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Forty high school students attended NACEE (North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence) Student Day on Saturday, April 18th. Students were introduced to Food Science, Food Microbiology, and Food Safety. Dr. Martha Verghese and graduate students Matt Reid and Fredreana Hester from Alabama A&M University gave presentations and led hands-on activities.
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 2nd 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 (June 30, 2015)
Food Microbiology/Safety project presentation (June 30, 2015)
Product Development project presentation (June 30, 2015)
Performance Objectives:
Students were given a pre and post-test on questions related to the above mentioned objectives. Results shown below.
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