Professor recognised for outstanding contribution to the microbiological community Professor Steve Flint teaches into the food technology degree in New Zealand and Singapore and supervises a team of research students in food microbiology, specialising in biofilms. Professor Steve Flint, from the School of Food and Advanced Technology, has been awarded the New Zealand Microbiological Society Distinguished Orator Award for 2021. This award is given annually by the society to recognise an outstanding contribution to the microbiological community, for research, teaching and service. The Professor of Food Safety and Microbiology began at Massey University’s Manawatū campus in 2008, after spending 20 years with Fonterra as a food microbiologist.