Campuses:
The Sensory Center is a teaching, research, and service unit within the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota. We provide a full range of sensory evaluation and consumer testing methodologies including test design and data analysis. We conduct sensory tests and sensory research for food companies and private research corporations as well as for research projects at this and at other Universities.
Professor Zata Vickers
zvickers@umn.edu
612-624-2257
Coordinators:
Nuala Bobowski
bobo0005@umn.edu
612-625-3712
Amanda Peck
peckx137@umn.edu
612-625-3712
Fees are based on actual costs of supplies, labor, facility use, and payment to panelists. Please contact one of the coordinators above to discuss your testing needs and receive a cost estimate.
We have two testing facilities each with 8 testing booths and computers. Both facilities have adjacent kitchen labs for test preparation. In addition, there are classrooms and conference rooms near the testing facilities that can be used for focus groups or larger consumer studies.
