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Student Vacation ProgramFood Technology | Process Performance Engineering Dairy Innovation Australia's Student Vacation Program places talented undergraduate students into site-based projects, sponsored by Dairy Innovation Australia's member companies. Students gain valuable work experience in their professional field, while completing a project valuable to their sponsoring company. The program was initiated in 1999, and since then 98 students have participated. The 2010 – 2011 has proven to be one of the most successful programs run to-date. Thanks to continued dairy industry involvement, DIAL have supported projects in both process engineering, and product research and development. Last summer, 14 undergraduate students – 13 process engineers and 1 food technologist – were employed by Dairy Innovation Australia. Site-based projects were completed for DIAL Members including Bega Cheese Ltd, Lion Nathan National Foods, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd, Tatura Milk Industries, and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory, and for Fonterra Spreyton. Project topics included: energy management and optimisation, steam, water, and chemical utilisation, waste minimisation, food-salting technology, and carbon foot-printing of packaging materials. Students' projects were supervised by staff from our Process Engineering, Food Technology, and Microbiology & Biochemistry groups. Dairy Innovation Australia is again seeking to employ a group of talented, motivated tertiary students, from a range of disciplines, including chemical engineering, microbiology, and food science / technology. The Student Vacation Program will run for 3 months over the coming 2011 – 2012 summer break, commencing on November 28th and concluding on 24th February, 2012. During the first week of the program, students will complete 3 days of formal training, in topics ranging from dairy chemistry and microbiology, to dairy processing and project planning. Students are then based at their sponsor factory – most likely in country Victoria, for the remainder of the project. At the completion of the student vacation program, students are required to submit a project report, and give a formal presentation to their sponsoring company's staff and Dairy Innovation Australia. Students are selected for the program based on their interest in working in the dairy industry, their ability to travel and live in rural communities, and showing initiative and drive, required to successfully deliver project outcomes. To apply for the program, please send: To:students@dairyinnovation.com.au
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