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 Soil
Dr. Nathan Pelletier
Assistant Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science and Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan
Wine and Grape Biochemistry
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
Wine Tourism and Economics
Dr. Donna Senese
Associate 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
Wine Research Centre Emeriti
Dr. Murray Isman
Former Interim Director of the Wine Research Centre, Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Hennie J.J. van Vuuren
Professor Emeritus, Founding Director, Wine Research Centre; held the Blythe and Violet Eagles Chair of Food Biotechnology