Arielle Johnson
Author And Illustrator
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolArielle Johnson is a flavor scientist, author, and illustrator with nearly a decade of professional experience translating rigorous sensory science into creative culinary and educational projects. Trained as a PhD chemist at UC Davis and a co‑founder of the Noma Fermentation Lab, she blends laboratory-grade analysis, fermentation expertise, and culinary R&D to help restaurants, brands, and media teams innovate more sustainably and deliciously. Her book Flavorama and work with clients from Noma to Campari and 1800 Tequila turn complex flavor chemistry into accessible tools, workshops, and data‑driven tasting experiences—she even built an algorithm to map “Taste ID” archetypes. Based in New York, Arielle bridges academia, media, and the kitchen, writing for outlets like the Los Angeles Times and contributing science direction to award‑nominated TV, with a knack for making the microscopic chemistry of taste feel surprising and practical.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry: Flavor Perception Analytical Chemistry Sensory Science, PhD Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry: Flavor Perception Analytical Chemistry Sensory Science at University of California, DavisBS Chemistry Food Studies English, BS Chemistry Food Studies English at New York University
Github Skills (3)
controlled10
to-do9
portable1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ariellejohnson/fermentabot-1.0-a-simple-fermentation-box
Mar 2017 - Oct 2021
a super simple, no wiring required, box in which to do controlled environment fermentation
Contributions:23 commits, 1 PR, 20 pushes in 4 years 8 months
controlledboxto-dofermentationwiring
OpenAgricultureFoundation/fermentabot
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:29 commits, 28 pushes in 1 month
controlledboxto-dofermentationwiring
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