Dr Anne Pellegrino is an associate professor at L’Institut Agro (Montpellier). She obtained a PhD in Agronomy/Plant Science in 2003 at Montpellier SupAgro. Then, she worked as a researcher at the CIRAD (Montpellier) during one year and conducted a research project at CSIRO (Australia) during two years. She wrote written 36 scientific papers, 6 book chapters and participated to 108 international and national scientific communications. 

Her main current research is aimed at analysing and modelling grapevine vegetative development and yield components responses to abiotic constraints (climate, soil). 

At L’Institut Agro, she is in charge of the scientific direction of NewClim project and also co-coordinates the Wine and Soft Fruits Subject Area of ELLS Life Science network. She gives lectures at the Bachelor and Master levels in ecophysiology and modelling of annual plants and grapevine responses to environmental constraints. Lastly, she is part of the scientific comity of the GiESCO (Group of international Experts for cooperation on Vitivinicultural Systems).

Role in Newclim: Anne is scientific coordinator of the Newclim project. 

Contact: anne.pellegrino(at)supagro.fr

Google Scholar Website:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ukIl6dMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Laboratory Website:https://www6.montpellier.inra.fr/lepse

Patrice Lallemand is an agronomist and oenologist. He teaches viticulture and sensory analysis to Master’s and National Diploma of Oenology (DNO) students. He is responsible for international relations at PVV (Pole Vigne et Vin) within Institut Agro Montpellier.

As an expert for the French Erasmus+ agency, he supports the Newclim project management. From a content perspective, he contributes his practical knowledge and experience of international vineyards in the field of climate change adaptation.

As the Academic Director of the Vinifera Master, he has a keen interest in innovative educational practices, such as Competency-Based Learning (CBL), and works to integrate them into the courses he oversees.

Role in Newclim: Patrice is the leader of the Work Package 1: Project Management. 

www.linkedin.com/in/patrice-lallemand-48877890

Jessica Agnel is an experienced European Project Manager specializing in education, youth programs, and international mobility. 

With over 12 years of expertise in Erasmus+ and other EU-funded initiatives, she has designed, coordinated, and implemented numerous projects that foster intercultural exchange, skills development, and inclusive learning.

Her extensive background includes leading Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Youth Exchange programs, managing international mobility projects, and evaluating grant applications for Erasmus+ Youth. She has played a key role in structuring educational initiatives that empower young people and professionals through non-formal education, intercultural learning, and capacity-building activities.

Fluent in multiple languages, Jessica is passionate about expanding learning opportunities and strengthening European collaboration in education and training. 

Role in Newclim: General Project Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-agnel-b185972b/ 

Dr. Jochen Bogs is a Professor for plant physiology and viticulture at Weincampus Neustadt.

Jochen obtained a PhD in Biology in 1999 at University Heidelberg and worked as a researcher at Institute of Plant Science (Uni Heidelberg) and at CSIRO (Australia) during three years research project. He is author of over 40 scientific papers and teaches plant physiology, viticulture and breeding to Master’s and Bachelor`s students at Weincampus and University of Heidelberg.

Role in Newclim: Jochen is WP4 coordinator of the Newclim project. 

Research Interests: Jochen Bogs’s past research was on the regulation of grapevine secondary metabolite biosynthesis important for grape and wine quality.  In the last 15 years, his research focus is on the molecular mechanisms of grapevine resistance against fungal diseases and the development of sustainable plant protection strategies to reduce the use of fungicides in viticulture.  More recently, he addressed possible adaption strategies to abiotic stress such as sunburn of grapes and drought.

Contact: jochen.bogs@ dlr.rlp.de

Annie Drottberger is a lecturer and holds a PhD in Horticultural Science especially Business Administration at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the Department of Biosystems and Technology in Alnarp, Sweden. 

Her research focuses on adoption of innovations in horticultural production systems and investigations of firms in a variety of production systems e.g. open fields, high-tech greenhouses, PFAL (Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting) and rooftop greenhouses. Her research interests includes the transition to a more sustainable food system from a socio-technical perspective.

Prior experience includes working as an agricultural consultant at the provincial government 2006-2007 with business support and EU subsidies. She also worked as a business developer at The Federation of Swedish Farmers during 2008-2018 focusing on the regional food strategy and sustainability. Her motivation is connected to gaining an increased understanding of different production systems, investigating which new technologies are coming, highlighting why a certain development is taking place and showing that there are different solutions to tackle sustainability challenges and climate change.

Role in Newclim: Project Manager. 

One of the main focal points of his research is the investigation of the relationship between fruit quality (using apple as a model plant) and crown architecture, i.e. the topological and geometric arrangement of source (leaves) and sink organs (fruits) on a typical fruiting branch. This topic is addressed both through dedicated ecophysiological experiments and through the creation of a functional-structural 3D simulation model that realistically depicts and integrates key physiological and biophysical processes (light interception, photosynthesis, assimilate transport).

Other research focuses are the creation of generic and specific (tomato, amaranth, cucumber, rice) crop models, with the focus on expanding existing physiological models to real genotype-phenotype models. This work is carried out in collaboration with working groups in France, Germany and China.
The interest in, and potential contribution for the Newclim Erasmus+ project is, therefore, my expertise in ecophysiological functional-structural plant models (FSPMs, also known as “Virtual Plants”), which are existing for apple and can be easily extended to grapevine. Virtual Plants can also be excellent educational resources for integrating existing agronomical and ecophysiological knowledge, that can then help to improve teaching, by demonstrating plant functionality under both unstressed and stressed conditions. 

Role in Newclim: co-leader of the WP2 (building an open platform).

Researcher Lotta Nordmark employed at the Department of Biosystem and Technology, SLU, Alnarp. Lotta obtained a master in horticulture sciences 1995 and pedagogical degree in 1998. Central part of Lotta´s research are in the area of introducing sustainable crops within Horticulture and Agricultural industry, working  in collaborative project between academia and stakeholders that aims to create growth in the Swedish farming business. She is the author and co-author of scientific papers in the area of Asian leaf vegetables and babyleaf, their content bioactive compounds and shelf life, and perennial production system. 

Research interest: Main work are to initiate apply research together with stakeholder, other researcher and public authorities. Furthermore, work with research questions on circular and resilient production systems, to enrich more sustainable systems. To maintain high economic productivity in a changing climate needs new innovative production systems that can reduce the system's environmental footprint. Works needs to be done at different levels in production systems to achieve these goals. Lotta is involved in the development of new circular growing substrates, more bioactive substrates that promote plant growth and development, and cultivation trial with more resistant varieties of perennial crops.

Teaching:  Lotta are currently course leader to production and processing of fruits berries and grapevine, Independent project in Horticultural science and Biology. In addition, lecturers in the supply chain from field to fork, teaching in sustainability management and resilient crop production system in a changing climate. Furthermore, how to handling, storage and packing the product to meet the market request

Role in Newclim: Leader of the WP3 (Building Innovative Digital Pedagogical Tools)

Dr Helena Persson Hovmalm is a researcher at the Department of Plant Breeding, SLU, Alnarp. Helena obtained a PhD in Horticultural Plant Breeding in 2002, and has since then developed a wide expertise in plant science, from genetics to cultivation, post-harvest and chemical analyses of nutritional content. She is the co-author of 40 scientific papers and a range of reports and popular science papers.

Research interest: Helena’s major interest as a researcher is sustainability in different crop production systems in the face of a changing climate, especially how factors like plant material, cultivation, harvest and post-harvest handling affect the quality of the product. She is involved in several projects with the aim of increasing competitiveness in Swedish fruit production, and participates in research about adaptations of crops for cultivation in warmer climates. She is also involved in projects on how to quantify food losses in primary production as well as how to use sidestreams for extraction of value-adding compounds, topics of great importance since a changing climate in combination with a growing population force us to use our resources in a more efficient way.  

Teaching: Helena is currently responsible for courses in pomology, cultivation and quality of horticultural crops, and is teaching in several other courses at the basic and advanced level at the faculty. Climate change, and how it affects the productivity and quality of crops, is an important aspect in all of these courses.

Role in Newclim: co-leader of the WP2 (building an open platform) and WP4 (hybrid testing summer schools)