Laura Nattress
Principal Scientist at Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Role
- Principal Scientist, Ingredient Evaluation Research at ADM
- Location
- Covington, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Nattress
Food Scientist, Ingredient Evaluation Scientist, Animal Advocate, Dietitian. Experienced scientist, with 18 years in industry. Skills include screening for taste acuity, leading tasting sessions, running experiential taste trainings, supervising sensory lab and staff, and sensory efficacy testing of non-GRAS ingredients. Worked as a dietitian for 9 years, providing both individual and group sessions for people with eating disorders. Made hand-dipped chocolates on a special order basis before pursuing a doctorate in Food Science, with an emphasis in chocolate. Passionate about taste evaluation of novel ingredients, trying new/interesting foods and cuisines, training people to to taste and evaluate products, flavor research, animal advocacy, the environment, chocolate, alternative proteins, shifting people away from eating animals, cooking with minimally processed whole foods, and wine. Outside of work, I love to spend time with my pets, cook, bake, make homemade vegan alternatives to animal-containing foods, care for my plants, travel, volunteer at an animal sanctuary, and watch, read, or listen to mysteries.
Experience
Principal Scientist, Ingredient Evaluation Research
Jul 2020 — Present · Erlanger, KY, US
Education
Washington State University
MS, Nutrition; Dietetics Training
1981 — 1984
Penn State University
Ph.D., Food Science; Statistics Minor
2000 — 2004
Western Washington University
BA, Nutrition; Chemistry Minor
1977 — 1981
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