People

At the heart of the Wine Research Centre is a multidisciplinary team of faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars who engage community and industry partners in grape and wine industry research and education.

Viticulture and Climate Resilience

Dr. Miranda Hart
Co-Director, WRC Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Simone Castellarin Co-Director, WRC Associate Professor, Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver

Dr. Thorsten Knipfer
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver

Dr. Elizabeth Wolkovich
Associate Professor, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver

Dr. Nathan Pelletier
Assistant Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Grape and Wine Biochemistry

Dr. Susan Murch
Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Jörg Bohlmann
Professor, Associate Director, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver

Dr. Wesley Zandberg
Assistant Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Vivien Measday
Associate Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver; Associate member of the Michael Smith Laboratories and the Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver

Jay Martiniuk
Lecturer, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Wine Economics and Culture

Dr. Donna Senese
Associate Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Merje Kuus
Professor, Department of Geography, UBC Vancouver

Dr. Annamma Joy
Professor, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan

Dr. John Janmaat

Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan

Colleagues from Agriculture and Agrifood Canada

Dr. José Ramón Úrbez-Torres
Adjunct Professor, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Mehdi Sharifi
Adjunct Professor, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Thomas Forge
Adjunct Professor, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Ben-Min Chang
Grapevine physiology expert, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada