Six National Dairy Foods Research Centers were established, in 1987, as Centers of Excellence dedicated to conducting research to develop new and improved dairy products, processes and packaging, and to improve the safety and quality of dairy foods. Planning and research are coordinated with the Centers to avoid duplication. This provides the most efficient use of producers' check-off dollars.

Joseph A. O'Donnell, Ph.D., Executive Director
California Dairy Research Foundation
502 Mace Blvd., Suite 12
Davis, CA 95618
Tel: 530-753-0681
Fax : 530-753-1453
Email: odonnell@cdrf.org

Lloyd Metzger, Ph.D., Director
Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center
Department of Food Science & Nutrition
University of Minnesota
1334 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-624-7786
Fax: 612-625-5272
Email: Lloyd.Metzger@sdstate.edu

Todd R. Klaenhammer, Ph.D, Director
Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center
Department of Food Science & Microbiology
North Carolina State University
Box 7624
Raleigh, NC 27695
Tel: 919-515-2972
Fax: 919-515-7124
Email: sdfrc@ncsu.edu

Don McMahon, Ph.D., Director
Western Dairy Center
Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-8700
Tel: (435) 797-3644
Fax: (435) 797-2379
Email: djm@cc.usu.edu

John Lucey, Ph.D., Director
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Babcock Hall
1605 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Tel:  608-262-5970
Fax:  608-262-1578
Email: jalucey@wisc.edu

August '11