Barry V. McCleary

Barry McCleary received his PhD and DScAgr degrees from the University of Sydney, at which he is an Adjunct Professor. His interests span enzymes and carbohydrates and how they interact in defining quality aspects and the processing of plant products including grain, fruits and biomass. McCleary has developed numerous analytical procedures including official AOAC/AACC/ICC methods for measurement of beta-glucan, starch, damaged starch, resistant starch, fructan, dietary fibre, available carbohydrates and alpha-amylase. He has received several prestigious awards including the Harvey Wiley Medal from AOAC International, the Phil Williams Applied Research Medal from AACC International, the Clive Bailey Medal from ICC, the Guthrie Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the “International Achievement Award (2014)” from the University of Sydney. McCleary was President Elect, President and Chair of the Board of AACC International (Cereals and Grains) from 2009 to 2011. In 1988, McCleary founded Megazyme to allow commercialisation of the methods that he developed. This company has won numerous innovation and business awards including Australian Small business of the year in 1993 and the Irish Small Business of the year in 2013, and most recently, in the Irish Laboratory Awards, 2020, “Food Laboratory of the Year”. Megazyme was sold to Neogen Plc in 2021 and McCleary has formed a new consultancy company, FiberCarb Consultants, through which he will continue his involvement in the cereals and food industries.