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With your help, UC Davis is taking its food science program to the next level of excellence in teaching and research on behalf of the food and beverage industries.
New Facilities
In October 2008, UC Davis celebrated the grand opening of the academic buildings and sensory center of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science (RMI). Now faculty and students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the final pieces of the RMI, the Department of Food Science and Technology’s August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory and the adjoining Teaching and Research Winery for the Department of Viticulture and Enology. These pilot scale-facilities will open their doors in the Fall of 2010.
The August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory will be a food-grade, 11,500 square foot facility housing a brewery, general food processing pilot plant and a milk processing laboratory. The entire building will be designed to meet the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification, the highest level and first such building at UC Davis.
The $8 million space will be entirely privately funded. Thanks to the generosity of many industry partners, individuals and foundations, we are nearing the construction fundraising goal for the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory. Still, several naming opportunities are still available to recognize donors to the facility.
Naming opportunities within the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory | |
Brewery and Food Lab Naming | $5,000,000 (reserved) |
For more information about gift opportunities, please contact: Melissa Haworth, Director of Development, (530) 979-1440 or mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu.
New Equipment
As construction of the facility is already underway, attention is shifting to equipment. In addition to the brewery which was donated in 2006 and will be moved to the new space, we have secured $1 million in contributions and gifts-in-kind of used equipment. We are seeking an additional $1.5 million to purchase, move and install the remaining equipment needed for teaching and research in food science, dairy food science and brewing science.
We must rely on friends of the department to help us reach this goal. Gifts of all sizes to the equipment fund will allow us to purchase relevant pieces. Gifts-in-kind of pieces of equipment can also help us reach our goal. Donors may be recognized with naming opportunities throughout the facility.
Faculty have identified the following high priority equipment needs for the new space:
| Thermal Processing: | |
| MicroThermics Development E-Series UHT/HTST/HVH with Data Acquisition | $76,000 |
| Cutter/dicer (Urschel Model G-A) | $32,000 |
| JBT A 091 Pilot Retort | $225,000 |
| Drying: | |
| Freeze Dryer (small scale unit) | $15,000 |
| Freeze Dryer (refurbish existing, larger equipment) | $65,000 |
| Facility: | |
| Battery Operated Fork Lift (Mitsubishi Forklift Truck Model FBC25N-AC) | $36,000 |
| Ice Machine | $5,000 |
| Locking, mobile storage solutions (20) | $8,000 |
| Sorting conveyer and vegetable wash line | $22,000 |
| Modular Shelving | $5,000 |
| Foods Lab (in Sensory Lab): | |
| Range hood and ventilation system | $100,000 |
| Packaging and Coating: | |
| Simplex Filler (model AS-1) | $8,000 |
For information about making a gift to help equip the new Laboratory, please contact: Melissa Haworth, Director of Development,(530) 979-1440 or mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu.
Other Support
While building and equipping the new facility are high priorities, the Department of Food Science and Technology has other, ongoing needs for support. UC Davis currently has the largest undergraduate food science program in the nation. As our student enrollment grows, both undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships become even more critical. Gifts may also be made to support outstanding faculty and to specific projects and outreach activities.
To make a gift to UC Davis Food Science and Technology, please contact: Melissa Haworth, Director of Development,
(530) 979-1440 or mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu.