A 10-Year Review of the Food Science Summer Scholars Program: A Model for Research Training and for Recruiting Undergraduate Students into Graduate Programs and Careers in Food Science

Autor/inn/en	Roberts, Angela J.; Robbins, Janette; McLandsborough, Lynne; Wiedmann, Martin
Titel	A 10-Year Review of the Food Science Summer Scholars Program: A Model for Research Training and for Recruiting Undergraduate Students into Graduate Programs and Careers in Food Science
Quelle	In: Journal of Food Science Education, 9 (2010) 4, S.98-105 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-4329
DOI	10.1111/j.1541-4329.2010.00103.x
Schlagwörter	Foods Instruction; Undergraduate Students; Graduate Study; Science Programs; Research Projects; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Summer Programs; Scientific Research; Science Careers; Recruitment; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Student Research; Science Education; Science Instruction; Massachusetts; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittelkunde; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Forschungsvorhaben; Hochschulkooperation; Sommerkurs; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Studentenforschung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	A pressing problem facing regulatory agencies, academia, and the food industry is a shortage of qualified food science graduates, particularly those with advanced degrees (that is, M.S. or Ph.D.). In 2000, the Cornell Institute of Food Science established the annual Food Science Summer Scholars Program as an experiential summer research program for undergraduate students with the goal of increasing the number of individuals enrolling in graduate programs in Food Science and entering careers in food science. In 2008, to explore expansion to other food science programs, the program also included 5 students placed at the Univ. of Massachusetts. Between 2000 and 2009, a total of 147 undergraduate students, representing a nationally and internationally diverse student body, have participated in the program. Sixty program participants have been recruited from nonfood science majors and 25 have been U.S. citizens representing traditionally underrepresented minorities. Forty-five program alumni have completed graduate degrees with a food science or related major, and 56 alumni are currently pursuing graduate degrees in food science or related disciplines. Thirty program alumni are working in the food industry. The Food Science Summer Scholars Program at Cornell and the Univ. of Massachusetts has proved to be an effective program for recruiting students into graduate programs and careers in food science. Furthermore, the Summer Scholars Program at Cornell and the Univ. of Massachusetts serves as a model for the development of a cooperative multi-institutional food science summer research program for undergraduates to further increase the supply of students for graduate study and careers in food science. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10