Dorman Hall
Dorman Hall was formerly the location of Dudy Noble Field. In 1964, the baseball field was closed to make way for the construction of the building. Dorman Hall houses the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology. Approximately 200 faculty members and graduate and post-doctoral students have offices in Dorman Hall. In addition, Dorman classrooms accommodate approximately 1,000 students daily.
Clay Lyle Entomology Complex
The Clay Lyle Entomology Complex was built in 1971, and principally houses entomology faculty; although additional faculty and staff from the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology are housed here as well. The MSU Electron Microscope Center, housed in the basement of the Clay Lyle building, serves as an important resource for research and education in scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
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For access or use to the Electron Microscope Center, contact the Institute for Imaging & Analytical Technologies (I2AT)
Mississippi Entomological Museum
The Mississippi Entomological Museum, a research, teaching, and service facility, is centered in the Clay Lyle Complex and houses approximately 650,000 specimens, with extensive collections of Homoptera (Coccoidea and Cicadellidae), Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera. The museum also holds the Ross E. Hutchins Collection of approximately 7,000 35-mm slides and 20,000 black-and-white negatives of insects and plants.
Insect Rearing Center
The concept of developing an insect rearing center at Mississippi State University (MSU) to house new rearing facilities, sponsor a yearly workshop, conduct insect rearing research, rear insects for research, and conduct other activities related to rearing was conceived in the year 1999. A facility was planned, designed, constructed, and completed in 2001. The main facility of approximately 3,100 ft2 (290 m2) is located in the basement of the Lyle Entomology Building and consists of four rooms where staff and students conduct general rearing tasks and six state-of-the-art, walk-in, environment controlled rearing rooms. Later, a small building adjacent to Lyle Entomology was designed and built to house adult lepidoptera and to provide additional rearing space. In recent years, upgrades in the humidification and temperature control systems have been made.
Plant Disease and Nematode Clinic
The Plant Disease and Nematode Clinic provides detailed, accurate, and timely analyses of soil and plant samples. The clinic also serves as the Mississippi Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industries (MDAC-BPI) regulatory plant pathology lab. The clinic is located in the Bost Extension Center.
Statewide Facilities
Off-campus facilities include 16 Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Branch Experiment Stations, each being strategically located according to soil type. Plant pathologists and entomologists are located at the Delta Research and Extension Center and the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center. The MSU Extension Service also has a presence in all 82 counties.
Other Facilities
Other on-campus facilities include greenhouses, a plant science research farm of 360 acres, a 1,650-acre animal research center, and a 1,050-acre dairy research center; nearby is an 8,000-acre university-owned forest.
Ammerman-Hearnsberger Pilot Food Processing Lab
Professor emeritus (deceased) of food science and technology Dr. Gale R. Ammerman had a long career with MSU as a professor of food science and technology, the Coordinator of the Food Science Institute, and later the first head of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. The Ammerman-Hearnsberger (AH) Pilot Food Processing Lab is named in his honor, and that of Dr. James Hearnsberger, a productive and dedicated faculty that passed away at an untimely young age. The AH Food Processing Laboratory was constructed to serve as a teaching, research and outreach facility. It is used by industry to produce lots for market testing, by the Food Science Club to process, package and market their Bully Boxes, and by professors to conduct research and teaching.
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Custer Dairy Processing Plant
The Custer Dairy Processing Plant is a unit of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and is located in the Herzer Building on the campus of Mississippi State University. The plant is a teaching and research laboratory for students studying dairy foods at Mississippi State University. The facility houses some of the most modern equipment available. The cheese operation is a by-product of the research program. The plant also offers educational opportunities for students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In addition to cheese, the dairy-processing plant manufactures all the fluid milk products, ice cream and butter that are used on the MSU campus and serves as one of the University's unique public relations venues.
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Garrison Sensory Evaluation Laboratory
The Garrison Sensory Evaluation Laboratory facilitates research programs that M.S. and PhD students use to conduct different types of sensory tests to understand consumer acceptability and sensory descriptive attributes. Examples of this research encompass the relationships between meat quality measurements and sensory quality, the relationships between the concentration of aroma compounds and product acceptability, and the relationships between instrumental texture measurements and product acceptability.
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Herzer Dairy Science Building
The Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion is located in the Herzer Dairy Science Building. The building contains classrooms, laboratories, and offices.
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MAFES Sales Store
The MAFES Sales Store (also called the MSU Cheese Store) is a unit of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and is housed on the campus of Mississippi State University in the Herzer Dairy Science Building. The store exists as an outlet for the research and educational products produced by MAFES Research Support Unit Dairy Manufacturing Plant and by the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. Many products sold are produced on the MSU campus by faculty, staff, and students.
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Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory
With over 18,000 square feet of space, the new Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory produces some of the finest beef and pork products around. The facility includes a harvest area, demonstration area and freezer space as well as classrooms and research laboratories. The Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory moved into the new building in Fall 2018. The facility includes teaching, research and outreach by the Departments of Animal and Dairy Science and Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion. Want to taste our farm-raised products? They are available to the public at the MAFES Sales Store. These include rib eye steaks, ground chuck, sirloin tip roasts, and many other cuts.
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Moore Hall
Moore Hall is home to components of the nutrition teaching program. The building is equipped with four complete kitchens for students to learn and prepare meals. The Fun with Food Camp is also held in Moore Hall. The building is shared with the School of Human Sciences' Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising program and is home to the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection.
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