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Education

Providing undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students a team-based, systems-oriented, problem-solving education in engineering, biochemistry and the food sciences is our educational goal.

The objectives of the AUDFS education program are:

• to produce the next generation of industry scientists and leaders that has the requisite engineering/biology education for the food and related industries
• to involve undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and industry scientists/engineers in cross-disciplinary research programs, educating students in systems-driven, team-oriented research
• to provide undergraduates, graduate students and industrial practitioners with the necessary breadth of background in adjoining technologies and specific information in a field to affect permanent changes through adoption of new technologies
• integrate the best of multimedia presentation and web-based technologies in course delivery, education and outreach

So far, these objectives have led our center to accomplish much, including: 

• Over $1 million in funded educational projects (USDA & NSF funded)
• Streaming video and DVD for off-campus students
• Food Safety/Production Practitioners
• Credit for certification and advanced degrees