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.

Jacques-Olivier Pesme

Director, Wine Research Centre

Simone Castellarin

Associate Director, Wine Research Centre; Associate Professor

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

Kim Buschert
Librarian, Faculty of Management

Allyssa Costerton-Grant
Associate Director, Industry Partnerships & Alumni Development

Dr. Michael Deyholos
Professor, Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Gino DiLabio
Professor, Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Daniel Durall
Associate Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

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

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

Dr. Miranda Hart
Professor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Eric Li
Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan

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

Lina Madilao
Facility Manager, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver

Dr. David McArthur
Lecturer, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver

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

Dr. Malida Mooken
Lecturer, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan

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

Dr. Louise M. Nelson
Professor Emerita, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

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

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

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

Jamie Snow
Associate Director, Community Relations, Faculty of Management

Dr. Roger Sugden
Dean, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan

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

Marcela Valania
Senior Manager, Wine Education Programs, Wine Research Centre; Honorary Research Associate, Faculty of Management

Dr. Tanja Voegel
Research Associate, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Katarina Vucic
Lecturer Wine Sector Co-op, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan

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

Dr. Rickey Y. Yada
Professor and Dean Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver

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

Alicia Belmont
SE-Change and WRC (Wine Research Centre) Administrative and Communications Assistant

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