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 2014.
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 NC State University, 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 NC State University, 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, 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 2014.
The records of the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences are arranged into six series: General Information, Projects and Reports, Publications, Slides, Audiovisual Materials, and Web Content. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.
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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.
Web content harvested using the Internet Archive's Archive-It services, beginning in 2016.
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; addition processed and finding aid updated by Shima Hosseininasab, 2021 November; finding aid updated by Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June; web content processed by Kate Phillips, 2025 November.
The collection is organized into six principal series:
Contains brochures, faculty and student lists, program information and reviews, graduate studies material, historical information, and a seminar flyer.
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.
CD
This series contains publications produced by the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences.
This folder belongs to slide boxes 1-5 in flat box 31.
1 VHS Tape
2 VHS Tapes
3 VHS Tapes
6 VHS Tapes
6 VHS Tapes
2 VHS Tapes
4 VHS Tapes
5 VHS Tapes
1 VHS Tape
2 VHS Tapes
3 VHS Tapes
14 VHS Tapes
1 VHS Tape
4 VHS Tapes
2 VHS Tape
3 CDs
26 floppy disks
This series is comprised of web sites of North Carolina State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Records, captured by the NC State University 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 NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly from July 2016 until November 2025. The URL begins redirecting in January 2021, and is now captured using the URL https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/students/undergraduate/bioprocessing-science/. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2015.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for the Bioprocessing program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has captured this site quarterly since 2025. The site was previously hosted and captured at the URL https://fbns.ncsu.edu/bioprocessing/bioprocessing/.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for the NC State University Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science‘s extension program for food safety education and professional training. The NC State University Libraries scheduled this website to be captured quarterly from July 2017 to October 2025. The website begins redirecting to (https://units.cals.ncsu.edu/foodsafety/), with the last successful capture at this URL dated to January 2021. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to June 2014, which may be less complete and performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for food safety education and training at North Carolina State University. The North Carolina State University Libraries has captured this website quarterly since October 2025. Also included are captures by the Internet Archive, which may be less complete and performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for the Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has captured this site quarterly since August 2023. Also included are prior captures by the Internet Archive, beginning in 2016, which may be less complete and performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
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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 NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.