About us
We are a research group from IATA-CSIC (Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council) dedicated to the study of the sensory properties of food and consumer perception.
Our team, led by Ph.D. Amparo Tárrega and Ph.D. Laura Laguna, is multidisciplinary, and expert in techniques for sensory evaluation and quantitative and qualitative consumer assessments.
Amparo Tárrega
Head Scientist
Sensometry and Consumer Science
Laura Laguna
Head Scientist
Sensory perception, Food Oral Processing and Deglutition Problems
Arantxa Rizo
Ph.D. in Food Science, Technology and Management
Sensory perception
Mónica González
Specialist technician in sensory analysis and consumer studies
Celia Badia
Ph.D Student in Food Science
Elizabeth Carrillo
Ph.D. in Food Science, Technology and Management
Consumer studies
Ruth Picó
Ph.D. Student in Food Science, Technology and Management
Raquel Baixauli
Ph.D. in Agronomic Engineering
Consumer studies and Project management
Andrés Viadel
Ph.D Student in Food Science
Elena Zúñiga
Laboratory Technician - INVESTIGO
Kovan Mohammed Ismael
Ph.D Student in Surgery and Morphologic Sciences
Tuong Thuy Ung Pham
Ph.D Student in Sensory and Consumer Science