Student Involvement


The CFSNR invites both undergraduate and graduate level students to seek research opportunities through the center. Financial support for research is available in the form of grants and employment contracts, from both public and private sources, including the California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI). Contact the CFSNR at (559) 278-5924 for more information.

photo Karla Carlson is a graduate student at California State University, Fresno. She developed a standardized recipe and conducted several phases of consumer preference tests for a salsa to be produced at the university's new Food Processing Research Laboratory. Karla teaches an introductory computer course and plans to finish her master's work in May of 1997.


photo Ernesto Duran is a graduate student working on scaling-up the bench-top salsa project into a pilot-sized project. The salsa is to be produced at the university's new Food Processing Research Laboratory. Following production, Ernesto will conduct shelf-life microbial and quality studies to ensure a high quality product. He plans to finish his graduate work in the summer of 1997.

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