
Sensory Directed Analysis Workshop
Identifying sensory-active compounds
Aroma Recognition
Develop and train your skills
Hands-on Experience
Gain sample extraction and GC-Olfactometry experience
GC-O data evaluation
Get Insights and learn from our Experts
Bring your own Sample
Apply the SDA method to your sample
Dieser Workshop wird ausschließlich in englischer Sprache gehalten!
Are you facing the challenge of identifying off-odors in various products? Or would you like to identify essential sensory-active substances in your own or competitor products?
Then join our 3-day workshop to discover how the GERSTEL Sensory Directed Analysis (SDA) workflow utilizes the separation power of gas chromatography, in combination with the human nose and mass spectrometry, to identify sensory active compounds in a wide array of sample matrices.
Focus Areas
During the workshop, the following topics will be covered in various lectures, live demonstrations and interactive discussions:
- Address a real-world aroma analysis investigation
- Develop aroma recognition skills & vocabulary
- Gain hands-on sample extraction & GC-Olfactometry experience
- Get insights into the evaluation of GC-Olfactometry data
- Apply the SDA method to your own sample.
Target Audience
The GERSTEL SDA workflow is designed for analytical chemists & sensory scientists who need to:
- Determine essential sensory-active compounds in their products or a competitor’s.
- Quickly map the entire aroma profile of a product.
- Develop odor abatement technologies.
- Manage quality control or customer & consumer complaints

Date & Duration
4. - 6.11.2025 | 9.00 – 16.30 Uhr
No. of Participants
max. 12 Participants
Costs
on request
Location
GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG | Eberhard-Gerstel-Platz 1
45473 Mülheim an der Ruhr | Gernmany
