Barilla is proud of sponsoring the “Barilla PhD Research award” consisting in the recognition of the PhD study most in line with Barilla purpose and research strategy.
The Award will be granted to the best PhD oral presentation (PhD, 3rd year) on applied research towards sustainable innovation in the area of food products and processing.
The Award will consist in one-day visit at the new Barilla InnoCenter in Parma, where the student will have the opportunity to present his/her work to Barilla expert researcher and collect feedback and mentoring. The student will also be invited to a tour of Barilla biggest pasta production plant worldwide, located in Parma as well.
The Award will be attributed by a Board of experts made of 1 representative of Barilla, 1 researcher/teacher of the university hosting the 29th Workshop (i.e. University of Teramo) and 1 researcher/teacher of another university selected from the registered participants.
Any conflict of interest between the potential candidates and the members of the Barilla award will be avoided and the list of the members made public in the dedicated web page of the website.
Criteria of selection
The selection of the awardee will consider as criteria:
- Originality of the project
- Innovation level compared to existing literature
- Candidate’s ability to present results in clear and engaging format,
- Coherence of the study with ESG goals from United Nations and
- Applicability of results at industrial scale
Award evaluation process
A pre-selection of maximum 10 PhDs research projects better fitting the criteria of selection will be made considering all the 3rd year PhD students registered at the 29th PhD Workshop based on the submitted abstracts and their interest to be included in the selection (in the registration form).
The winner selection will be carried out during the workshop where the Barilla Award members will attend the oral presentations by candidates.
Award ceremony
The “Barilla PhD Research” Award ceremony will occur during the “Awards session”, on 12th September, before the closing session of the 29th Workshop.
The Barilla Award
The awarded Barilla Award PhD student will receive:
- A recognition certificate
- Full coverage of the expenses to support the 1 day-visit at the Barilla facilities in Parma, including travel, 1 night accommodation and offered meals during the visit in Barilla facility.
- The opportunity to build and expand his/her professional network and boost his/her future career.