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UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center

UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center

Human Resources


It is the responsibility of the CREC Human Resources Department to provide quality resources and services to faculty and staff and to maintain procedural guidelines of the University of Florida, IFAS and CREC Administration. The Human Resources Department also plays a critical role in maintaining a healthy morale at CREC.

The CREC Human Resources Office recognizes that our greatest asset is the staff. Therefore, it is our policy to ensure that our staff is treated in a friendly, fair, and equitable manner. We welcome any ideas you may wish to share.

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The CREC Processing Pilot Plant contains most of the equipment necessary to perform studies related to citrus, beverage, and by-products processing. Included are the operations of fruit washing and sizing, state test extraction, juice extraction and finishing, centrifugation, evaporation, pasteurization and filtration. Research capabilities are available to support the studies of the scientists and for cooperative industry projects.

Fresh fruit pilot plant facilities are available for packing-line treatment, citrus processing, and other produce. Automated equipment has been incorporated into the packing-line to size and sort fresh fruit by color, density and blemish criteria. Multiple temperature-controlled rooms are available for experiments on fresh citrus and other commodities.


Deborah Hancock
Deborah Hancock
HR Generalist I
863.956.8603
deborah.hancock@ufl.edu
Valrie Ruggles
Valrie Ruggles
HR Generalist I
863.956.8602
vruggles@ufl.edu