Aug 20, 2026 | In Memoriam, News
The International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) mourns the passing of Dr. Oscar Almazán del Olmo, who died on 3 July 2026 at the age of 86. With his passing, the sugar cane world has lost one of its most distinguished scientists, a pioneering researcher...
Apr 18, 2026 | In Memoriam, News
It is with great sadness that we have learned the demise of Dr. Derek Alexander Watt, after a short illness on 17 March 2026, at the age of sixty-six. Derek retired as Research Manager in August 2024, after 26 years of dedicated service to the South African...
Apr 18, 2026 | In Memoriam, News
Dr Claude Ricaud passed away peacefully on Sunday 1 March, 2026 after a brief illness. Born on 9 February 1935 in Beau Bassin, Mauritius, he was the youngest of a family of 9 including 6 sisters. After his secondary schooling at the Royal College of Curepipe in...
Feb 25, 2026 | In Memoriam, News
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the demise of Mr. Soedjai Kartasasmita from Indonesia who chaired the very successful ISSCT XIX in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1986. He was a member of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) for many...
Oct 21, 2025 | In Memoriam, News
Professor José Paulo Stupiello(1935-2025) Professor José Paulo Stupiello graduated in Agricultural Engineering from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture – ESALQ/University of São Paulo (USP), in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1961. He earned his Master’s and...
Oct 21, 2025 | In Memoriam, News
Owen William Sturgess(1929 – 2022) Owen graduated from the University of Queensland with a Master of Agricultural Science degree in 1956. In that same year, he commenced his association with the sugar industry by taking a position of Plant Pathologist with the...
