Overview

The Food Research Institute provides training opportunities to industry and regulatory personnel as part of our outreach and education programming. Regular short courses include the 2-day Better Process Cheese School for development and production of safe pasteurized process cheese products and a 3-day meat safety workshop. Other short courses pertinent to the industry are sponsored by the WI Center for Dairy Research, Animal Sciences, and UW Extension.

Graduate and undergraduate students can study food microbiology and safety under the direction of FRI faculty in one of several UW-Madison departments. Visit the Graduate Programs section to learn more about participating UW-Madison departments.

Undergraduate Student Opportunities

FRI Undergraduate Research Program in Food Safety for UW-Madison students seeking a B.S. degree. Each summer FRI supports talented undergraduate students as FRI Research Scholars, who work on food safety projects in the laboratories of FRI faculty and staff, attend tutorials, and visit food processing plants.

Summer 2012: (details and application) (pdf)

2011 Trainees and Projects (pdf)

Summer 2011 student and project In the News: "Detectives in Training"
For information on these summer 2011 research projects, contact the FRI faculty mentor.