Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for a seminar titled “Perspectives on Sensory Science: From Coursework to Implementation,” featuring Cynthia Rohrer, PhD, laboratory technical manager at Eurofins Professional. The talk will take place at 12:45–1:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Robert A. Pritzker Science Center Auditorium, room 111, and online over Zoom.

Description

Using coursework background and knowledge (from Descriptive analysis to Discrimination testing) to understand and implement effective sensory panels. Basic applications of Duo-Trio, Triangle in use with Descriptive panels, along with combining Discrimination and Focus group information to achieve answers to product development and marketing questions. Practical scenarios and sensory situations shown with problems and solutions discussed.

Biography

Currently Laboratory Technical Manager at Eurofins Professional Scientific Services in Winston Salem, NC, and Group Leader for the Sensory Lab. Previously Professor of Food Science in the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology and Graduate Program Director in Food Science and Technology at the University of Wisconsin Stout. Awarded Teaching Scholar for 2019-2020 at the University of Wisconsin. Earned an M.S. in Food Science from the University of Tennessee, doctorate from North Carolina State University in Food Science and Technology, and previously a Research Scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at the University of Wisconsin, taught several courses in the area of Food Science including Sensory Analysis, Advanced Sensory Analysis, Trends in Nutrition, Food Science Seminar, and Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. Authored or co-authored many publications in peer-reviewed journals, presented or co-presented at national conferences, and have been invited as a featured speaker at several nutrition conferences as well as the local Red Dress Event of the Alpha Phi. In addition, served as advisor of the Food Science Club and faculty advisor for the Tri-Sigma sorority, and a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and Society for Sensory Professionals.