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Professional community
Connect food scientists, technologists, researchers, educators and industry professionals throughout Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Section • Institute of Food Technologists
Connecting Oklahoma’s food science community.
Industry, academia and students working together to advance the science of food through professional connection, research, education and service.
Restored identity
A local home for the science of food
Public historical references identify ift-ok.org as the website of the Oklahoma Section of IFT. The section supported students and professionals across Oklahoma and sponsored recurring food and agricultural research symposia.
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Research & education
Support scientific exchange through symposia, student presentations, technical talks and university partnerships.
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Student development
Create pathways for students and early-career professionals to present work, volunteer and build networks.
Historical activity
Research symposia were a recurring section tradition.
IFT-Oklahoma appears repeatedly as a sponsor of Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center research symposium and was also associated with the 2017 Food Science Symposium at the University of Central Oklahoma.
View reconstructed timeline2017Food Science Symposium at UCO
2018OSU research symposium sponsor
2022OSU FAPC symposium sponsor
Section priorities
Build community across sectors
Historical IFT material describes Oklahoma section volunteering as a way to connect people in government, manufacturing, academia and other areas of the food industry.
Give students a platform
Oklahoma symposium programs repeatedly included undergraduate and graduate oral and poster presentations, networking and awards.