At the 28th International Carbohydrate Conference of Association of Carbohydrate Chemists & Technologists (India) ACCT(I) held at Dehradun, India from 20-22 January 2014, ACCTI/Sunita Hydrocolloids Excellence in Carbohydrate Research (ECR) Award was conferred to Dr. G. Muralikrishna from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, India. The Award carries a cash honorarium of Rs. 20,000, citation and a memento.