Research, News and Activities
News and Activities
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Doctoral Defense
Gongshun Yang, a Ph.D. candidate with the Sensory and Consumer Research Center, presented his doctoral defense, "Developing and Validating a Multi-Dimensional Scale for Freshness Perception of Home Air-Care Products," on Dec. 2, 2024. Yang worked with Martin Talavera, Ph.D., sensory center director.
KibbleCon
Sidharth Babu, a graduate student, presented the research poster "Understanding the sensory characteristics and pet owner acceptance of dog food produced with dried bakery products." Babu presented the poster at the 2024 KibbleCon, which was held Oct. 23-24, 2024, at K-State's Manhattan campus.
Society of Sensory Professionals Conference
Faculty, staff and students attended the Society of Sensory Professionals Conference on Oct. 2-24, 2024, where they presented research posters to colleagues in attendance.
"Optimizing Consumer Acceptance of Lucuma Ice Cream Based on Health Perception Segments Using DOE" was researched and presented by Sidharth Babu, Jeff Garza, Martin Talavera and Rajesh Kumar.
"Handedness and Scale Orientation Effects on Consumer Usage of Sensory Scaling" was presented by Doris Agyei with research by Tyler Butterfield, Martin Talavera and Rajesh Kumar.
Research
Most of the studies we conduct are confidential. These are the public, independent studies that appear in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
"Consumer Acceptance of Novel Lucuma Fruit Ice Cream in the US Market," Foods (2024). Gaganpreet Sing, Rajesh Kumar and Martin J. Talavera. | Read the study.
"Use of Pea Proteins in High-Moisture Meat Analogs: Physicochemical Properties of Raw Formulations and Their Texturization Using Extrusion," Foods (2024). Blake J. Plattner, Shan Hong, Yonghui Li , Martin J. Talavera, Hulya Dogan , Brian S. Plattner and Sajid Alavi. | Read the study.
"Effects of different chicken protein sources on palatability in dry adult dog food," Frontiers (2023). Chelsie J. Shields, Nicholas L. Rozzi, Charles G. Aldrich, Martin J. Talavera. | Read the study.
"Using focus groups and consumer perceptions to generate important features of hotel shampoos and lotions," Journal of Sensory Studies (2023). Jessie Payne, Martin J. Talavera, Kadri Koppel. | Read the study.
"Understanding Protein Functionality and Its Impact on Quality of Plant-Based Meat Analogues," Foods (2023). Jenna Flory, Ruoshi Xiao, Yonghui Li, Hulya Dogan, Martin J. Talavera, Sajid Alavi. | Read the study.
"Research assessment: How the hotel industry uses sensory and consumer science to analyze hotel toiletries," Journal of Sensory Studies (2023). Jessie Payne, Kadri Koppel, Martin J. Talavera. | Read the study.
"Consumer perceptions of hotel shampoos and lotions," Journal of Sensory Studies (2023). Jessie Payne, Martin Talavera, Kadri Koppel. | Read the study.