Joyce Boye
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology, Ghana McGill University
AwardsSpecial Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses 2016 (IYP)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineering Food science
InstitutionsAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Joyce Boye is a former federal food research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with a specialty in value-added food processing, food safety and food quality.[1] She has expertise on plant proteins and their importance in helping to improve human health and nutrition.[2] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations appointed Boye to be a Special Ambassador for North America for the 2016 International Year of Pulses.[2]

Biography

Boye has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering (University of Science and Technology, Ghana) and a Ph.D. in food science (Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC).[3] After working with AAFC as a postdoctoral fellow for a year, she joined the department in 1997 as research scientist at the Food Research and Development Centre in St. Hyacinthe (Quebec) where she led a variety of research projects in the areas of value-added food processing, food safety and food quality.[1] In addition to her research activities within AAFC, she also served as a senior policy analyst, program coordinator and Agri-Food sector strategy coordinator, and as acting director of research, development and technology transfer of AAFC's research and development centres at Fredericton, Kentville and St-John's.[1] She was also an adjunct professor at the Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University.[4] Boye was Director General for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Science and Technology Branch in the Prairie region from 2019 to 2023.[5] She is currently Director General for the Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada.

Career

Boye has worked extensively on pulses (peas, lentils, chickpeas, beans), soybeans, soy-based products and canola, in collaboration with the private sector to develop new processing techniques and new food products.[6] Her projects have resulted in the development of several declarations of inventions, novel food products and license agreements between AAFC and the collaborating companies.[3] She has authored/co-authored over 275 scientific and technical papers/reports/lectures including 85 peer-reviewed scientific papers and 29 book chapters and is editor/co-editor of 4 scientific books.[1] Internationally, Boye served as an expert for global initiatives on human nutrition.[6] She served as a member of the World Bank Agricultural Pull Mechanism Initiative Working Group on Nutrition launched by G20 members and was a Visiting Expert for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome where she contributed to the International FAO Expert Consultation on Protein Quality in Human Nutrition.[1]

Honours and awards

  • Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses 2016 (IYP) [7]
  • André-Latour 2001 and 2005 Innovation Prizes (Governor's Foundation/Food Research and Development Centre) [3]
  • 2001 Research Partnership Prize of Excellence (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) [3]
  • VMAC Award of Distinction 2001.[3]

Her work on novel techniques for processing of soy won the 2005 Canadian Agri-Food Award of Excellence for Innovation in Agriculture & Agri-Food.[3]

Boy's research is depicted in the poster gallery created by Ingenium Canada's The Women in STEM initiative. This poster gallery is a collaborative effort between the three Ingenium museums: Canada Agriculture and Food, Canada Aviation and Space, and Canada Science and Technology and their partners to support the engagement, advancement and furtherance of women in STEM. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Joyce Boye, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-irene-boye-68ab944a accessed October 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientist named Special Ambassador by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/news/science-of-agricultural-innovation/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada-scientist-named-special-ambassador-by-united-nations-food-and-agriculture-organization/?id=1470918120603 accessed October 6, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2014 Protein Trends & Technology Seminar http://www.globalfoodforums.com/joyce-boye/ Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 6, 2016
  4. ↑ Joyce Boye, Ph.D., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/science-and-innovation/research-centres/quebec/saint-hyacinthe-research-and-development-centre/boye-joyce-phd/?id=1399298069365 accessed October 6, 2016
  5. ↑ Joyce I Boye Director General · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada https://opengovca.com/employee/Boye,_Joyce_I accessed August 22, 2019
  6. 1 2 Leading Pulse Scientist Appointed Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses for North America http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2016/06/leading-pulse-scientist-appointed-special-ambassador-for-the-international-year-of-pulses-for-north-america/ Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 6, 2016
  7. ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization, International Year of Pulses http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/news/news-detail/en/c/421153/ accessed October 6, 2016
  8. ↑ "Women in STEM". June 15, 2022.
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