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Lauren Rogers

    • About Me:

      I live with my partner next to the Peak District national park. I am a freelance sensory scientist 👁️ 👂 👃 👅 ✋ who loves walking 🚶‍♂️,  reading and travelling 🧳🗺️.

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      I left school at 16 and studied part time on ‘day release’ from work – finishing up with a Masters in Instrumental Analytical Chemistry. I’m very keen on learning new things and that’s why I like to travel – mostly around the UK 📍🇬🇧. I love ruined castles and sunny beaches!

    • My pronouns are:

      She/her

    • How I use Science in my work:

      Science is at the heart of everything I do. You might have learned about the senses in biology, or flavour chemicals in chemistry, or data analysis in computer science – that’s what I work on every day.

    • My Work:

      I help companies create products that delight the purchaser – products that look good, taste good, smell good and work well.

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      I might help a company choose people to assess their new plant-based food products, help them design experiments to find out which are the best ingredients for a new shampoo, analyse data to decide on the next product launch, or train their staff in sensory science.

    • My Typical Day:

      I work from home pretty much every day, working at the computer or joining online meetings. No day is the same as another – there’s always something new to learn! 📖📝💡 If I visit a client, I might be helping train people to describe food products, presenting some results or planning new research projects.

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      I also volunteer with the Institute of Food Science and Technology helping organise their sensory science courses 📚🎓 and the European Sensory Science Society , where I run their working group on education in sensory science.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I would use it to spread the word about sensory science as a career – no-one seems to know what it is and it is the best! 🌟💯

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    • Education:

      I went to school in Essex and Cambridge and achieved 9 “O” levels – they’re now called GCSEs.

    • Qualifications:

      Applied Sensory and Consumer Science Certificate Program: University of California, Davis

      MSc Instrumental Analytical Chemistry

      Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry

      HNC Chemistry

      ONC Chemistry

    • Work History:

      Senior Sensory Scientist @ GlaxoSmithKline, Royal Forest Factory

      Manager – Sensory Science @ DuPont Cereals Innovation Centre

      Analytical Chemist and Sensory Scientist @ Dalgety Plc

       

    • Current Job:

      Freelance sensory scientist – that means I work for myself rather than one specific company – which I like very much!

    • Employer:

      Not applicable

    • My Interview

      • What did you want to be after you left school?

        A lighting engineer in the theatre

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Yes - for mimicking a teacher but I didn't really...

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Set designer or location scout

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Too many to list - Rev Hammer is probably my favourite

        What's your favourite food?

        Egg and chips

        Tell us a joke.

        One snowman turns to the other and says "Hey, does your coffee smell of carrots too?"

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