Dr Yann Guisard
BApp Sci (Viticulture) CSU, Bapp Sci (Hon) UQ PhD(CSU)
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PositionCourses Director
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CampusOrange
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LocationA/78
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Phone/Fax02 6365 7889
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I am the Courses Director for the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences.
We offer 20 courses at undergraduate and Post Graduate levels, by internal and distance education mode of studies, to domestic and international students.
My role is to monitor and maintain quality in all courses, and intrinsically in the various subjects we offer. This is achieved using a range of strategies. Some are generic to Charles Sturt University, some are specific to the industries that we work with.
I no longer teach as my role is mostly administrative. My teaching interests however still remain in viticulture, horticulture and agriculture, mostly with a focus on the role of plants in food production.
Research Interests
- Production - Three dimenssional modelling of biophysical processes in orchards and vineyards, with particular interest in stomatal behaviour using infrared thermography, predictive growth and visualisation.
- Teaching - Better inclusiveness of distance education students, using online learning environments.
Research Students
PhD Students
- Kare, M (starting 2012). The role the root environment on nutrient and water uptake in grapevines. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
- Sudholz, C (in progress). Designing and evaluating cultural agdecision support systems. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
Masters Students
- Connick, V. J (2011). The impact of silicon fertilisation on the chemical ecology of grapevine, Vitis vinifera; constitutive and induced chemical defences against arthropod pests and their natural enemies. Charles Sturt University, Orange.
- Medeiros, A (2010). The Use of compost tea to increase soil microorganism's activity and reduce soil compaction in Bandstand lawns - DH. Charles Sturt University, Orange.
Honours Students
- Meerketer, A (2012). Developing a computer based tool for better understanding farming systems. Charles Sturt University, Orange.
- Norman, S (2009). Uptake of copper and zinc by Baumea articulata, Carex appressa, Eleocharids acuta and Juncus usitatus: A preliminary study for a rehabillitative wetland. Charles Sturt University, Orange.