Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Research - West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research Details
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 capabilitiesIn 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.
