MissEmma Lundin

Emma is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Advanced Food Sciences investigating the influence of texture perception and mouth behaviour on vegetable intake in healthy elderly individuals.

Emma is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Advanced Food Sciences. She holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in biotechnology: Agriculture and food and a Master of Biotechnology from The University of Melbourne. Emma has previously worked at CSIRO in the sensory and consumer science team which focused on research for food product development. Emma’s PhD project focuses on understanding mouth behaviour in healthy elderly individuals and how this can affect texture perception and acceptance of vegetables. Her PhD project will be in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and Emma looks forward to completing one of her PhD studies in Copenhagen.