Prof. Cristina Andrade obtained her BSc (Geographical Engineering) from the University of Coimbra, an MCs (Geophysics, specialization in Meteorology) from the University of Lisbon, a 2nd MCs (Mathematics) from the University of Coimbra, a PhD (Environmental Sciences, specialization in large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere) from the University of Évora, and a post-doc in Physics from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Her PhD was on large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere and extreme events, and her post-doc was on bioclimatic shifts and climate change projections. She has taught at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar since 1998 and lectures in the Mathematics and Physics Department of IPT. She was the founder and has directed the Natural Hazards Research Center (NHRC.ipt) since 2014. Her research areas are large-scale dynamics, natural hazards and extreme events, geostatistical approaches in meteorology and climatology, and climate change impacts on the environment, water resources, and land use. She is an integrated member of the Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences at UTAD, a member of the EGU, and an Associate Editor of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Elsevier).
Prof. Benjamin Bois is an assistant/associate professor at the viticulture department (Institut “Jules Guyot”) of the University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. His research within the Climate Research Center (Biogeosciences Lab) focuses on climate/viticulture relationships, with a specific interest in the role of climate in the terroir effect. He graduated with a Master's in viticulture from Bordeaux Science Agro College. He has worked in 2002, 2003, and 2004 as a winemaker at Chateau Lagarosse (Bordeaux wine region). In December 2004, he started a PhD thesis at Bordeaux University concerning the spatial variability of climate within the Bordeaux wine-growing region and its impact on grapevine development and grape quality. In 2007, he started to work as an assistant professor at the University of Burgundy, another wine-growing region where “terroir” has a large significance for wine. Prof. Benjamin Bois was president of the Viticulture Commission of the International Organization of Vine and Wine from 2015 to 2018. He's been an active member of the executive committee of the International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) since 2017.
Prof. Gregory V. Jones, CEO of Abacela Winery in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon, He obtained a BA (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in the Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences. He conducts applied research for the grape and wine industry in Oregon and many regions worldwide, has given hundreds of international, national, and regional presentations, and has published extensively on climate and wine-related research. For over twenty-five years, his research has firmly linked weather and climate with grapevine growth, fruit chemistry, and wine characteristics in regions all around the globe. His work was also one of the first to tie climate change to fundamental biological phenomena in vines and the resulting influences on productivity and quality. His groundbreaking work has informed and influenced the wine industry across the globe. Greg also has lifelong ties to the Oregon wine community, serving as the Chair of the Oregon Wine Board and being appointed CEO of his family winery and vineyards at Abacela in 2021. To learn more about his research and access videos, podcasts, and publications, visit this website (www.climateofwine.com).
