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From NIR International Community see the tribute book for Phil Williams here

Ian Cowe played an important role in the early development of NIR analysis in the UK.  Working at the Scottish Crop Research Institute with one of the first commercial monochromators, he and his colleague Jim McNicol pioneered the use of principal component regression for the analysis of NIR spectral data.  Later, in 1991, Ian Cowe

A Tribute book for Phil Williams will be organized. Please send your tribute to Phil preferable with your picture with him to Mui (mui.saranwong@bruker.com or ssaranwong@hotmail.com) by 30 Nov 2025.

Melani, his daughter, is organizing a celebration of life so you can contact her if you or anybody in the NIR community want to send her some words about Phil. More information in the attached announcement

We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Phil Williams (Canada), an internationally honored pioneer of NIRS technology and member of our ICNIRS Community, passed away on October 1st 2025.  Dr. Williams was instrumental in bringing NIRS into industrial use replacing more polluting classical methods. He devoted much of his life to training and mentoring many scientists worldwide, sharing his practical

BELGIUM

The ICNIRS is proud to announce that the Karl Norris Award 2025 will be presented to Prof. Dr. Ana Garrido-Varo (Spain), in recognition of her outstanding lifelong contributions to NIR spectroscopy in education, research, and technology transfer. With a career spanning more than four decades at the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry Engineering University of

Marena Manley It is with great pleasure that the ICNIRS announces Prof. Marena Manley from South Africa as the recipient of the 2025 Tomas Hirschfeld Award. This year’s award round has been exceptionally competitive, with a remarkable pool of top candidates. The strength of this competition is a great sign for the future of our