▁Dr . ▁Line we aver ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁or ▁co - author ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁technical ▁publications ▁and ▁six ▁pat ents , ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁which ▁concern ▁aspects ▁of ▁p oul try ▁and ▁eggs , ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁with ▁en zym ology ▁or ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁bio chem istry . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁US DA - appro ved ▁method ▁of ▁paste ur izing ▁egg ▁white , ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁converting ▁waste ▁fe athers ▁into ▁feed . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁hon ors , ▁cit ations ▁and ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁App ert ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁food ▁Techn olog ists ▁( IF T ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Hans ▁was ▁a ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁I FT ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁to ▁chair ▁the ▁U . S . ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁World ▁P oul try ▁Congress ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁or ▁chairman ▁of ▁organizations ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society , ▁the ▁P oul try ▁Science ▁Association , ▁the ▁World ▁P oul try ▁Science ▁Association , ▁the ▁P oul try ▁and ▁E gg ▁National ▁Board , ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁American ▁P oul try ▁Indust ries , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Bi ological ▁Chem ists . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Hans ▁Line we aver ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pick ens , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day