Hilary Stevenson

Hilary Stevenson (12 January 1947 – 5 October 1994) was a food scientist and professor from Northern Ireland who made significant scientific contributions to the study of food irradiation in the 1980s and 1990s.

Early life Mary Hill (Hilary) Morrison was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry on 12 January 1947. She was the only daughter of James Stewart Morrison and Elizabeth Morrison (née Martin).

Education Stevenson attended Queen's University Belfast where she graduated with first class honours in Chemistry in 1969 and Agriculture in 1970. Gray, R., & Stevenson, M. H. (1989b). The effect of post‐irradiation cooking on the ESR signal in irradiated chicken drumsticks. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 24(4), 447–450. Hamilton, L., Stevenson, M. H., Boyd, D. R., Brannigan, I. N., Treacy, A. B., Hamilton, J. T. G., McRoberts, W. C., & Elliott, C. T. (1996). Detection of 2-substituted cyclobutanones as irradiation products of lipid-containing foods: Synthesis and applications of cis- and trans-2-(tetradec-5′-enyl)cyclobutanones and 11-(2′-oxocyclobutyl)undecanoic acid. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 1996(2), 139–146. Jackson, N., & Stevenson, M. H. (1981a). A study of the effects of dietary added cupric oxide on the laying, domestic fowl and a comparison with the effects of hydrated copper sulphate. British Journal of Nutrition, 45(1), 99–110. Jackson, N., & Stevenson, M. H. (1981b). Identification of the component responsible for the effects of added dietary copper sulphate in the female domestic fowl. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 32(11), 1047–1056. Jackson, N., Stevenson, M. H., & Kirkpatrick, G. M. (1979). Effects of the protracted feeding of copper sulphate-supplemented diets to laying, domestic fowl on egg production and on specific tissues, with special reference to mineral content. British Journal of Nutrition, 42(2), 253–266. Millar, S. J., Moss, B. W., MacDougall, D. B., & Stevenson, M. H. (1995). The effect of ionising radiation on the CIELAB colour co‐ordinates of chicken breast meat as measured by different instruments. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 30(5), 663–674. Stevenson, M. H., & Graham, W. D. (1983). The chemical composition and true metabolisable energy content of cassava root meal imported into Northern Ireland. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 34(10), 1105–1107. Stevenson, M. H., & Gray, R. (1989). An investigation into the effect of sample preparation methods on the resulting ESR signal from irradiated chicken bone. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 48(3), 261–267. Stevenson, M. H., & Jackson, N. (1979). The accumulation of copper in the liver of the domestic laying hen. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 38(2). Scopus. Stevenson, M. H., & Jackson, N. (1980a). Effects of level of dietary copper sulphate and period of feeding on the laying, domestic fowl, with special reference to tissue mineral content. British Journal of Nutrition, 43(1), 205–215. Stevenson, M. H., & Jackson, N. (1980b). Effects of withdrawal of copper sulphate from the diet of the mature domestic fowl with special reference to production and tissue mineral content. British Journal of Nutrition, 43(3), 551–559. Stevenson, M. H., & Jackson, N. (1981a). An attempt to distinguish between the direct and indirect effects, in the laying domestic fowl, of added dietary copper sulphate. British Journal of Nutrition, 46(1), 71–76. Stevenson, M. H., & Jackson, N. (1981b). The nutritional value of dried skim milk in broiler diets. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 32(1), 79–86. Stevenson, M. H., & Unsworth, E. F. (1978). Studies on the absorption of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper and zinc by sheep fed on roughage-cereal diets. British Journal of Nutrition, 40(3), 491–496. Stewart, E. M., & Stevenson, M. H. (1997). Identification of Irradiated Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Using Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectroscopy and Estimation of Applied Dose Using Re‐irradiation: Results of an In‐House Blind Trial. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 74(4), 469–472. Stewart, E. M., Stevenson, M. H., & Gray, R. (1991). Use of esr spectroscopy for the detection of irradiated whiting (Merlangius merlangus). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 55(4), 653–660. Stewart, E. M., Stevenson, M. H., & GRAY, R. (1992). Detection of irradiation in scampi tails—Effects of sample preparation, irradiation dose and storage on ESR response in the cuticle. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 27(2), 125–132. Stewart, E. M., Stevenson, M. H., & Gray, R. (1994). Use of ESR spectroscopy for the detection of irradiated Crustacea. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 65(2), 191–197. Stewart, E. M., Stevenson, M. H., Gray, R., & McMurray, C. H. (1993). The effect of processing treatments on the radiation-induced ESR signal in the cuticle of irradiated Norwat lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 42(1–3), 367–370. Victoria, A., Crone, J., Hamilton, J. T. G., & Stevenson, M. H. (1992). Detection of 2‐dodecylcyclobutanone in radiation‐sterilized chicken meat stored for several years. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 27(6), 691–696.

Awards Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1993