ENGINEERING AND FOOD: APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION.

The analytical concepts and quantitative methods of modern engineering should play increasingly important roles in future developments throughout the food industry. For this to come about expeditiously, hit-or-miss schemes for teaching food engineering subjects will have to give way to well-conceived, thoroughly planned programs aimed at meeting societal needs, the educational and professional needs of at least three student groups as well as the needs and expectations of a whole host of prospective employers. A curriculum is presented by the University of Massachusetts which is directed at preparing the undergraduate engineering student to practice his profession within the context of the overall food industry.