Student Activities

Food Science Club

The Food Science club aims to bring together like-minded individuals who enjoy the wonders of food and science. The FSC provides a professional educational, and social opportunities to its member. Members can be graduate and undergraduate students, not just from the department of food science.

Dairy Products Judging Team

Students can learn the fundamentals of dairy products sensory evaluation while competing with students from other universities. After a semester in class, you will have learned the specific attributes for foods like beverages, spreads, yogurt, frozen desserts and cheese.

College Bowl

The College Bowl Competition is a team trivia competition for undergraduate and graduate students. The questions cover a variety of food science topics, ranging from the pH of milk to the name of the confections that contain gelatin to the first four flavors of Jell-O.

The College Bowl is a great way to meet other trivia fans of all grade levels and experiences, learn about food science in a fun way, and travel to nearby universities.

Students can join the College Bowl team anytime by contacting a food science club officer and can learn more about the competition on the IFTSA website.

Product Development Teams

The Product Development Team (PDT) is a group of students that join up to compete in product development competitions that are hosted by various companies and organizations. Students are tasked with making a new product to fit certain criteria. Undergraduate students of all years will join together to innovate new products and compete against food science programs at other universities.

Students participating in PDT learn how to lead their products, research, and experimentation. PDT helps build connections with other food science members, like the Babcock faculty, future classmates, upper classmates, and industry professionals/companies. Finally, it allows students to be creative and innovative in their projects.