Education
Professor Pangborn earned a Bachelor of Surgery at and a Master of Surgery at Iowa State University.
Professor Pangborn earned a Bachelor of Surgery at and a Master of Surgery at Iowa State University.
She was a pioneer in the sensory analysis of food. Education
After joining the Department of Food Technology at the University of California, Davis in 1955, Pangborn was pioneer in the field of sensory analysis of food attributes, publishing over 180 scientific articles and supervising over 40 graduate students in this area. Legacy
Professor Pangborn also co-authored three textbooks, including the Principles of Sensory Evaluation by Amerine, Pangborn and Roessler, which served as the definitive text for an entire generation of sensory scientists.
Today, the Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, an international meeting of sensory scientists is dedicated in her memory.
At the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, the Sensory Evaluation Division has their graduate student competition named in Pangborn"s honor.