DK-5792 Aarslev, Denmark. E-mail: erik.tonning@agrsci.dk
^bDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. E-mail: lan@life.ku.dk, se@life.ku.dk
^cDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. E-mail: lp@kbm.sdu.dk
^dACABS, Aalborg University Esbjerg, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark. E-mail: kes@aaue.dk

Laurence R. Schimleck,^a,* Gabriel D.S.P. Rezende,^b Braz J. Demuner^b and Geoffrey M. Downes^c
aWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. E-mail: lschimleck@warnell.uga.edu
^bAracruz Celulose SA, Centro de Pesquisa e Tecnologia, CP 33.1011, Aracruz-ES, 29.19–000, Brazil
^cEnsis, Wood and Fibre Quality, c/o CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Private Bag 12, Hobart 7001, Tasmania

Lars P. Houmøller,^a,* Dorthe Kristensen^b and Helle Rosager^c
aEsbjerg Technical Institute, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark. E-mail: lph@aaue.dk (L.P. Houmøller)
^bNovozymes, 2860 Bagsværd, Denmark
^cPebas, 6950 Ringkøbing, Denmark

Janie Dubois,^a E. Neil Lewis,^a Frederick S. Fry Jr^b and Elizabeth M. Calvey^b
aMalvern Instruments Ltd, 7221 Lee Deforest Drive, Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21046, USA
^bFood and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA

Tetsuo Sato^a and Masumi Katsuta^b
aNational Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Koshi-city, Kumamoto 861–1192, Japan. E-mail: sato@affrc.go.jp
^bNational Institute of Crop Science, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki 305–8518, Japan. E-mail: katsuta@affrc.go.jp

F. Davrieux,^a L.F. de Alencar Figueiredo,^b G. Fliedel,^a J.F. Rami,^a J. Chantereau,^a M. Deu,^a B. Courtois^a and C. Mestres^a
aCirad, 73 Av. JF Breton, F-34398 Montpellier, France
^bUniversidade Católica de Brasília, SGAN 916 mod. B, Brasília, DF, Brasil 70790- 160

Dennis R. Hall
Director, Marketing, United States Pharmacopeia, 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852-1790, USA. E-mail: dh@usp.org

Daniel Cozzolino,^* Mango Parker, Robert G. Dambergs, Markus Herderich and Mark Gishen^a
The Australian Wine Research Institute. Waite Road, Urrbrae, PO Box 197, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia and The Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, PO Box 154, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia. E-mail: daniel.cozzolino@awri.com.au
^aCurrent address: Gishen Consulting, PO Box, Hahndorf, SA 5425, Australia. E-mail: mark.gishen@internode.on.net

Marcelo Blanco,^a Manel Alcalá,^a Josep M. González^b and Ester Torras^b
aUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Department of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Unit, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain. E-mail: marcel.blanco@uab.cat, manel.alcala@uab.cat
^bLaboratorios Menarini SA, c/ Alfons XII 587, E-08918 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Suzanne J. Hudak, Kenneth Haber, Gerald Sando, Linda H. Kidder and E. Neil Lewis
Malvern Instruments, Columbia, MD 21046, USA. E-mail: neil.lewis@malvern.com

M.T. Bona and J.M. Andrés^*
Instituto de Carboquímica, CSIC, Procesos Químicos, Miguel Luesma Castán, n. 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain. E-mail: jmandres@carbon.icb.csic.es (J.M. Andrés)

T. Van den Kerkhof and R. De Maesschalck
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium

Stefano Zardetto^a,* and Marco Dalla Rosa^b
aQuality Assurance and Research & Development Department, VOLTAN SPA, Via Dosa 24, 30300 Olmo di Martellago (VE), Italy. E-mail: stefanozardetto@voltan.biz
^bDipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università di Bologna, Sede di Cesena, P.za Goidanich, 60, 47023 Cesena (FC), Italy

Louis Crocker, Jing Xu, Zhihong Ge and George Zhou
Merck and Co., Inc., PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA

Colin Christy
Veris Technologies, 601 N. Broadway, Salina, KS 67401, USA

Cushla M. McGoverin and Keith C. Gordon
Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Union Place, Dunedin, New Zealand

Peter Rosén^a and Per Persson^b
aClimate Impacts Research Centre, Umeå University, Box 62, SE-981 07 Abisko, Sweden. E-mail: peter.rosen@emg.umu.se
^bDepartment of Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. E-mail: per.persson@chem.umu.se

Gerard Downey
Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin 15, Ireland

G. Patonay, L. Strekowski, J.S. Kim and M. Henary
Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4098, USA

Diane Malley^a and Phil Williams^b
aPDK Projects, Inc. and ^bPDK Grain, 5072 Vista View Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V9V 1L6, Canada. E-mail: dmalley@pdkprojects.com, philwilliams@pdkgrain.com

Marena Manley,^a Elizabeth Joubert^a,b and Mariza Botha^a
aDepartment of Food Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland (Stellenbosch), 7602, South Africa. E-mail: mman@sun.ac.za
^bARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa

Julien Cousin,^a* Pascal Masselin,^a Weidong Chen,^a Daniel Boucher,^a Samir Kassi^b and Daniele Romanini^b
aLaboratoire de Physicochimie de l'Atmosphère, CNRS UMR 8101, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, 189A, Av. Maurice Schumann, 59140 Dunkerque, France. E-mail: julien.cousin@univ- littoral.fr
^bLaboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique, CNRS UMR 5588, Université J. Fourier de Grenoble, 140 Rue de la Physique, 38402 St Martin d'Hères, France

István Dalmadi, Zsolt Seregély, József Farkas and Eszter Tuboly
Dept. of Refrigeration and Livestock Products' Technology, Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Food Science, H-1118 Budapest, Ménesi út 45, Hungary. E-mail: istvan.dalmadi@uni-corvinus.hu

Steve Holroyd, Lucy Meagher, David Illingworth and Frank van de Ven
Manufacturing Innovation, Fonterra Research Centre, Dairy Farm Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand. E-mail: steve.holroyd@fonterra.com

Stephen P. Nighswander-Rempel,^a Valery V. Kupriyanov^b and R. Anthony Shaw^b
aCentre for Biophotonics and Laser Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4072
^bInstitute for Biodiagnostics, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3B 1Y6

Guri Feten, Siv Skeie, Trygve Almøy, Hilde Østlie and Tomas Isaksson
Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Ås, Norway

Heather E. Smyth,^a1John Mayze,^a1 Paul Exley,^a1 Glen Fox,^a2 Sue Poole,^a1 Paul Drabsch,² Steve Percival⁴ and Daniel Cozzolino^3
a1Queensland Dept. Primary Industries & Fisheries, Australia, Emerging Technologies, 19 Hercules Street, Hamilton, Qld 4007, Australia. E-mail: heather.smyth@dpi.qld.gov.au
^a2Queensland Dept. Primary Industries & Fisheries, Australia, Plant Science, 13 Holberton Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
²Lake Argyle Industries, Western Australia, Australia
³The Australian Wine Research Institute, Chemistry Department, Waite Road, Urrbrae, PO Box 197, Glen OsmondŐUrrbrae Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
⁴Aquaculture Development and Veterinary Services Pty Ltd, 27 Selby Road, Kettering, TAS 7155, Australia

E. Dolezel-Horwath,^a R. Wimmer,^b and R. Kessler^c
aCompetence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry (Wood K Plus), 9300 St Veit/Glan, Austria
^bUniversity of Natural Resources and Applied Life Science (BOKU), Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
FH Reutlingen, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany

Vania Maria de Medeiros,^a Mário César Ugulino Araú:jo,^a,* Roberto Kawakami Harrop Galvão,^b Edvan Cirino da Silva,^a Teresa Cristina Bezerra Saldanha,^a Ilda Antonieta Salata Toscano,^a Maria do Socorro Ribeiro de Oliveira,^a Suny Kêlia Barbosa Freitas^a and Manoel Mariano Neto^a
aUniversidade Federal da Paraiba, CCEN, Departamento de Quí, Caixa Postal 5093, 58051-970-João Pessia, PB, Brazil. E-mail: laqa@quimica.ufpb.br
^b Instituto Rechnológicvo de Aeronáutica, Divisã de Engenharia Electrônica, 12228-900 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Thomas Meyer,^a Joachim Oelichmann^a and Hanspeter Kellerhalls^b
aBüchi Labortechnik, AG, CH-9230 Flawil, Switzerland
^bKellerhals Analytik und Informatik, CH- 8610 Uster, Switzerland

Caroline Angus
Centre for Sports and Exercise Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, CO4 3SQ, UK. E-mail: cangus@essex.ac.uk

Peter Flinn
Chairman, ICNIRS,
Kelspec Services Pty Ltd, Dunkeld, Victoria 3294, Australia

Hanspeter Kellerhals,^a Harald Agrinz^b and Joachim Oelichmann^c
aKellerhals Analytik & Informatik, CH-8610 Uster, Switzerland
^bSigmaP Production GmbH, CH- 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
^cBüchi Labortechnik AG, CH-9230 Flawil, Switzerland

Miryeong Sohn,^a David S. Himmelsbach,^a Sandra E. Kays,^a Douglas D. Archibald^b and Franklin E. Barton, II^a
United States Department of Ariculture, Agricultural Research Service, R.B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Athens, GA 30605, USA
^bDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Raafat Fahmy,^a Simin Hassannejad Tabasi^b and Stephen W. Hoag^b
aOffice of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Center for Vetereinary Medicine, FDA, Rockville, MD 20855, USA
^bSchool of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, 20 N. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

A.M. Mouazen, R. Karoui, J. De Baerdemaeker and H. Ramon
Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBios), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Kristin Hollung,^a Maregareth Øverland,^b Jegor Miladinovic,^cHareld Martens,^a,d,e Bjørg Narum^a and Stefan Sahlstr&#'x00F8;m^a
aMatforsk,The Norwegian Food Research Institute, Osloveien 1, N-1430 Ås Norway. E-mail: kristin.hollung@matforsk.no
^bAquaculture Protein Centre, Centre of Excellence, PO Box 5003, N-1430 Ås, Norway
^cInstitute of Field and Vegeta ble Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
^dIKBM, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, N-1430 Ås, Norway
^eThe Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Jonas Johansson,^a,* Staffan Folestad,^a Christoffer Abrahamsson,^b Tomas Svensson^b and Stefan Andersson-Engels^b
aPharmaceutical and Analytical R & D, AstraZeneca R & D, Mölndal, Sweden
^bDepartment of Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden

Torbjörn A. Lestander
Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 4097, SE 904 03 UmeåSweden. E-mail: torbjorn.lestander@btk.slu.se

Tom Scherzer^a,* and Hartmut Lucht^b
aLeibniz Institute of Surface Modification, (IOM) Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. E-mail: tom.scherzer@iom-leipzig.de
^bLLA Instruments GmbH, Schwarzchildstrasse 10, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

Oana R. Ghita
School of Engineering, Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4Qf, UK. E-mail: o.ghita@exeter.ac.uk

Laurence R. Schimleck,^a,* P. David Jones,^a Gary F. Peter,^b Richard F. Daniels^a and Alexander Clark,^c III
^aWarnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
^bSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
^cUSDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Athens, GA, USA

Bin Dai, Aaron Urbas and Robert A. Lodder
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0055, USA. E-mail: lodder@uky.edu

Sumaporn Kasemsumran,^a Yi Ping Du^b and Yukihiro Ozaki^c,*
aKasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, 50 Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
^bAnalysis and Research Centre, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai 200237, China
^cDepartment of Chemistry, Research Centre for Near- Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337, Japan

M. Garrido,^a M.S. Larrechi,^a,* F.X. Rius^a and R. Tauler^b
aDepartment of Analytical and organic Chemistry, Rovira i Virgili University, (Campus Sescelades), Marcel-Ií Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
^bInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Research, CISC, Jordi Girona 18Ő24, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Chu Xiaoli, Yuan Hongfu and Lu Wanzhen
Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing 100083, PR China

T. Van den Kerkhof and R. De Maesschalck
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Turnhoutseweg 30, B- 2340 Beerse, Belgium

Musleh Uddin, Emiko Okazaki and Yutaka Fukuda
Food Technology and Biochemistry Division, National Research Inst. of Fisheries Science, 2-12-4 Kukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohoma 236-8648, Japan

Karl H. Norris
11204 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Sumaporn Kasemsumran,^a Yi Ping Du^b and Yukihiro Ozaki^c
aKasetsart Agricultural and Ago-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, 50 Jaujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
^bCollege of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University ofTechnology, Zibo 255000, PR China
^cDepartment of Chemistry, Research Centre for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda 660–1337, Japan. E-mail: ozaki@kwansei.ac.jp

Peter Flinn
Kelspec Services Pty Ltd, Dunkeld, Victoria 3294, Australia

Clare Elwell and Paul Beard
Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, UK. E- mail: celwell@medphys.ucl.ac.uk

Tony Davies
Editor NIRnews, 73 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich, UK

Jian-hui Jiang,^a Yi Ping Du,^b Sumaporn Kasemsumran^c and Yukihiro Ozaki^c
aThe State Key University of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
^bCollege of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
^cDepartment of Chemistry, Research Center for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337Japan

E. Neil Lewis, Linda H. Kidder and Eunah Lee
Spectral Dimensions Inc., Olney, MD, USA

Y. Roggo, C. Roeseler, P. Chalus and A. Fischer
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Blg 65, Room 516a, Grenzacherstrasse, 4170 Basel, Switzerland

Ana Garrido-Varo
Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering, University of Córdoba, Avda Menendez Pidal s/n, 14080 Córdoba, Spain

Christian Paul
Braunschweig, Germany

Akifumi Ikehata
Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Near Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337, Japan

Masahiko Shimoyama^a, Susumu Morimoto^b and Yuki Ozaki^c
aForensic Science Laboratory, Hyogo Prefectural Police H.Q., 5-4-1 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-8510, Japan
^bElectronic Equipped Machinery Division, Kubota Corporation, Jinmu-Cho, Yao 581-8686, Japan
^cDepartment of Chemistry and Research Center for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Science & Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337, Japan

Professor Peter R. Griffiths
Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, PO Box 442343, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA

Adrian Keating, Kevin Winchester, John M. Dell, Charlie Musca and Laurie Faraone
Microelectronics Research Group, The University of Western Australia. E-mail: keating@ee.uwa.edu.au

Mike Sowa, Jeri Payette and Larry Leonardi
Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council Canada, 435 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3B 1Y6

Graeme D. Batten
Farrer Centre, School of Agriculture, Charles Sturt University, LMB 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia

L. Pillonel,^a W. Luginbühl^a D. Picque,^b E. Schaller,^c, R. Tabacchi^d and J.O. Bosset^a,*
aFederal Dairy Research Institute, Liebefeld, CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland
^bINRA/LGMPA, F-78850 Thiverval Grignon, France
^cBüI Labortechnik AG, CH-9230 Flawil, Switzerland
^dUniversity of Neuchâtel, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

M^a Dolores Pérez-Marin,^a Ana Garrido-Varo,^a José E. Guerrero,^a J. Zegers,^b A. Swinkels,^b L. Moya^c and J. Lizaso^c
aFaculty of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering, ETSIAM, University of Córdoba, Apdo 3048, 14080 Córdoba, Spain. E-mail: pa2pemad@uco.es
^bMaasweide Laboratory Services, NUTRECO, Boxmeer, The Netherlands
^cNanta S.A., NUTRECO, Ronda de Poniente 9, 28760 Tres Cantos (Madrid) Spain

Marena Manley,^a Natasha de Bruyn^a and Gerard Downey^b
aDepartment of Food Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland (Stellenbosch), 7602, South Africa
^bTeagasc, The National Food Centre, Dunsinea, Castleknock, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland

David W. Hopkins
NIR Consultant, Battle Creek, MI 49015, USA

Eva-Lotta Bergman,^a Henric Brage,^a Henrik Leion,^a Olof Svensson^a and Anders Sparén^b
aAnalytical Development, Pharmaceutical and Analytical R & D Mölndal, AstraZeneca, S431-83 Mölndal, Sweden
^bQuality Control Assurance, Astra Zeneca Tablet Production Sweden, S-151 85 Södertälge, Sweden

Satoru Tsuchikawa^* and Takahiro Hamada
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. E-mail: st3842@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Editorial Staff

Denise E. Root, William Muller, Ken Vonbargen and Timothy G. Kelly
Foss NIRSystems Inc., 12101 Tech Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA

Jerry Workman
Argose Inc., Waltham, MA 02445, USA

Franklin E. Barton, II
USDA,–Agricultural Research Service, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, PO Box 5677, Athens, GA 30604-567, USA

Harald Martens
Centre for Advanced Food Studies, Denmark

Jian-Hui Jiang,^a,b Roumiana Tsenkova^c and Yukihiro Ozaki^a
aDepartment of Chemistry and Research Center for Near- Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Scence and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda 669-1337, Japan. E-mail: ozaki@kwansei.ac.jp
^bCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
^cDepartment of Environmental Information and Bioproduction Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Noda-ku, Kobe 657-8510, Japan

Gary E. Ritchie
Principal Scientist, Purdue Pharma LP (IR&D), 444 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, NY 10502, USA. E-mail Gary.Ritchie@Pharma.com
Howard Mark
Mark Electronics, 21 Terrance Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901, USA. E-mail: hlmark@prodigy.net

Gary E. Ritchie
Principal Scientist, Purdue Pharma LP (IR&D), 444 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, NY 10502, USA. E-mail Gary.Ritchie@Pharma.com
Howard Mark
Mark Electronics, 21 Terrance Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901, USA. E-mail: hlmark@prodigy.net

Dr Vincent Baeten^a and Dr Pierre Dardenne^b
aFirst Research Assistant and ^b Director at the Quality of Agricultural Products Department of the Agricultural Research Centre of Gembloux (CRAGx, Belgium). E- mail: dardenne@cragx.fgrov.be

Karl H. Norris
Consultant, 11204 Montgomery Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

E. Neil Lewis,^a John E. Carroll^b and Fiona Clarke^c
aSpectral Dimensions Inc., Olney, MD, USA. E-mail: info@spectraldimensions.com
^bCadrai, Bel Air, MD, USA
^cPfizer Central Research, Sandwich, Kent, UK

David W. Hopkins
Consultant, NIR Spectroscopy, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. E-mail: dwh@voyager.net

Olav M. Kvalheim
Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, N-5007 Bergen, Norway. E-mail: Olav.Kvalheiom@kj.uib.no

Tony Davies
NIR Publications

Tony Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, UK

Tony Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Tony Davies
NIR Publications

Tony Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Tony Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, UK

Tony Davies
NIR Publications

Tony Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, UK

Tony Davies
NIR Publications, UK

Pierre Dardenne
Station de Haute Belgique, 100 Rue de Serpont, B-6800 Libramont, Belgium

H. John Wood
Hubble Space Telescope Project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA

Peter Flinn and Graeme Batten
Department of Agriculture, Pastoral and Veterinary Institute, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Victoria 3300, Australia

Gerard Downey
TEAGASC, Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Headquarters, 19 Sandymount Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

W. Fred McClure
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Philippe Marteau¹ and Nathalie Zanier- Szydlowski^2
1Laboratoire d'Ingénièrie des Mat&#s00E9;riaux et des Hautes Pressions, CNRS, Institut Galilée, Av J.B. Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
²Institute Français du Pétrole, 1–4 Av Bois-Préau, F-92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France

Christel Solberg
Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tromsø, Norway

W.R. Windham and F.E. Barton, II
Richard B. Russell Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA 30613, USA

A.M.C. Davies Davies
Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Heinz Siesler
Secretary of the ICNIRS

M. Hana, W.F. McLure and J. Sugiyama
North Carolina State University, Box 7625, Raleigh, NC 27695-7625, USA

Graeme D. Batten and Anthony B. Blakeney
Yanco Agricultural Institute, Yanco, NSW 2703, Australia

Marco Ferrari & Valentina Quaresima
Dipartimento de Scienza e Tecnologie Biomedische, Universita dell'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy

M. Iwamoto
Japanese Regional Editor

W.F. McClure
Department of Biological and A|gricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Box 7625, Raleigh, NC 27695-7625, USA

H. Siesler
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Essen, Schützenbahn 70, PO Box 103764, W-4300 Essen, FRG
A.M.C. Davies
Norwich NIR Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Gerard Downey
The National Food Centre, Dunsinea, Castleknock, Dublin 15, Republic of Ireland