{"id":42290,"date":"2016-11-25T12:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=42290"},"modified":"2020-03-05T10:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:09:14","slug":"research-cafe-monday-to-showcase-grad-student-and-post-doc-research-at-ccovi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2016\/11\/research-cafe-monday-to-showcase-grad-student-and-post-doc-research-at-ccovi\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Caf\u00e9 Monday to showcase grad student and post-doc research at CCOVI"},"content":{"rendered":"

While visitors to Niagara enjoy views of rolling vineyards while sipping award-winning wines across the region, behind the scenes, ground-breaking research at Brock University\u2019s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has been pivotal to the development and success of the grape and wine industry for two decades.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Nov. 28, the Faculty of Graduate Studies invites members of the Brock community and the public to attend its Research Caf\u00e9, entitled From vine to wine: How research is helping grow Ontario\u2019s grape and wine industry<\/em>. The caf\u00e9 will highlight the research of graduate student and post-doc researchers from CCOVI who will share their research on industry driven research topics.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Research Caf\u00e9 is a great opportunity to bring Brock and the broader community together to celebrate the amazing research being conducted here in Niagara,\u201d says Jens Coorssen, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies. \u201cWine and viticulture are fundamental to the Niagara region and our students and faculty are conducting remarkable research that is affecting the wine industry across the country and internationally. This outstanding work that needs to be shared and recognized more widely in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Research Caf\u00e9 will take place Monday from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Pond Inlet and is the kick-off event for the 2016-17 Mapping the New Knowledges (MNK) Conference series of research-driven events.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the MNK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The presenters for the Research Caf\u00e9 are:<\/span><\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9anne H\u00e9bert-Hach\u00e9, MSc student<\/strong> –\u00a0Supervisor: Dr. Debbie Inglis and Dr. Jim Willwerth<\/p>\n

After moving to St. Catharines from Montreal, H\u00e9bert-Hach\u00e9 completed her BSc in Oenology and Viticulture in 2016 and immediately started her MSc in Biological Sciences at Brock. She studies the cold tolerance of grapevine clones and rootstocks as well as the relationship between cold tolerance and the concentration of proteins and carbohydrates in the grapevine buds and cane tissues in the hope of identifying biochemical markers of enhanced cold tolerance.<\/p>\n

A recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II \u2014 Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, H\u00e9bert-Hach\u00e9 combines field and laboratory experiments to observe the changes in key biochemical markers responsible for winter survival. She hopes she can one day help the viticulture industry of her home province to overcome the tough challenges that Canadian winters can bring.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Kelly, PhD candidate<\/strong> –\u00a0Supervisor: Dr. Debbie Inglis and Dr. Gary Pickering<\/p>\n

Jennifer Kelly is a Biotechnology PhD candidate at Brock University. She studies Appassimento wine and is unlocking its potential for Ontario\u2019s cool climate. In her hometown of Thunder Bay, she studied Psychology and Natural Sciences at Lakehead University. Driven by a passion for wine, science and human behaviour, she was drawn to Ontario\u2019s wine country in 2010 where she attended Niagara College\u2019s Wine and Viticulture Technician Program in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Three harvests later (two domestic and one international), she landed at the door of Brock where she began her master\u2019s research.<\/p>\n

Last summer, she began her PhD studies and continues her work optimizing Appassimento winemaking in Ontario. This work can assist local winemakers in developing contemporary wine styles, and optimize production techniques that support the progress of Ontario\u2019s promising grape growing appellations.<\/p>\n

Dr. Emily Aubie, Post-doc researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Aubie discovered a love for wine while completing her PhD in Organic Chemistry at Wayne State under the supervision of Dr. Mary Kay H. Pflum. Consequently, she went on to obtain a Certificate in Grape and Wine Technology at Brock. She then spent five years working in various aspects of the wine industry while chasing wine grape harvests in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.<\/p>\n

While working as part of a winemaking team for a large Canadian winery, Emily was exposed to an interesting problem resulting from machine-picking red wine grapes after a severe frost. The unintentional addition of plant matter during the picking process resulted in wines with undesirable floral characters, bitterness, and reduced color. The problem was presented to CCOVI, which invited Dr. Aubie to join him as post-doctoral fellow to pursue the investigation. In the face of global climate change, the possibility of early frost in wine regions that have not historically been affected could make this research important on a global scale.<\/p>\n

For more information or to RSVP to this event please email Courtney Charette at ccharette@brocku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While visitors to Niagara enjoy views of rolling vineyards while sipping award-winning wines across the region, behind the scenes, ground-breaking research at Brock University\u2019s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has been pivotal to the development and success of the grape and wine industry for two decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":38389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,188,55,41,1,5],"tags":[855,675],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42290"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64469,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42290\/revisions\/64469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}