Mission

The purpose of the Division is to advance the relevant processing knowledge and managerial skills of our members by providing a well-balanced forum of technical information and networking opportunities, to promote and facilitate communication and cooperation between members, and to mentor young professionals. The group combines people with the following professional interests: oilseed handling preparation and extraction, refining and processing, oil products and packaging, feed ingredients, by-product utilization, safety and health, and environmental concerns.  


Newsletters
Members of the Processing Division receive 3 newsletters per year which contain information relevant to the Processing audience. Contents include industry and member news, meeting and symposium profiles, upcoming events, awards, and new books. To view a past issue, click on any link below. To get the newsletters as they are released, join the division!

February 2007    November 2007    February 2008    September 2008

Archived newsletters.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Help the Division achieve its mission.

A contribution to the Division provides assistance in technical program development, speaker support, and award administration.  Donations are greatly appreciated and recognized in the Division newsletter, website, and at the Annual Meeting. Sponsor an AOCS Annual Meeting event or session (email link)

Thank you to the current sponsors of the Division.

2008 Hospitality Suite

• Westfalia         

   Monday night:

• M&W Contractors, Inc.
• The Interstates Companies

   Tuesday night:

• AWT
• Oil-Dri

Of Interest

This section provides links to items of interest to the Division membership. Visit the other AOCS program areas for books, meetings, and official methods related to fields this Division serves. 

Awards

• Division Student
  

Processing Survey
At the request of the Processing Division Board, AOCS sent a member satisfaction survey out in June 2003 to 1311 individuals (Processing Division members, AOCS members with an interest in processing, and past annual meeting attendees with an interest in processing). We received a 19% response rate. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey. The results are included in the documents below.

• Survey Summary
• Optional Answers (pdf) 

Processing Division Brochure (pdf)