Dr. Charley Richard, Managing Director. Joined SPRI in January 2007.  Dr. Richard brings over 35 years of experience in sugar related research organizations.  He received his Masters and Ph.D from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He spent much of his career working for the Louisiana sugar industry but in the last five years has initiated a successful international research and consulting firm, C. Richard & Associates.  He has strong ties to numerous research organizations and industry members in the international sugar community.  Former member of the SPRI Board of Directors for the last nine years and published over 400 publications.

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Publications

Market Trends and Industry Changes in the Sugar Industry – Symposium “Sugar Quality for Food and Impact on the Change of the Industry,” Richard, C., Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the SPRI 2010 Conference on Sugar Processing Research – Research in a Changing Sugar Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 28-31, 2010 (in press)

 

The Impact of Sugar Crop Composition on Sugar, Energy and By-Products, Richard, C., Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the SPRI 2010 Conference on Sugar Processing Research – Research in a Changing Sugar Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 28-31, 2010 (in press)

 

Testing for Insoluble Organic Matter in Raw Cane Sugar, Richard, C., Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the SPRI 2010 Conference on Sugar Processing Research – Research in a Changing Sugar Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 28-31, 2010 (in press)

 

Designing, Producing and Proceeding ‘Ultimate’ Varieties of Sugarcane, Richard, C., Mckee, M. Triche, R. and Godshall, M.A. Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the ISSCT Congress, VeraCruz, Mexico, March 7-11, 2010 (in press)

 

Biotech in sugarbeet and sugarcane: current status, Schwartz, T.K. and Richard, C., Beet Sugar Development Foundation, Denver, CO,  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Zuckerindustrie, Vol. 134 (2009) No. 11, pp. 701-705

 

The Performance of Polyaluminum Coagulants in Raw Sugar Mills, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C., Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the ASSCT 39th Annual Joint Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, June 17-19, 2009

The SPRI Method For Rapid Analysis of Starch in Raw Cane Sugar,  Mckee, M., Triche, R.D., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proc. 38th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 10-13, 2009, Vol. 68, pp. 254-259

Color Increase During Laboratory Storage of Sugarbeet Processing Streams, McKee, M., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proceedings 35th Biennial Meeting, February 25-28, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA, CD-ROM

SPRI’s Vision: Future Research in the World Sweetener Industry, Richard, C., Godshall, M.A., Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Miranda, X.M.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.  SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

Analysis of Sugarcane and Sugarbeet Process Streams after Clarification with Polyaluminum Coagulants, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D, Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.  SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

Biotechnology Across the World with A Focus on Sugarcane, Richard, C., and Schwartz, T.K.  C. Richard & Associates, New Orleans, Louisiana and Beet Sugar Development Foundation, Denver, Colorado, USA.  SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

The Role of Sugarcane Breeding and Selection in the Development of Bioenergy Systems, Richard, E, Richard, C, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Godshall, M.A.  USDA-ARS-SRU and SPRI. SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

Biotech in Sugarbeet and Sugarcane Current Status, Richard, C., and Schwartz, T.K.  Proc. Of the  67th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. Annual meeting, Leipzig, Germany, May 25-28, 2008, pp. 22-55.  

Scale in the Sugar Industry, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Richard, C.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124.  Presented at the 38th Annual ASSCT Joint Meeting, International Plaza Resort & Spa, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 18-20, 2008

Color Measurement – Are All Methods Equal? Mckee, M., Triche, R., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proc. Of the  67th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. Annual meeting, Leipzig, Germany, May 25-28, 2008, p. 327

Overcoming Challenges in the Louisiana Sugar Industry: Then, Now and the Future, Richard, C.  14th Annual Ione E. Burden Symposium - Sweet Success: A History of Louisiana Sugar Cane, March 8, 2008, LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, LA  70809.

Sugar Laboratory Procedures: What Analytical Tests Should You Be Using? Richard, C., Mckee, M.,  Triche, R.D., Richard, C., and Godshall, M.A.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124.  Presented at the 37th Annual ASSCT Joint Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, June 13-15, 2007

Analysis of Sugarbeet Juice, Extract, and Molasses after Treatment with Polyaluminum Coagulants as a Potential Processing Aid, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R.D., Richard, C., and Godshall, M.A.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124 and Hatch, R.  American Charcoal Company LLC, 403 Stampede Circle, Cheyenne, WY, 82009.  Presented at the 23rd CITS General Assemly, Rostock/Warnemunde, Germany, May 13-16, 2007 – Joint Meeting with the German Sugar Technologists Association VDZ. Proc. C.I.T. 2007, pp. 277-279

Characterization of Filter Clogging Material in Raw and White Cane Sugar, Mckee, M.,  Godshall, M.A., Triche, R.D., Richard, C., and Goynes, W.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA.  Proc. 66th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc., Annual Meeting, May 6-9, 2007, Baltimore, MD, USA, pp. 207-210

 

Laboratory Studies on the Effect on Enzymes on Color, Turbidity and Total Polysaccharides in Sugarbeet and Sugarcane Juice, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R.D., Richard, C., and Godshall, M.A.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124.  Proc. of the 34th ASSBT Meeting on February 28-March 3, 2007, at the Little American Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, pp. 188-196

 

Laboratory Studies on Polyaluminum Coagulants in Sugarbeet Juice and Molasses, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R.D., Richard, C., and Godshall, M.A.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124 and Hatch, R.  American Charcoal Company LLC, 403 Stampede Circle, Cheyenne, WY, 82009.  Proc. of the 34th ASSBT Meeting on February 28-March 3, 2007, at the Little American Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, p. 126

Current Status of Biotechnology in Sugarbeet and Sugarcane, Richard, C., Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 48-58

Brazil: A World Leader, Richard, C.,  Sugar Journal, Vol. 69(7) 2006

Protecting Our Natural Resources, Richard,C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 69(6): 6-7, 21. 2006

Latin America 2006, Richard, C. Sugar Journal, Vol.  69(5): 12-13, 2006

Agricultural Mechanization, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 69(5): 6-7, 11, 2006

Round Ready Sugar Beets, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Vol. 69 (4):21, 2006

International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Vol. 69(4), 2006, pp. 11-15

When Mechanization Gets Confusing, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 69(4): 2006, pp. 6-7

Tilage and Cultivation, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol.69 (1):6-7, p. 29

Population versus Stalk Weight, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 68(12): 2006, pp. 6-7, 21

Biotechnology in Sugar Crops, Richard, C., and Schwartz, T., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 68(11):2006, pp. 20-21

Higher Education and More!, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 68(11):2006, pp. 6-7

Cane Transport, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 68(10):2006, pp. 6-7

Sugarcane Burning: What the Non-Farming Public Should Understand, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Vol. 68(9): 2006, pp. 14-16

 Cane Burning and Smoke Management, Richard, C., Sugar Journal, Cane Planter, Vol. 68(8): 2006, pp. 6-7, 20-21

Other publications upon request

 

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