Sensory and Consumer Science
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Individual Testing Area (10 booths)- Touch screen monitors and PCs
- Computerized data acquisition system
- Adjustable lighting for both light level and color: white, red, green, blue
- Sliding door pass-through connection with staging area
- Comfortable seating, sinks in each booth
Staging and Preparation Area
- Main server of data acquisition system
- Tables and benches for product preparation and serving
- Utility cabinets and drawers
Licensed Industrial Test Kitchen
Focus Group and Descriptive Test Discussion Room
- Flexible furniture arrangement; accommodates up to 12 panelists
- Adjacent viewing area with one-way mirrors for private client reviewing
- Adjacent to kitchen for complete sample preparation capability
- Audio-video recording
Resources
Off-Site Testing Capability
- ViewSonic tablet PCs (6 units) for computerized data acquisition
Services
Sensory and Consumer Research
- Panel recruiting, screening and training
- Questionnaire and screener development
- Sensory test design and execution with consumers or trained panelists
- Large database of demographically diverse populations
- Experimental design
For more information contact: ann.colonna@oregonstate.edu
