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The Penn State Department of Food Science offers the resources of internationally recognized faculty members and a well-educated scientific and technical staff with students at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels. Innovative research is conducted in our core areas of expertise including food chemistry, engineering, process development, and microbiology. State-of-the-art scientific and technical expertise can assist you with operational, quality, food safety, and regulatory issues vital to the success of your company. The department offers a variety of shortcourses, workshops, and technical training opportunities relevant to scientific and technical issues in the food industry.

Explore the resources available to your company and its employees.


The Center For Food Manufacturing

A partnership between The Pennsylvania State University and corporate members to meet the challenges of productivity, competitiveness, and safety in food processing and manufacturing

Food Science Sensory Laboratory

The sensory laboratory provides state of the art facilities along with technical support in sensory methodology for the food industry.

Berkey Creamery

The Berkey Creamery operates within the Food Science Department to offer courses and workshops in dairy processing, sanitation, and the chemical and microbiological analysis of food. It also offers a short course in ice-cream making.

Pilot Plant Facilities

The Department of Food Sciences maintains two Food Processing Pilot Plant Facilities in the Food Science Building. These are the General Use Wet Pilot Plant and the Dry Pilot Plant. The Facilities are available to both University and outside personnel for various applications.

For more information contact:

Tom Dimick, Outreach Coordinator and Computer Support
215 Food Science Building
University Park, PA 16802

Ph: (814) 865-3360
Email: tsd3@psu.edu
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