The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences contains brochures, correspondence, faculty and undergraduate lists, historical material, program information, publications, project reports, conferences, slide sets, videocassettes, and digital media. Most of the project files pre-date the official founding of the department, and were performed in conjunction with the Agricultural Experiment Station. Materials range in date from 1945 to 2010.
The Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences was established in July, 1961, as the Department of Food Science and Processing in the School of Agriculture. The study of food science at NCSU, however, began in 1918, when the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station began pasteurizing milk at the creamery it ran in Patterson Hall. In 1962 the name was changed to the Department of Food Science, and in 2007 to the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences.
The Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences was established in July, 1961, as the Department of Food Science and Processing in the School of Agriculture. The study of food science at NCSU, however, began in 1918, when the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station began pasteurizing milk at the creamery it ran in Patterson Hall. This marked the first pasteurization of milk in North Carolina. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, North Carolina State College increased its work in the food processing industry, often assigning faculty members to serve in extension positions. By the 1940s and into the 1950s, work done in food science was scattered across several departments, namely Animal Industry, Horticulture, and Poultry Science. In addition, strong extension efforts with consumers and producers were taking place in conjunction with the academic and research efforts of these departments.
By the late 1950s, expansion in the state's food processing industry brought about an increased interest in the role that the University should play in this industry. A report undertaken by the School of Agriculture cited the need for greater contact and cooperation between research and extension faculty in the various departments dealing with food science issues. The recommendation made in the report was to combine faculty from various departments into a new department, a move that was undertaken in 1961 with the creation of the Department of Food Science and Processing. In 1962 the name was changed to the Department of Food Science, and in 2007 to the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences.
The department has maintained a reputation of outstanding quality in teaching and research. Beyond the classroom, through extension and outreach efforts the department contributes to the improvement of North Carolina's and the nation's food processing industries. In addition, the department runs a number of Pilot Plants across the state and the Seafood Laboratory in the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) in order to work more closely with educators, students, and industry on a variety of research topics, including food safety and processing technologies.
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences contains brochures, correspondence, faculty and undergraduate lists, historical material, program information, publications, and project reports. Most of the project files pre-date the official founding of the department, and were performed in conjunction with the Agricultural Experiment Station. Materials range in date from 1945 to 2010.
The records of the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences are arranged into four series: General Information, Projects and Reports, Publications, and Unprocessed Materials. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or title with the exception of the Unprocessed Materials series, which is arranged in the order received.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Records, UA 100.020, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences.
Processed by: Pat Webber; Barbara Weinberg, 2009 July; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber; Finding aid updated by Barbara Weinberg, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 July
The collection is organized into five principal series:
Contains brochures, faculty and student lists, program information and reviews, graduate studies material, historical information, and a seminar flyer.
1 records storage box
Contains research projects performed in conjunction with the Agricultural Experiment Station. These records also contain a report by the department regarding state-wide school lunch programs. Some research files contained photographs, which have been removed to the University Photograph Collection, UA 23. Most of the reports concern dairy processing.
1 records storage box
This series contains publications produced by the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences.
VHS videocassettes
This series is comprised of web sites of North Carolina State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Records, captured by the NCSU Libraries since July 2016 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to June 2014, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official website of Bioprocessing Science Program at NC State University. The NCSU Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2015.
This is the official website for the NCSU Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science‘s extension program for food safety education and professional training. The NCSU Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2017. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to June 2014.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Records, UA 100.020, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
