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Call for Officer Nominations

Nominate a fellow SSP member or indicate your own interest in serving on the SSP Executive Committee! SSP is seeking individuals with leadership experience and a background of service to the society who are respected in the field of sensory science and have a vision for SSP. Nominations are accepted through April 30, 2024.

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Leadership Opportunity For Student Members

The SSP Executive Committee is accepting nominations for two (2) Student Representatives to serve on the SSP Executive Committee as non-voting members for 2024-2026. Learn more about this opportunity and submit your application by May 31, 2024. 

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​​​T​he 2022 SSP Conference!

The 2022 SSP Conference was a success!

​Thank you to our ​opening session speakers, Carmen Bryant and Joni Goodman, and Closing Keynote speaker, ​Michael Useem.

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors​ for their support!

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2024 SSP Conference

Now Accepting Abstract and Session Submissions!

​Submit your technical abstract or scientific session proposal and contribute to the world-class programming at the SSP Conference. Join us October 2–4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for 2.5 days of sensory programming, interactive workshops, groundbreaking research, and engaging networking. Submit your research or proposal by May 13!

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Careers in Panel Leading: Now Available On-Demand!

Watch the thought-provoking discussion on the value of sensory panels and how to energize and engage the next generation of sensory scientists.

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​​​Connect and collaborate with leaders in the sensory field from around the world

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​​​Latest in Sensory Science

​Members gain full access to the Journal of Sensory Studies​ and the ​Journal of Texture Studies​​​.

Complex choices: Pole selection for polarized projective mapping applied to a complex product set

Amy E. A. Jenkins, Amy J. Bowen

Added sugar in coffee beverages: A study with a sample of Brazilian consumers of sweetened and unsweetened coffee

Claudimara da Silva da Portela, Thayna Viencz, Karen Laíssa Balbino dos Santos, Tarcísio Lima Filho, Marta de Toledo de Benassi

Olfactory training improves emotion matching ability in 6–9 years old children—preliminary evidence

Michal Pieniak, Marta Rokosz, Zorana Ivcevic, Aleksandra Reichert, Barbara Żyżelewicz, Paulina Nawrocka, Izabela Lebuda, Anna Oleszkiewicz

​Learn & Share Sensory Knowledge

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​Member experts con​tribute to our Sensory Wiki, providing easily searchable articles on topics in a variety of categories, from Consumer Understanding to Statistics. Everything in the Sensory Wiki is shared publicly to benefit the entire sensory science community.

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