Jeanine Ammann studied food science at ETH Zurich and worked for a few years in food quality assurance. After earning a doctorate on the topic of disgust sensitivity toward food and spending several years conducting research and teaching at the university level, she joined Agroscope, where she conducts research on sustainability and food policy. She is a social science researcher with experience in experimental studies (eye tracking, virtual reality, sensory analysis), surveys (qualitative and quantitative), and literature reviews.

Research area
Qualitative and quantitative empirical social research (surveys, experiments, interviews)
Key topics: Sustainability, food waste, policy measures, (adoption and perception of) smart farming technologies and food disgust

Research projects
Horizon Europe WASTELESS: WASTE QUANTIFICATION SOLUTIONS TO LIMIT ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084222

Horizon Europe WASTEWISE: Waste Avoidance Strategies for Environmental Sustainability
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101181915

SNF FARM4HH: Food Waste Reduction Measures for Households - Interdependencies, acceptance and effectiveness of measures by political and value chain actors to reduce food waste in Swiss households
https://data.snf.ch/grants/grant/10002576

Curriculum Vitae
since 2022 Scientific Collaborator and Deputy Group Leader (Agroscope)
2023-2024 Lecturer at Fernfachhochschule Schweiz (FFHS)
2021-2022 Scientific Collaborator (Agroscope)
2020-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher (Agroscope)
2019-​2020 Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer (ETH)
2016-​2019 Doctocal Researcher (ETH)
2014-​2016 Scientific Collaborator Food Contact Materials (SQTS)
2012-​2014 Master of Science (ETH) in Food Science
2011-​2012 Praktikum Qualitätssicherung (JOWA AG)
2008-​2011 Bachelor of Science (ETH) in Food Science