Welcome to Food Science and Technology
Welcome to the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Tennessee, the only food science program in State of Tennessee!
Check out our movie below to learn a little more about the opportunities Food Science and Technology has to offer you!
News and Events....
UT Food Science takes 2nd place at the Institute of Food TEchnologist's Midwest Regionals! Read more here
Congratulations to Qixin Zhong for being selected as the recipient of the Samuel Cate Prescott Award from the Institute of Food Technologists! This award honors an IFT member who has shown outstanding ability in research in some area of food science and technology.
IFT Volunteer Section Meeting April 12th 5pm at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. RSVP here.
Domestic Kitchen Workshops:
- The Domestic Kitchen Workshop is now available online! You can read more here.
- Nashville Domestic Kitchen Workshop scheduled for April 27th- access the brochure here and online registration here.
Tennessee Food Safety Task Force Conference, "Fresh Produce: Challenges and Approaches to Food Safety" May 9th- Nashville TN. Learn more here.
A career in Food Science is great choice, but don't take our word for it- check out this report, "What's it worth? The Economic Value of College Majors" from researchers at Georgetown University.
Position Announcement: Professor and Head: Department of Food Science and Technology. For more information click here.
Contact Department
Food Science and Technology
2605 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7331
Fax: (865) 974-7332
Email: foodsci@utk.edu