The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that three AMSA members are the recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award. Drs. Phil Bass, Brad Kim, and Poulson Joseph will be honored at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 71st Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Kansas City, MO. The Achievement Award was established in 1992 and is designed to recognize and foster the development of young AMSA members who have demonstrated significant scientific skills in muscle foods research and technology that contribute to the animal products industry and the AMSA. The award is sponsored by Burke Corporation.
Phil Bass
From an early age, Dr. Phillip Bass demonstrated the skills that would propel him to be an extraordinary meat scientist. Dr. Bass started cutting meat as soon as he was tall enough to reach the meat cutting table in his grandmother’s garage. Phil’s family also passed on to him a passion for meat processing, a hobby that he has continued to enjoy, even leading him to charter an informal sausage-making club while working towards his Ph.D. Dr. Bass constantly hones his interests in meat science by trying new techniques and processing methods, allowing him to become a world-class resource on beef processing.