The Chevreul medal
In 1963, at the suggestion of its Honorary Chairman, Professor Emile André, the Groupement Technique des Corps Gras decided to award an annual medal to French or foreign personalities who had made a significant contribution to the development of knowledge or industrial achievements in the field of fats and oils.
This medal is known as the "Médaille Chevreul", a reminder that it was in France, thanks to the work of this illustrious scientist, that fat chemistry and lipochemistry were born.
It was engraved by the Monnaie de Paris after a profile of Chevreul, then aged 37, by David d'Angers.
The "Chevreul Medal" has been awarded annually since 1963 to a French and a foreign personality.
In 1993, to mark the Association's fiftieth anniversary, the Médaille d'Or Chevreul was awarded to Professor Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Physics.
List of Chevreul medalists since 1963
| French | Foreigners | Year |
| Mr. E. André | Mr. J. Jacini (Italy) Mr. M. Loncin (Belgium) |
Chevreul Medalist 1963 |
| Mr. G. Champetier | Mr. T.P. Hilditch (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 1964 |
| Mr. M. Desnuelle | Mr.A.R. Baldwin (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 1965 |
| Mr. J. Vizern | Mr. J. Martinez-Moreno (Spain) | Chevreul Medalist 1966 |
| Mr. C. Paquot | Mr. H. Niewiadomski (Poland) | Chevreul Medalist 1967 |
| Mme M.T. François | M. J. Boldingh (Netherlands) | Chevreul Medalist 1968 |
| Mr. C. Trottmann | Mr. M.E. Frazer (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 1969 |
| Mr. R. François | Mr. W.O. Lundberg (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 1970 |
| Mr. M. Naudet | Mr. H.J. Thomasson (Netherland) | Chevreul Medalist 1971 |
| Mr. J.P. Wolff | Mr. R. Marcuse (Sweden) | Chevreul Medalist 1972 |
| Mr. M. Toy-Riont | Mr. J. Baltes (Germany) | Chevreul Medalist 1973 |
| Mr. J. Morice | Mr. De Smet (Belgium) | Chevreul Medalist 1974 |
| Mr. J.P. Helme | Mr. J.C. Cowan (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 1975 |
| Mr. F. Pouillaude | Mr. U. Pallotta (Italy) | Chevreul Medalist 1976 |
| Mr. E. Ucciani | Mr. Vlès (Belgium) | Chevreul Medalist 1977 |
| Mr. P. Metais | Mr. A. Jakubowski (Poland) | Chevreul Medalist 1978 |
| Mr. D.G. Dervichian Mr. F. Lachampt |
Chevreul Medalist 1979 | |
| Mr. A. Prevot | Mr. J. Pokorny (Czechoslovakia) | Chevreul Medalist 1980 |
| Mr. J. Flanzy | Mr. A. Seher (Germany) | Chevreul Medalist 1981 |
| Mr. M. Ollagnier | Mr.E. Fedeli (Italy) | Chevreul Medalist 1982 |
| Mr. B. Entressangles | Mr. Vos (Netherland) | Chevreul Medalist 1983 |
| Mr. J. Poré | Mme J. Beare Rogers (Canada) | Chevreul Medalist 1984 |
| Mr. A. Uzzan | Mr. T. Mounts (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 1985 |
| Mr. J. Klere | Mr. J. Hollo (Hungary) | Chevreul Medalist 1986 |
| Mr. F. Mendy | Mr. G. Varela (Spain) | Chevreul Medalist 1987 |
| Mr. L. Faur | Mr. U. Bracco (Switzerland) | Chevreul Medalist 1988 |
| Mr. J.M. Bourre | Mr. G. Robbelen (Germany) Mr.P. Capella (Italy) |
Chevreul Medalist 1989 |
| Mr. L. Marcou | Mr. F. Gunstone (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 1990 |
| Mr. A. Karleskind | Mr. M. Fondu (Belgium) | Chevreul Medalist 1991 |
| Mr. R. Duterte | Mr. R. Celades (Spain) | Chevreul Medalist 1992 |
| Mr. P.G. De Gennes | -- | Chevreul Medalist 1993 |
| Mr. A. Crastes de Paulet | Mr. W.W. Nawar (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 1994 |
| Mr. A. Lesaichere | Mr. K. Downey (Canada) | Chevreul Medalist 1995 |
| Mr. G. Gandemer | Mr. K. Aitzetmuller (Germany) | Chevreul Medalist 1996 |
| Mr. J. Graille | Mme C. Dobarganes (Spain) | Chevreul Medalist 1997 |
| Mr. F. Mordret | Mr. F. Luchetti (Italy) | Chevreul Medalist 1998 |
| Mr. G. Pascal | Mr. O. Korver (Netherland) | Chevreul Medalist 1999 |
| M. G. Vermeersch | Mr. F. Spener (Germany) | Chevreul Medalist 2000 |
| Mr. M. Renard | Mr. J.Macleod (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 2001 |
| Mr. G. Robin | -- | Chevreul Medalist 2002 |
| Mme N. Combe | -- | Chevreul Medalist 2003 |
| Mr. Z.Mouloungui | Mme K.Kövari (Hungary) | Chevreul Medalist 2004 |
| Mr. M.Parmentier | -- | Chevreul Medalist 2005 |
| Mr. A. Gaset | Mme V. Ruyz Gutierrez (Spain) | Chevreul Medalist 2006 |
| Mr. F. Carriere | Mr. S. Rapoport (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 2007 |
| Mr. M. Olivon | Mr E. Deffense (Belgium) | Chevreul Medalist 2008 |
| Mr. A.J. Dijkstra (Pays Bas) | Mr. C. Kapseu (Cameroon) | Chevreul Medalist 2009 |
| Mr. M. Lagarde | Mme C. Jacobsen (Denmark) | Chevreul Medalist 2010 |
| Mr. P. Guesnet | Mr. N. Bazan (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 2011 |
| Mme F. Lacoste | Mr. Uwe T. Bornscheuer (Germany) | Chevreul Medalist 2012 |
| Mr. A.Pouzet | -- | Chevreul Medalist 2013 |
| -- | Mr. J. Harwood (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 2014 |
| Mme B. Delplanque | Mr. MA. Crawford (United Kingdom) | Chevreul Medalist 2015 |
| Mr. D.Weitz (USA) | Chevreul Medalist 2016 | |
| Mr. P. Legrand | Mr. S. Cunnane (Canada) | Chevreul Medalist 2017 |
| Mr. Thierry Durand | - - - | Chevreul Medalist 2018 |
| -- | Mr. L Conte (Italy) | Chevreul Medalist 2019 |
| - - - - | Mr. R Gibson (Australia) and Jun Ogawa (Japan) | Chevreul Medalist 2021 |
Mme Marie-Caroline Michalski Chevreul Medalist 2022
Mr Michel Linder Mr.R.Bazinet (Canada) Chevreul Medalist 2023
Conferences Chevreul
2023
“Using carbon 11, 12, 13 and 14 to study brain fatty acid metabolism - Highlights of a few fun findings along the way with an emphasis on translation.”
Richard BAZINET, CHEVREUL Conference and awarding of the CHEVREUL Medal took place during the ISSFAL 2023 International Congress at Nantes (France), 2-5 July 2023.
Conference available in the replay video: CLICK HERE
“ Marine polar lipids: From extraction processes to nutraceutical applications”
Michel LINDER, CHEVREUL Conference and awarding of the CHEVREUL Medal took place during the Journées CHEVREUL "80 Years of the SFEL" which were held in Paris, 18-20 January 2023.
Conference available in the replay video: CLICK HERE
2022
- Milk fat globules and their polar lipids: a bridging journey from science & technology to nutrition and health.
Dr Marie-Caroline Michalski is Research Director at INRAE and conducts her research at the interface between clinical nutrition and physico-chemistry of lipids in CarMeN Laboratory (Lyon, France). Dr Michalski is head of the DO-IT team ("Diet and food matrix in Obesity and Metabolic diseases: role of Intestinal tract and innovative Therapeutics") which is an Inserm team labelled by the French Foundation for Medical Research, and authored 115 publications and book chapters dealing with lipid science, nutrition, metabolism…
2021
- Analysis and application of microbial functions
Jun OGAWA, conference given during the 18th Euro Fed lipid 2021 Congress
Jun OGAWA is professor at the Division of Applied Life Sciences, in the Graduate School of Agriculture in the Kyoto University. He is a lipid biochemist expert in the fields of fermentation production of functional lipid and enzymatic and microbial transformation of lipids, but also of analysis and application of gut microbial lipid metabolism. He is an active member of Japanese Oil Chemists Society, and of AOCS Annual Meetings, and has published over two hundred and fifty papers on applied microbiology in a variety of journals concerning fermentation technology, biochemical engineering and microbiology. He has conducted several original works on the production of long-chain PUFA such as arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids. The scientific work of Professor Jun OGAWA has been recognized by several international awards, and notably this year he received the Fellow Award of the AOCS “ω3-docosapentaenoic acid”.
- Old and new adventures with fatty acids and their oxylipins: The road towards personalised clinical nutrition.
Robert GIBSON, Conférence donnée dans le cadre du Congrès ISSFAL 2021.
Robert GIBSON is Professor Emeritus at the University of Adelaide, and Honorary Principal Research Fellow at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), He is a clinical biochemist/nutritionist who has published over 350 peer reviewed papers in a variety of paediatric, nutrition and biochemical journals. He has designed and conducted a range of randomised clinical trials involving nutrition interventions in the perinatal period, and has also tested the effects of interventions with iron, selenium, probiotics, nucleotides and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on infant biochemistry, growth, physiology and developmental outcome. His conference has been published in the Journal OCL
To view the video of the the Conference CHEVREUL of Pr Robert GIBSON, CLICK HERE
2019
The Chemistry of Olive Oil: an endless story
Lanfranco CONTE
2018
When Chemists, Synthesize Oxylipins and share them with Biologists, Physiologists, Clinicians, Lipidomists: 25 Years of Happiness
Thierry DURAND
2017
- Ketones, omega-3 fatty acids and the Yin-Yang balance in the brain: insights from infant development and Alzheimer’s disease, and implications for human brain evolution.
Stephen CUNNANE, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2018/04/ocl180020s.pdf
- Fatty Acids Desaturation in Animals and Humans
Philippe LEGRAND
2016
Making Vesicle Structures from Emulsion Templates using Microfluidics
David WEITZ
2015
- From ALA to DHA : still a long way to go
Bernadette DELPLANQUE
- Past, present and future: the extreme conservation of neurosignaling and the cost of mental ill-health.
Michael A. CRAWFORD, Vidéo de la Conférence publiée dans la revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/news/384-chevreul-medal-pr-michael-a-crawford-past-present-and-future-the-extreme-conservation-of-neurosignaling-and-the-cost-of-mental-ill-health
2014
Inspiré par les lipides
John HARWOOD, Conférence publiée dans la revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2015/02/ocl150002-s.pdf
2013
Crop management: a Key Issue for the Sustainable Production of Oilseeds
André POUZET, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCLhttps://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2015/01/ocl140050-s.pdf
2012
- Enzymes in lipid modification: From classical biocatalysis with commercial enzymes to advanced protein engineering tools
Uwe T. BORNSCHEUER, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2013/01/ocl2013201p45.pdf
- Undesirable substances in vegetable oils: anything to declare?
Florence LACOSTE, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2014/01/ocl130041.pdf
2011
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in stroke, alzheimer’s disease, and blinding retinal degenerations: coping with neuroinflammation
Nicolas BAZAN, Conférence publiée dans la revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2011/04/ocl2011184p208.pdf
- Omega 3 fatty acids, neurotransmission and energy metabolism in the brain. A possible role in maintaining brain functions during aging ?
Philippe GUESNET, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2012/04/ocl2012194p238.pdf
2010
- Métabolisme oxygéné des acides gras polyinsaturés et fonction dans les cellules sanguines et vasculaires
Michel LAGARDE, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2011/02/ocl2011182p47.pdf
- Challenges when developing omega 3 enriched foods
Charlotte JACOBSEN, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2010/04/ocl2010174p251.pdf
2009
- How Chevreul (1786-1889) based his conclusions on his analytical results
Albert DIJKSTRA, Conférence publiée dans la revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2009/01/ocl2009161p8.pdf
- Production, analyse et applications des huiles végétales en Afrique
César KAPSEU, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2009/04/ocl2009164p215.pdf
2008
2007
- Regulation by diet and liver of brain metabolism of nutritionally essential polyunsaturated fatty acids
Stanley RAPOPORT, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2007/03/ocl2007143-4p216.pdf
2006
La lipochimie et le carbone renouvelable : une opportunité pour l’agro-industrie
Antoine GASET, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL http://GASET https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2006/02/ocl2006132-3p143.pdf
2005
Les membranes en lipotransformation : bilan, résultats, perspectives
Michel PARMENTIER, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2005/05/ocl2005125-6p407.pdf
2004
- Voies inhabituelles de synthèse de composés oléophiles à partir des substrats végétaux solides (graines oléoprotéagineuses), liquides (huiles végétales et dérivés, glycérol) pour l’industrie chimique
Zéphirin MOULOUNGUI, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2004/06/ocl2004116p425.pdf
- Recent developments, new trends in seed crushing and oil refining
Katalin KÖVARI
2000
- Development of a biodiesel activity
Georges VERMEERSCH, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2001/01/ocl200181p33.pdf
- Chlorophyll-derived fatty acids regulate expression of lipid metabolizing enzymes in liver - a nutritional opportunity
Friedrich SPENER
1999
- Les lipides dans notre alimentation : comment leur accorder une juste place sans les diaboliser ni les encenser
Gérard PASCAL, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2000/01/ocl200071p54.pdf
- Nutrition research : the industrial approach
Onno KORVER, Conférence publiée dans la Revue OCL https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2000/01/ocl200071p74.pdf
1998
- Evolution des critères de qualité des huiles d’olive vierges. Perspectives
François MORDRET
- The worldwide economic importance of olive oil
Fausto LUCHETTI - COI
1997
- Réactions chimiques induites par la friture
Jean GRAILLE - Cirad
- Formation, analysis of high molecular weight compounds in frying fats and oils
Carmen DOBARGANES - Instituto de la Grasa
1996
- Recent developments in the analysis of food lipids and other lipids
Kurt AITZETMULLER, Institute for Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, Münster, Germany.
- Lipides du muscle et qualité de la viande. Phospholipides et flaveur
Gilles GANDEMER - Inra
1993
Quelques mécanismes d’action des surfactants
