Dr Lira Souza Gonzaga

Lecturer

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I am a Postdoctoral researcher and a Lecturer at The University of Adelaide working with the sensory characterisation of the Barossa Shiraz Terroir and teaching in the Department of Food Science. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering working with intelligent packaging for my honours research project. I also worked in the R&D department at Foxtail Foods in the USA and as an operational manager at Minas Estate Coffee in Brazil before coming to Australia to complete my Doctor’s degree. My PhD at the University of Adelaide investigated the sensory aspects responsible for typicity in Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

Currently, I am involved with the sensory characterisation of emerging wine varieties in Australia, lexicon development for Australian oysters' sensory attributes, and developing a model to substantiate provenance claims through molecular fingerprinting and machine learning the role of nutrigenomics in food preference and acceptance.

I am also responsible for "Food quality and regulation", and "Sensory evaluation of foods" undergraduate courses.

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Currently, I am involved with the sensory characterisation of emerging wine varieties in Australia, lexicon development for Australian oyster's sensory attributes as well as developing a model to substantiate provenance claims through molecular fingerprinting and machine learning, and the role of nutrigenomics in food preference and acceptance

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - ongoing	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2021 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2017 - 2018	Operational Manager	Minas Estate Coffee Group
2015 - 2015	Lab Assistant	Federal University of Lavras
2014 - 2014	R&D Intern	Foxtail Foods
2013 - 2013	Intern	Betty's and Taylor's Harrogate
2011 - 2013	Tutoring	Federal University of Lavras

Language Competencies

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Portuguese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2010 - 2017 Federal University of Lavras Brazil Bachelor (with Honors)
Research Interests

Food Engineering Food Processing Food Science Wine Chemistry and Wine Sensory Science

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Portuguese	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2018 - 2021	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2010 - 2017	Federal University of Lavras	Brazil	Bachelor (with Honors)

Journals

Year	Citation
2022	Souza Gonzaga, L., Bastian, S. E. P., Capone, D. L., Danner, L., & Jeffery, D. W. (2022). Consumer perspectives of wine typicity and impact of region information on the sensory perception of Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Food Research International, 152, 10 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2021	Souza Gonzaga, L., Bastian, S. E. P., Capone, D. L., Ranaweera, R. K. R., & Jeffery, D. W. (2021). Modelling Cabernet-Sauvignon wine sensory traits from spectrofluorometric data. OENO One, 55(4), 19-33. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2021	Souza Gonzaga, L., Capone, D. L., Bastian, S. E. P., & Jeffery, D. W. (2021). Defining wine typicity: sensory characterisation and consumer perspectives. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 27(2), 24+-256. DOI Scopus14 WoS14
2020	Souza Gonzaga, L., Capone, D., Bastian, S., Danner, L., & Jeffery, D. (2020). Sensory typicity of regional Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wines according to expert evaluations and descriptive analysis. Food Research International, 138(Pt A), 109760-1-109760-9. DOI Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC5
2019	Souza Gonzaga, L., Capone, D. L., Bastian, S. E. P., Danner, L., & Jeffery, D. W. (2019). Using content analysis to characterise the sensory typicity and quality judgements of Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Foods, 8(12), 1-19. DOI Scopus12 WoS7

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2021	Ranaweera, R., Souza Gonzaga, L., Capone, D., Bastian, S., & Jeffery, D. (2021). Authenticity and traceability in the wine industry: From analytical chemistry to consumer perceptions. In A. Cifuentes (Ed.), Comprehensive Foodomics (pp. 452-480). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. DOI Scopus6

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2020	Souza Gonzaga, L., Capone, D., Bastian, S., & Jeffery, D. (2020). Sensory characterisation and consumer perspectives of Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wine typicity. In Proceedings of the XIIIth International Terroir Congress, as published in IVES Conference Series (pp. 1-4). Villenave d'Ornon, France: International Viticulture & Enology Society.
2020	Capone, D., Boss, P., Souza Gonzaga, L., Bastian, S., & Jeffery, D. (2020). Characterising the chemical typicality of regional Cabernet Sauvignon wines. In Proceedings of the XIIIth International Terroir Congress, as published in IVES Conference Series (pp. 1-9). Villenave d'Ornon, France: International Viticulture & Enology Society.

ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production - Master's Scholarship

Wine Australia - Top-up Scholarship

Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 - The University Adelaide - Tutorials - Sensory Studies - Oenology

Mentoring

Date Topic Location Name
2020 - 2020 Sensory Studies - Oenology The Unversity of Adelaide Tutorials

Date	Topic	Location	Name
2020 - 2020	Sensory Studies - Oenology	The Unversity of Adelaide	Tutorials

Position: Lecturer
Phone: 83130096
Email: lira.souzagonzaga@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Wine Innovation Central
Org Unit: Agricultural Science

Dr Lira Souza Gonzaga

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