The Centre fosters the participation of Centre staff in University courses, and in the joint supervision of students in UNSW departments. The Centre is creating a number of new scholarships and research positions within those Departments. The Centre also provides special advice and training for industrial and other clients. The Centre aims to be a national focus of expertise and strives to develop chemosensory science and related education in Australia. Food Science and Technology.
Fats have profound sensory impact on palatability of foods.
It is these mechanisms which may underlie and explain the role of fats in flavour perception, food appreciation and diet selection. Towards an Electronic Nose Based on Optical Sensors David is in receipt of an APA and CRC top-up, and is supervised by Professor Brynn Hibbert and Associate Professor Donald Barnett. Molecular Receptive Mechanism of Smell Raswinder is in receipt of CRC Scholarship and is supervised by Professor Peter Barry and Associate Professor Graham Bell. Electrochemical Detection of an Immune Response Christine is supervised by Associate Professor Donald Barnett. Explosive Detectors by Gas Sensors Sam is an external student working part-time on the above project.