Joining
Membership Fees
$8,825/year for January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009
If you are interested in becoming a member of our center, please contact us by phone at 814-867-1379 or sending e-mail to kek14@psu.edu.
Industry Benefits as Members of the CFM
- Selection of research projects and rapid access to results.
- Semiannual meeting where company representatives work alongside their peers from both industry and academia.
- Professional and personal interaction with food manufacturing decision-makers from industry, government, and academia.
- Direct access to students and faculty expertise in areas of manufacturing, engineering, and food processing.
- Continuing education opportunities and on-site training of employees in the use of new techniques, hazard reduction, and safety.
- Access to intellectual property developed through basic research via licensing.
- Opportunity to continue beyond precompetitive stage through individually funded projects with competitive applications. These will be protected through traditional and specially developed Penn State policies governing intellectual property.
- Opportunity to hire outstanding engineering and food science graduates with backgrounds related to food manufacturing.

