Food Transitions students have a cohort experience to ensure regular collaboration, connection and peer-to-peer learning across disciplines.

Our 2022 Cohort

 

Antonia Olszewski

Closing the loop: nutrient enriched biowaste for improved dairy systems.

Mark Kroening

An Investigation into Living Systems Principles in the Food and Fibres Sector of Canterbury’s Economy.

Aiko Lignon

Influence of pollinators’ microbiome on floral plant traits affecting fruit yield and quality.

Heidi McLeod

Future fit: transformations for resilient and equitable agri-food value chains.

Alex Maan

Identification of bioactive organic compounds to protect honeybees from the parasite Varroa mite.

Le Wang

From niche to mainstream: supporting sustainable land-use transitions.

Sara Rauf

Transformational adaptation to climate change in Aotearoa-New Zealand’s agrifood systems.

Bryan Le

Hyper-transparency of credence attributes along the food supply chain – Do consumers really care?

Sarah Manners

The application of Aotearoa/ New Zealand extremophile populations for the detection of volatile sulphur compounds in winemaking.

Hamish Trlin

Food Protein Interactomics: how do proteins interact with other polymers in food crops?

Mark MacDougall

Substrate-borne animal communication signals for use in pest management.

Yufeng Lin

3D Bioprinting of Complex Food Structures.

Caterina Campese

Developing restorative farming practices to enhance the mauri of Kaitōrete spit/Kā Poupou a Te Rakihouia, Canterbury.

Ben Wright

Effects of dietary protein supplementation on arterial stiffness in hypertensive Māori adults.

Dharmik Patel

Investigating molecular and genetic interaction of probiotics with human cells.