2025 Inaugural Graduation
Joint Postgraduate School: Food Transitions 2050
congratulates the following graduands:
Chrystal Te Ohorere O'Connor
Edible insects, mātauranga, diet, and lifestage to explore the potential of Aotearoa New Zealand insects as food
Supervisory Team:
Prof Jim Morton, Mike Bowie, Dr Jessica Gathercole, Mark McNeill
Lincoln University, AgResearch
David Hera
Uniformity is a myth: insights from Aotearoa New Zealand Pleurotus on intraspecific variation in fungal genotypes and phenotypes
Supervisory Team:
Prof Ian Dickie, Dr Manpreet Dhami, Dr Peter Buchanan
University of Canterbury, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Iresha Matiwalage
Understanding the bioaccessibility of grape phenolics in association with milk proteins
Supervisory Team:
Dr Bin Tian, Dr Leandro Dias Araujo, Dr Carolyn Lister, Dr Maneesha Mohan
Lincoln University, Plant & Food Research
Julie Gillespie
A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the connections between soil and people, through food production
Supervisory Team:
Assoc Prof Carol Smith, Dr Dyanna Jolly, Dr Sarah Edwards, Dr Jo Cavanagh, Dr Dion Payne
Lincoln University, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Max Nightingale-McMahon
Land application of winery wastewater: implications for plant growth and soil quality
Supervisory Team:
Prof Brett Robinson, Prof Tim Clough, Dr Brendon Malcolm, Dr David Whitehead
University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research
Richard Morris
Spatial AgResearchoecology: modelling multiple ecosystem services in periurban landscapes
Supervisory Team:
Prof Pablo Gregorini, Prof Nick Dickinson, Dr Shannon Davis, Prof Hirini Matunga, Dr Gwen Grelet
Lincoln University, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Sophie O'Brien
Spatial drivers of providing and receiving nature’s contributions to people
Supervisory Team:
Prof Jason Tylianakis, Dr Dean Anderson, Dr Sandra Lavorel
University of Canterbury, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Yanyu Zhang
Development of functional food with pea cooking water and the effect on human postprandial glycaemic response
Supervisory Team:
Dr Keegan Burrow, Dr Venkata Cheikani, Dr Luca Serventi, Marco Morgenstern, Dr Esther Kim
Lincoln University, Plant & Food Research
Photos all courtesy of Zohar Marshall
