College Majors 101 - Food Science

Food Science is the fastest growing college majors in the country right now. Large food companies such as Kraft or Con Agra do a tremendous amount of post college recruiting as well as offer great high paying co-ops and internships during school. The bottom line is that everyone must eat every day and those who understand food production from the Farm to the grocery store are in for a great career.

Accredited Agriculture/Food Science Schools

	List provided by: Institute of Food Technologists www.ift.org

Alabama A&M University Martha Verghese, Ph.D. Professor & Interim Chair Nutritional Biochemistry/Carcinogenesis Department of Food and Animal Sciences PO Box 1628 Normal , AL 35762 Phone: (256) 372-4175 Fax: (256) 372-5432 Email: martha.verghese@aamu.edu Web: http://saes.aamu.edu/fas/index.htm Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science and Technology	University of Alberta Pamela Minty, BA Student Services Assistant Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences University of Alberta 2-31 General Services Building Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H1 Canada Phone: (780) 492 - 4933 Toll-free: 1-800-804-6417 (Western Canada) Fax: (780) 492 - 0097 Email: questions@ales.ualberta.ca Web: www.afhe.ualberta.ca/Student%20Information/

University of Arkansas Dr. Jean-Francois Meullenet Dept. of Food Science 2650 N. Young Ave. Fayetteville , Arkansas 72704 Phone: 479-575-6822 Fax: 479-575-6936 E-mail: jfmeull@uark.edu Web: www.uark.edu/depts/foodsci/foodsci-home.html Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science Concentration	Brigham Young University Michael L. Dunn, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science Brigham Young University S-221 ESC Provo, UT 84602 Phone: 801-422-6670 Fax: 801-422-0258 E-mail: michael_dunn@byu.edu Web http://ndfs.byu.edu

University of British Columbia Dr. David D. Kitts, Professor, Food Science Rm 219, Food, Nutrition and Health Faculty of Land and Food Systems University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. Canada. V6T-1Z4 Phone: 604-822-5560 Fax: 604-822-4143 Email: ddkitts@interchange.ubc.ca Web: www.agsci.ubc.ca Eligible Degree and Option: B.Sc. Food, Nutrition & Health	University of California-Davis Dr. James N. Seiber Dept. of Food Science and Technology 1 Shields Ave. Davis, California 95616-8598 Phone: 530-752-2590 Fax: 530-752-4759 E-mail: jnseiber@ucdavis.edu Web: http://foodscience.ucdavis.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science Options: 1. Food Technology; 2.Food Chemistry; 3.Food Biology-Microbiology; 4. Food Business and Management; 5. Brewing Science; 6. Consumer Science; 7. Food Biochemistry

California Polytechnic State University Dr. Doris Derelian, PhD, JD, RD, FADA Food Science & Nutrition Dept. One Grand Ave., 11-243 259 Agricultural Sciences Bldg. San Luis Obispo, California 93407 Phone: 805-756-2660 Fax: 805-756-1146 E-mail: derelian@calpoly.edu Web: www.calpoly.edu/~fsn Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science	Clemson University Dr. Anthony L. Pometto Food Science and Human Nutrition Department 223 Poole Agricultural Center Box 340316 Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0316 phone: 864-656-5681 fax: 864-656-0331 email: pometto@clemson.edu Web: http://www.clemson.edu/foodscience Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science Options: Food Science and Technology

Cornell University Dr. Kathryn J. Boor Dept. of Food Science 114 Stocking Hall Ithaca, New York 14853-7201 Phone: 607-255-7900 Fax: 607-254-4868 E-mail: kjb4@cornell.edu Web: www.foodscience.cornell.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science Options: 1. Basic Food Science 2. Food Biotechnology 3. Food Operations and Management 4. Enology	University of Delaware Dr. Limin Kung Dept. of Animal and Food Sciences 044 Townsend Hall Newark, Delaware 19716-2103 Phone 302-831-2524 Fax: 302-831-2822 E-mail: lksilage@udel.edu Web: http://ag.udel.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science and Technology

University of Georgia Dr. Rakesh Singh Dept. of Food Science and Technology Athens , Georgia 30602-7610 Phone: 706-542-2286 Fax: 706-542-1050 E-mail: rsingh@uga.edu Web: http://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/fst/ Eligible Degree: B.S. Agri., Food Science and Technology Options: 1. Science 2. Technology 3. Engineering	University of Guelph Dr. Peter Purslow Dept. of Food Science Guelph , ON, CANADA NIG 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Fax: 519-824-6631 E-mail: ppurslow@uoguelph.ca Web: www.foodscience.uoguelph.ca/home/ Eligible Degree and Option: B.Sc. Food Science

University of Illinois Dr. Faye Dong Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition 260 Bevier Hall 905 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana , Illinois 61801 Phone: 217-244-4498 Fax: 217-244-2455 E-mail: fayedong@uiuc.edu Web: www.fshn.uiuc.edu Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Human Nutrition Option: Food Science	Iowa State University Dr. Ruth MacDonald Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition 2312 Food Sciences Building Ames, Iowa 50011-1061 Phone: 515-294-3011 Fax: 515-294-8181 E-mail: ruthmacd@iastate.edu Web: www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/ Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science Option: Food Science and Technology; Food Science and Industry

Kansas State University Dr. John A. Unruh Dept. of Animal Science and Industry 258 Weber Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0201 Phone: 785-532-1245 Fax: 785-532-7059 Email: junruh@ksu.edu Web: http://www.foodsci.k-state.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science and Industry	University of Kentucky Dr. Clair L. Hicks Dept. of Animal and Food Sciences 206 W. P. Garrigus Bldg. Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0215 Phone: 859-257-7538 Fax: 859-257-5318 E-mail: clhicks@uky.edu Web: www.uky.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science

Louisiana State University Dr. John Finley Dept. of Food Science 111 Food Science Bldg. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Phone: 225-578-5085 Fax: 225-578-5300 E-mail: jfinely@agctr.lsu.edu Web: www.agctr.lsu.edu/foodscience Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science & Technology	University of Maine Dr. Rodney J. Bushway Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition 5735 Hitchner Hall Orono, Maine 04469-5735 Phone: 207-581-1626 Fax: 207-581-1636 E-mail: rbushway@maine.edu Web: www.ume.maine.edu/~nfa/fsn/ Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Human Nutrition Option: Food Science

University of Manitoba Dr. R. Gary Fulcher Dept. of Food Science 250 Ellis Bldg. Winnipeg , Manitoba C ANAD A R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-9601 Fax: 204-474-7630 E-mail: fulcher@cc.umanitoba.ca Web: www.umanitoba.ca/afs/food_science Eligible Degree and Option: B.Sc. Food Science	University of Maryland Dr. Liangli (Lucy) Yu EMail: lyu5@umd.edu Mailing Address: Nutrition & Food Science 0112 Skinner Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-7521 Phone: 301 405-0761

University of Massachusetts Eric Decker Department Head of Food Science 236 Chenoweth Building Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 Office: 413-545-1026 Fax: 413-545-1262 Email: edecker@foodsci.umass.edu	McGill University Macdonald Campus Dr. Selim Kermasha Dept. of Food Science and Agri. Chemistry 21,111 Lakeshore Rd. Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec CANADA H9X 3V9 Phone: 514-398-7922 Fax: 514-398-8132 E-mail: selim.kermasha@mcgill.ca Web: www.mcgill.ca/foodscience Eligible Degree and Option: B.Sc. Food Science

Michigan State University Dr. Gale Strasburg Professor and Chairperson Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition 204 Trout Food Science Building East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Phone: 517 355-8474 Ext. 100 Fax: (517) 353-8963 E-mail: stragale@msu.edu Web: http://fshn.msu.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science Options: 1.Food Biotechnology; 2.Food Business and Industry; 3.Food Chemistry; 4.Food Packaging; 5.Food Safety; 6.Food Technology	University of Minnesota Gary Reineccius, Professor and Head 225 Food Science and Nutrition - U of Minnesota 1334 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108-1038 Phone - 612.624.3224 Fax - 612.625.5272 E-mail: greinecc@umn.edu Website: http://fscn.cfans.umn.edu

Mississippi State University Dr. William Mikel (Benjy) Professor and Head Dept. of Food Science and Technology Box 9805 Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 Phone: 662-325-5508 Fax: 662-325-8728 E-mail: wbm50@msstate.edu Web: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/fsnhp Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Nutrition Option: Science	University of Missouri Dr. Ingolf Gruen Undergraduate Advisor Chair College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources 122 Eckles Hall 256 WC Stringer Wing of Eckles Hall Columbia, Missouri 65211-5160 Phone: 573-882-4113 Fax: 573-882-0596 E-mail: lewisj@missouri.edu Web: http://foodscience.missouri.edu Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Nutrition Option: Science

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores De Monterrey Dr. Deyanira Trujillo Food Industry Engineering Program Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Monterrey Nuevo Leon MEXICO 64849 Phone:01-152-83-28-42-46 Fax: SAME E-mail: deyanira.trujillo@itesm.mx Web: www.mty.itesm.mx/dia/carreras/iia Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Industry Engineering	University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Rolando A. Flores Dept. of Food Science and Technology and Food Processing Center 143 Filley Hall PO Box 830919 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0919 Phone: 402-472-1664 Fax: 402-472-1693 E-mail: rflores2@unl.edu Web: http://foodsci.unl.edu/ Eligible Degree: B.S. Agr. Science, Food Science Major Option: Science

North Carolina State University Dr. Donn R. Ward Dept. of Food Science Box 7624, 100 Schaub Hall Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7624 Phone: 919-515-2951 Fax: 919-515-4694 E-mail: drw@unity.ncsu.edu Web: http://fsweb2.schaub.ncsu.edu/foodscience Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science	North Dakota State University Dr. Cliff Hall Harris Hall, Rm. 210 Fargo, North Dakota 58105 Phone: 701-231-6359 Fax: 701-231-5171 E-mail: clifford.hall@ndsu.nodak.edu Web: http://www.ndsu.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science

Ohio State University Dr. V.M. (Bala) Balasubramaniam, Ph.D. Dept. of Food Science and Technology 2015 Fyffe Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210-1007 Phone: 614-292-6281 Fax: 614-292-0218 E-mail: balasubramaniam.1@osu.edu Web: http://fst.osu.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science	Oregon State University Dr. Robert J. McGorrin Dept. of Food Science and Technology 100 Wiegand Hall Corvallis, Oregon 97331-6602 Phone: 541-737-8737 Fax: 541-737-1877 E-mail: robert.mcgorrin@orst.edu Web: http://osu.orst.edu/dept/foodsci Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Technology Options: 1. Food Science; 2. Fermentation Science; 3. Enology and Viticulture

Pennsylvania State University Dr. John Floros Dept. of Food Science 202 Food Science Building University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-2504 Phone: 814-865-5444 Fax: 814-863-6132 E-mail: jdf10@psu.edu Web: www.foodscience.psu.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science	Purdue University Dr. S. Suzanne Nielsen Dept. of Food Science 745 Agriculture Mall Dr. West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 Phone: 765-494-8256 Fax: 765-494-7953 E-mail: nielsens@purdue.edu Web: www.foodsci.purdue.edu or Purdue University Dr. Connie Weaver Dept. of Foods and Nutrition 1264 Stone Hall West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1264 Phone: 765-494-8237 Fax: 765-494-0674 E-mail: weavercm@purdue.edu Web: www.cfs.purdue.edu/fn Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science; B.S. Food Manufacturing Operations

Universidad de las Américas Puebla Dr. René A. Lara Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Sta. Catarina Martir. Cholula, Puebla 72810 Mexico Phone: +52 (222) 229-2126 Fax: +52 (222) 229-2727 E-mail: renea.lara@udlap.mx Web: www.udlap.mx/ofertaacademica/departamentos/diqaa.aspx Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Engineering	San Jose State University Dr. Lucy McProud Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science San Jose, California 95192-0058 Phone: 408-924-3100 Fax: 408-924-3114 E-mail: Lmcproud@email.sjsu.edu Web: www.sjsu.edu Eligible Degree: B.S. Nutritional Science Option: Food Science and Technology

Texas A&M University Dr. Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN Department Head Department of Nutrition & Food Science Kleberg Center College Station, Texas 77843-2472 Phone: 979-458-3428 Fax: 979-458-3405 E-mail: mimcburney@tamu.edu Web: http://ifse.tamu.edu/ Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Technology Options: 1. Industry 2. Science	Massey University Associate Professor Steve Flint Director, Food Science and Technology Division Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health Massey University Private Bag 11222 Palmerston North 4442 New Zealand Phone: +64 6 350 4336 Fax: +64 6 350 5657 Email: s.h.flint@massey.ac.nz Web: http://ifnhh.massey.ac.nz , http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/ Eligible degree: Bachelor of Food Technology (Honors), Food Product Technology major.

Utah State University Charles E. Carpenter Utah State University Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science UMC 8700 Logan , Utah 84322-8700 Phone: 435-797-3665 Fax: 435-797-2379 E-mail: chuckc@cc.usu.edu Eligible Degree: B.S. Nutrition and Food Sciences Option: Food Science	Virginia Tech Joseph Marcy Dept. of Food Science and Technology (0418) Blacksburg , Virginia 24061 Phone: 540-231-7850 Fax: 540-231-9293 E-mail: jmarcy@vt.edu Web: www.fst.vt.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science and Technology Option: Science 2. Pre-Professional

University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Srinivasan Damodaran Chair, Dept. of Food Science 1605 Linden Dr. Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Phone: 608-263-2012 E-mail: sdamodar@wisc.edu Web: www.wisc.edu/foodsci Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science Options: 1. Natural Sciences, 2. Business, 3. Int'l Agri. and Natural Resources	Auburn University Dr. Leonard N. Bell Food Science Curriculum Coordinator Department of Poultry Science 260 Lem Morrison Drive Room 201 Auburn, Alabama 36849 Phone: 334-844-3272 Fax: 334-844-2649 E-mail: bellleo@auburn.edu Eligible Degree: B.S. Poultry Science, Food Science option

Bogor Agricultural University Dr. Dahrul Syah, Head of Department Department of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology FATETA-IPB Darmaga Campus PO Box 220 Bogor 16002, West Java INDONESIA Phone: 62-251-8626725, 62-251-8624546 Fax: 62-251-8626725, 62-251-8624546 E-mail: dfst@ipb.ac.id , foodtech@indo.net.id Web: http://itp.fateta.ipb.ac.id Eligible Degree and Option: B.S Agricultural Technology with a major in Food Technology	University of Florida Neil F. Shay, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition 359 FSHN Bldg., Newell Drive PO Box 110370 Gainesville, FL 32611-0370 Phone: (352) 392-1991 Fax: (352) 392-9467 Email: nshay@ufl.edu Web: http://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Specialization in Food Science

University of Tennessee Dr. P. Michael Davidson, Professor and Head Dept. of Food Science and Technology 2605 River Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4591 Phone: 865-974-7331 Fax: 865-974-7332 E-mail: pmdavidson@utk.edu OR foodsci@utk.edu Web: http://foodscience.tennessee.edu Eligible Degree and Option: B.S. Food Science	Jiangnan University Dr. Wei Chen, Dean or Dr. Peng Zhou, Associate Dean School of Food Science and Technology 1800 Lihu Ave. Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122 P. R. China Phone: +86 (510) 85912123 Fax: +86 (510) 85912123 E-mail: weichen@jiangnan.edu.cn or zhoupeng@jiangnan.edu.cn Web: http://foodsci.jiangnan.edu.cn/2010/index.asp Eligible Degree: B.S. Food Science and Technology

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