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Ms Ursula Kennedy

Name Ursula Kennedy
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Lecturer (Wine Science)
Section School of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Office T336
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 2221
Extension 2221
Email
Qualifications BSc La Trobe , MViticulture Adelaide

Biography

Ursula Kennedy graduated her Master of Viticulture from the University of Adelaide in 2007. She has been the lead academic developing and delivering the wine science programs at the University of Southern Queensland since 2006. She is also currently studying her PhD which is focused on production of quality wine grapes in increasingly hot growing seasons.

She brings to her teaching and research a broad range of real-world industry experience, having worked closely with the wine industry in many parts of Australia both as an industry employee and in an academic role.

She is currently driving development of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) areas of the Sciences, collaborating with industry to grow real world WIL opportunities for final year students.

Research Career


  • Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 030599 )
  • Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 340599 )
  • Organic Chemistry ( 340500 )

Viticulture and wine production


Professional Member - Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology
Professional Member - American Society for Enology and Viticulture


  • Centre for Crop Health (CCH)
  • Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS)

Teaching


BIO1101 Biology 1
BIO2103 Biology 2
FAB3810 Physical and Sensory Analysis of Food and Beverages
FAB1810 Introduction to Food and Beverage Science
SCI1001 Succeeding in Science
SCI3301 Science Project
SCI3302 Work Integrated Learning
WIN1101 Grape and Wine Production
WIN1102 Wine Production Skills
WIN2200 Viticulture and Winemaking Practice I
WIN2210 Viticultural Production
WIN2215 Wine Biochemistry and Microbiology
WIN2220 Wine Production
WIN3304 Viticulture and Winemaking Practice II
WIN3310 Wine Sensory Analysis


24 Years


Program Director, Wine Sciences
Assistant Program Director - Food and Beverage Science

Supervision


  • Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 030599 )
  • Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 340599 )
  • Organic Chemistry ( 340500 )