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Fifteen high school students and 10 undergraduates (Freshman and Sophomores) participated in the USDA summer program at Alabama A&M University from June 1st to July 2^nd  for 5 hours per day. They participated in various hands-on activities related to food science and completed group projects (2-3/group). The project included Food Microbiology/Food safety, Food Chemistry, Meat Science, Food Analysis, Product development, Food Processing, and Food Biochemistry.

Some of the High school and undergraduate students who participated in the USDA Summer Scholar’s program (June 30, 2015)

Undergraduate students attending a career planning workshop as a part of the USDA Summer Scholar’s program (June 3, 2015)

Food Processing project presentation

Food Microbiology/Safety project presentation

Product Development project presentation.

Groups of high school students presenting data gathered from research conducted during the USDA Summer Scholar’s program (June 30, 2015)

Science teachers and counselors in the Huntsville and Birmingham school districts (Sparkman High School (Huntsville, AL), Colombia High School (Huntsville, AL), Buckhorn High School (Huntsville, AL), Madison County High School (Huntsville, AL), Bob Jones High School (Madison, AL), Fairfield High School (Birmingham, AL), Ramsey High School (Huntsville, AL) were contacted and information (booklets) on Food Science/Food Safety including lab experiments to be used in science classes were distributed.  Contacts were made for future/potential students for the summer programs. There will be 12 high school science teachers visiting the department in the 4^th week of January to be trained in Food Science/safety/chemistry experiments from the booklets provided to them.