Whistler
Center for Carbohydrate Research
Whistler
Center for Carbohydrate Research is a university-industry research
center that conducts fundamental research related to practical
applications of carbohydrates.
The Center provides world-class excellence in focused areas
of carbohydrate research, communication related to the research
areas, analytical services, and education. It works in partnership
with companies to extend uses of carbohydrates, hydrocolloids
in general, other biopolymers, and cereals. It serves carbohydrate-producing
and carbohydrate-utilizing and related industries through:
- generation of fundamental information targeted for new technology
development
- providing young scientists educated to understand and work
with carbohydrates and related biopolymers via education which
stresses application of knowledge of their chemistry, fundamental
properties and behaviors, structures, and dynamics
- providing unique problem-solving capabilities
In partnership with industrial sponsors, the Center searches for
understandings of structure-function relationships of starches,
hydrocolloids, and low-molecular-weight carbohydrates through application
of leading-edge technology.
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The
mission of the Center is to enhance the quality and quantity of
carbohydrate use through an increased understanding of the chemical,
physical, and biological properties of carbohydrates and through
education.
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To be the premier food carbohydrate research center via:
- being the leader in research related to food carbohydrates
- being the leader in graduate education related to food carbohydrates,
- exhibiting the highest level of creativity and professionalism,
andmaintaining successful,
- productive partnerships with our Sustaining
Member companies
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The
Center serves carbohydrate-producing, carbohydrate-utilizing, and
related industries through: generation and extension of fundamental
information targeted for new technology development; education
that stresses application of knowledge of the chemistry, fundamental
properties, behaviors, structures, and dynamics of carbohydrates;
provision of solutions to problems. In partnership with industrial
sponsors, the Center searches for an understanding of the structure-function
relationships of polymeric carbohydrates and other biopolymers
through application of leading-edge technology in order to extend
uses of starches, hydrocolloids in general, and cereals.
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