Sustainable Food Systems Division and Fruit & Vegetable Products Division Hackathon
September 25 - October 2, 2024
Can you tackle one of food science’s costliest and most environmentally impactful problems? Join our exciting competition where teams of food science students will collaborate to develop innovative solutions to combat food waste. By participating, you will contribute to a more sustainable future while competing for amazing cash prizes. Showcase your skills, knowledge creativity, and passion for making a difference.
Students are not required to have any prior knowledge about food waste. Students will have one week to develop and present their ideas.
As typical hackathons are open source for majority benefit, all concepts and solutions from this competition will be considered open source and may be developed by anyone who sees the end results.
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Carbohydrate Division Student Hackathon 2025 – Carbohydrate-Rich Foods for Health
February 17-26, 2025
The Carbohydrate Division is hosting a Student-Member Hackathon on developing better-for-you carbohydrate-rich food products. Students will be given a period of 10 days to plan and come up with their idea to create carbohydrate-rich foods that support health.
Teams will be judged on technical accuracy and feasibility of proposed solutions. Participants will be randomly assigned to teams, who will have the chance to work together digitally. On the second date of the program, teams will be asked to present their strategy to create a health-supporting, carbohydrate-rich food product and will participate in a Q&A with judges.
This event is a great way to inspire innovation and to work and network with like-minded individuals from around the world, as well as engage with the IFT Carbohydrate Division.
International Division Hackathon – Food for Relief
April 17, 2024
The International Division is challenging all IFT student-members to join them for a single-day, engaging hackathon to develop innovative solutions to help address a small-town humanitarian crisis. Participants will work with randomized virtual teams and will have 2 hours to design their concept and present their solutions. Participants will also get to hear from subject matter experts in the field of food security.
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Nonthermal Processing Division Hackathon – Think Tank
May 9-23, 2024
Join the Institute of Food Technologists and the National Mango Board for an interactive challenge for student members. Teams will work together to solve a real-life food production problem using nonthermal processing technologies, pitching their ideas to a panel of experts in a Shark Tank style competition. Don’t miss this exciting event to showcase your skills and network with like-minded individuals.
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