Spotlight: Martha Calvert is the new Sensory Manager at CSU Spur, where she will lead sensory testing services to support regional food producers as well as sensory research projects to support CSU researchers. Martha is passionate about teaching small- and medium-size agricultural producers about how sensory testing can support their business goals and be leveraged as a marketing tool. Martha recently earned her Ph.D. in Food Science at Virginia Tech, and previously earned degrees from North Carolina State University in both Food Science and Nutrition Science. After having worked in the hard cider, apple agriculture, and alcoholic beverage space throughout her Ph.D., she hopes to continue investing in value-added and artisan agricultural systems and to continue her work in understanding the consumer-producer battle from a sensory science angle.
