Specialized
Teaching and Research Facilities
From developing innovative foods to understanding how nutrition supports human health, Cal Poly’s specialized laboratories and processing facilities bring science into practice. Through hands-on learning, you’ll explore food safety, quality, product development and nutritional assessment while building the technical skills and real-world experience to make an impact.
Boswell Agricultural Technology Center
The Boswell Agricultural Technology Center brings together specialized laboratories for food safety, sensory evaluation, quality analysis, culinary science and nutrition research. Through hands-on learning and advanced technologies, students analyze food, develop products and investigate questions connecting food science with human health.
Pilot Plant
The Food Pilot Plant provides a commercial-scale environment where students gain hands-on experience in food processing, product development and production. With industry-standard equipment, students apply food safety, quality assurance and process control practices while producing products such as jams, sauces and chocolate.
Researching What’s Next
Inside the lab or out, Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing pedagogy is firmly based in hand’s on experiences. As a Mustang you are encouraged to find your passion and dig in.