Miriam Garcia Valencia (student representative Norway)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-garcia-valencia/
Miriam is the Norwegian deputy representative and is a PhD conducting research on consumer’s attitudes towards products with upcycled ingredients at Nofima in the departments of Sensory, Consumer and Innovation and the Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). Their research focuses on understanding the consumer’s acceptance of foods with new ingredients and how to create products that would be attractive to consumers.
As a committee representative they aim to strengthen the relations and collaborate with other PhDs/early-stage researchers to promote our research findings .
Katerina (Aikaterini) Katsikari (student representative Norway)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/katerina-katsikari-7501a5198
Katerina is the Norwegian representative and a PhD candidate working with the influence of food texture on consumer behaviour, acceptance and satiety perception of foods with different degrees of processing. Currently enrolled at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and located at Nofima in the department of Innovation, Consumer and Sensory.
As a committee representative they aim to communicate research knowledge with young scientists in the sensory field.