Author

Ciarán Forde

Chair of Sensory Science and Eating Behavior at the Division of Human Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands
Leads research on how food sensory properties influence eating behaviors, energy intake and metabolism across the life-span
Coordinates undergraduate and graduate education in Sensory Science and Nutrition Behaviour at Wageningen, and has published over 150 articles on topics in sensory, nutrition and metabolism
He is an Executive Editor for the journal Appetite and Section Editor (‘Nutrition behaviour’) for the European Journal of Nutrition, and also holds editorial board positions at Nutrition Bulletin, Journal of Future Food and Journal of Texture Studies
Spent the past 25 years conducting research in academic, public and private sector research roles in the UK (GSK), Australia (CSIRO) and Switzerland (Nestlé Research) and Singapore (National University of Singapore/A*STAR)
Received his BSc (Hons) in Food Chemistry and a PhD in Sensory Science from the Department of Human Nutrition at University College Cork in Ireland