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Graham Stewart, PhD, D.Sc.
Senior Advisor Brewing Technology

Dr. Graham Stewart is a world-renowned authority in brewing technology and the recipient of numerous awards for his research on yeast genetics and biochemistry. His career includes 27 years with Labatts as Director of R&D plus several years conducting research with various academic organizations. In addition to his work for First Key, he is the Director of the prestigious Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Graham is an active advisor to governments, brewing industries and scientific organizations around the world and has published over 150 papers, patents, books and review articles.

Education
  • B.Sc. Honors Microbiology, University of Wales
  • B.Sc. Honors Biochemistry, University of Wales
  • PhD Microbial Biochemistry, Bath University
  • D.Sc., Bath University
Awards
  • Schwartz Award Lecturer, MBAA 1976
  • Hotpack Lecturer, Canadian Society of Microbiologists, 1980
  • Overseas Lecturer, Association of Indian Microbiologists, 1981
  • Award of Merit, MBAA, 1982
  • Divisional Lecturer, American Society for Microbiology, 1984
  • Elected Fellow of the Institute of Brewing, 1985
  • Charles Thorn Award, Society of Industrial Microbiology, 1986
  • Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, 1996
Experience
In addition to his current position as Director and Professor of the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, Dr. Stewart has held several management positions with Labatts in Canada. He directed the technical affairs for Labatt for over 20 years including Brewing Research, Process and Product Development, Quality Assurance. His responsibilities included Strategic Technical Planning for worldwide Labatt brewing operations in Canada, USA, and Europe.


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