Food Science

Transcript for Discover the Possibilities of a Food Science Degree from Purdue University

Visual Description: A female student in a white lab coat, safety glasses, and blue gloves carefully pours liquid from a dark bottle through a funnel into a volumetric pipette.

Audio Narration: "You like science."

Visual Description: A male student wearing safety glasses and blue gloves leans close to a laboratory bench, pouring liquid from a glass beaker into a graduated cylinder alongside several Erlenmeyer flasks.

Audio Narration: "You always have."

Visual Description: A student sitting at a biosafety cabinet uses a micropipette to transfer liquid samples into multi-well trays and test tubes.

Audio Narration: "From working in a lab,"

Visual Description: Four students wearing hairnets and white lab coats gather around a laptop placed on a stainless steel work table, pointing at the screen and discussing a project.

Audio Narration: "...to learning and talking about innovations and ideas."

Visual Description: Students wearing hairnets and lab coats surround a stainless steel table piled high with vibrant fresh produce, including sweet peppers, onions, and pineapples. One student holds up a ripe red bell pepper.

Audio Narration: "You're passionate about food."

Visual Description: A student wearing a Purdue Boilermakers shirt tastes a food sample off a small spoon at an event booth.

Audio Narration: "Not just how it tastes, but..."

Visual Description: On a farm field, a mechanical harvester loads freshly picked red tomatoes into a large tractor trailer bed.

Audio Narration: "...how it's sourced,"

Visual Description: Two lab-coated students in hairnets and gloves pour a thick liquid mixture from a stainless steel pitcher into a large vat while blending.

Audio Narration: "...manufactured,"

Visual Description: An industrial packaging machine heat-seals a metallic foil aseptic package while releasing a burst of steam.

Audio Narration: "...and packaged."

Visual Description: A student wearing a hairnet and gloves empties a perforated stainless steel bowl filled with sliced yellow bell peppers into a large commercial cooking vat.

Audio Narration: "In a way that is safe..."

Visual Description: An automated industrial mechanical mixer with twin impellers rotates rapidly inside a vat of bright yellow puree.

Audio Narration: "...and accessible to consumers around the world."

Visual Description: Two students in lab coats and hairnets fill small disposable sample cups with orange juice poured from juice containers.

Audio Narration: "And you have other interests."

Visual Description: A person uses a large cleaver knife to chop a pineapple on a cutting board in a kitchen laboratory.

Audio Narration: "Making food more nutritious,"

Visual Description: A hand uses a fork to scrape food scraps and greens off a ceramic plate directly into a waste bin.

Audio Narration: "...reducing food waste,"

Visual Description: A hand tosses a plastic container into three color-coded recycling bins labeled for paper, plastic, and organic waste.

Audio Narration: "...all while keeping sustainability and safety in mind."

Visual Description: A student wearing protective glasses and gloves inspects a bubbling solution inside a glass beaker on a hot plate stirrer equipped with a thermometer probe.

Audio Narration: "When you explore the possibilities in Food Science at Purdue University,"

Visual Description: Metal tongs place golden-brown fried croquettes onto eco-friendly palm-leaf plates.

Audio Narration: "...you can channel your interests..."

Visual Description: Three students in formal business attire present slides titled "Tikka Masala Chick'n Croquettes" on a presentation screen inside a conference room.

Audio Narration: "...into a great career."

Visual Description: A person wearing a tie-dye lab coat pushes a tray with sample dishes through a small service hatch labeled with the number 4.

Audio Narration: "You'll have lots of options in the industry because of your experiences in research,"

Visual Description: Inside a sensory tasting cubicle, a student seated in front of a computer screen uses a spoon to evaluate food samples from numbered plastic cups.

Audio Narration: "...test labs,"

Visual Description: An instructor in a lab coat and safety glasses demonstrates control panels on large industrial pilot plant processing equipment to a student.

Audio Narration: "...and even a small-scale manufacturing facility."

Visual Description: In a pilot plant facility, a student in a hairnet and gloves seals glass bottles filled with honey.

Audio Narration: "Not to mention all of the internships that are available."

Visual Description: A student in safety glasses uses a micropipette to transfer liquid samples onto a microscopic test slide setup.

Audio Narration: "Our track record is impressive."

Visual Description: At an indoor career fair, a student in a pink suit speaks with company representatives standing in front of branded display banners for Land O'Lakes and Purina.

Audio Narration: "100% of our graduates get jobs or go on to grad school."

Visual Description: A faculty member and a student wearing lab coats examine melon samples together at a laboratory workstation.

Audio Narration: [Upbeat instrumental music continues]

Visual Description: A student wearing a hairnet and lab coat carries a tray of freshly baked foods past a commercial cooking kettle.

Audio Narration: "Find out how you can pursue your passions..."

Visual Description: A young man wearing glasses and a backpack smiles while selecting fresh tomatoes from a colorful produce display inside a grocery store.

Audio Narration: "...and help feed the world."

Visual Description: Closing title card displays screen text: "DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE", Email: foodsci@purdue.edu, Phone: 765-494-8256, Website: ag.purdue.edu/foodsci, along with the Purdue University College of Agriculture logo.

Audio Narration: [Upbeat instrumental music fades out]