Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering
Since the dawn of civilisation, Cereals have provided food and feed for the human race, having progressed from domestic and local production and processing to today's industrial scale operations. In other such process industries, Chemical Engineers have been contributing design, operation and management skills for more than a hundred years. Together with other sectors of the food industry, cereal processors are now recognising the value of chemical engineering principles for their businesses. In addition, both grain processors and the chemical industry are starting to exploit the potential of cereals in novel applications. Continued development and competitiveness in food, feed and novel uses of grains will increasingly require skilled and knowledgeable professionals.
In recognition of this need, UMIST (now The University of Manchester) established the world's first Centre for Grain Process Engineering within its world-class Department of Chemical Engineering (now the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science). This followed an initiative and generous donation from the Satake Corporation of Japan. The Centre now provides a focus for post-graduate research and teaching relevant to the grain processing industries, all of which share common challenges.
We're excited by the way the cereal industries are moving forward. I invite you to participate with us in realising the contribution of grain process engineering.
Professor Colin Webb
Director