| Year |
Events |
| 1952 |
Department of Food Technology,
Faculty of Applied Science, The New South Wales University of Technology
established in 2 huts (now B9) |
| 1952-1970 |
Founder and Head of Department
– Associate Professor Fritz H. Reuter |
| 1954 |
Bachelor of Science course commenced |
| 1955 |
First Master of Science awarded |
| 1956 |
Visit by HRH Prince Phillip
First Bachelor of Science awarded |
| 1959 |
Became The University of New South
Wales
First Doctor of Philosophy awarded |
| 1960 |
Graduate Diploma course introduced |
| 1968 |
Department relocated to levels
4 and 5 of the Applied Science Building |
| 1971-1990 |
Head of Department/School of Food
Science and Technology – Professor Ron A.Edwards |
| 1972 |
Master of Applied Science (Food
Technology) introduced |
| 1975 |
Professor Edwards appointed to
Chair of Food Technology |
| 1976 |
Became School of Food Technology |
| 1983 |
Master of Applied Science (Food
Engineering) introduced |
| 1984 |
Became School of Food Science
and Technology |
| 1986 |
Became the Department of Food
Science and Technology in the School of Biological Technologies |
| 1988 |
Food Industry Development Centre
(Key Centre for Teaching and Research) established
School of Biological Technologies renamed School of Applied Bioscience |
| 1990 |
Department relocated to the old
site of Wool and Pastoral Science, now B8a, B8c and C8a |
| 1991 |
Professor Peter Gray (Biotechnology)
appointed Head of School |
| 1991-1994 |
Head of Department of Food Science
and Technology – Professor Geoffrey M. Wilson |
| 1992 |
Microbiology facilities relocated
to building B8c and upgraded
Master of Applied Science (Food Microbiology) course established |
| 1994-2000 |
Head of Department of Food Science
and Technology – Professor Ken A Buckle |
| 1994 |
Food Microbiology research facilities
and Seminar/Lecture Room established, via CRC for Food Industry
Innovation |
| 1995 |
40 Year Reunion and Dr F.H. Reuter's
90th birthday celebrated |
| 1996 |
Master of Applied Science (Food
Microbiology) Course reviewed internationally
Bachelor of Science Course (3060) review commenced
BSc(Hons) in Food Science Course 3065) introduced |
| 1997 |
Master of Applied Science (Food
Science and Nutrition) Course established
Faculty of Applied Science disestablished (July 1)
Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Science and Technology established.
School of Applied Bioscience transferred to Faculty of Life Sciences |
| 1998 |
BSc and MSc (coursework) programs
completely revised
Professor Buckle appointed Head of School of Applied Bioscience |
| 1999 |
Revised BSc Course introduced
in Years 2, 3
BSc Major in Food Science and Nutrition (Course 3970/3800) and BSc
Advanced Science (Life Sciences) (Course 3990) approved for introduction
in 2000
All postgraduate coursework programs (Grad Dip, MAppSc/MSc Coursework)
revised and approved for introduction in Session 2, 1999 |
| 2000-2001 |
Professor Ken A Buckle appointed Associate Dean of International
Development, for Faculty of Science
Head of Department of Food Science and Technology - Professor
Graham H Fleet
|
| 2002 |
Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Science and Technology
merged to form Faculty of Science.
The Department of Food Science and Technology merged with School
of Chemistry to form School of Chemical Sciences
|
| 2004 |
As of 1 January 2004, the
Food Science and Technology unit merged with the School of Chemical
Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, and became a part of the Faculty
of Engineering |
