John Boyer

John Boyer, Instructor, joboyer@vt.edu
Office: 125 Major Williams Hall
Phone:
540-231-4071
At Virginia Tech Since: 1998
Education: M.S., Geography, Virginia Tech, 1998

 

 

 

 

 



Research Interests:

  • Geography of Wine
  • Agricultural Geography
  • Educational technology
  • Cultural Geography of Rum

Classes Recently Taught:


Recent Publications:

 

  • Book Cover

    Teaching Excellence At A Research-Centered University. Chapter 7 John Boyer Keep It Real: Making Connections to the Real World. Editors E. Scott Geller & Philip K. Lehman 2007 ISBN 0-536-31227-3
  • Tony K. Wolf and John D. Boyer. 2003. "Vineyard Site Selection," Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication Number 463-020, online: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/viticulture/463-020/463-020.html
  • Wolf, Tony K. and John D. Boyer. 2000. "Site selection and other vine management principles and practices to minimize the threat of cold injury." Proceedings of the Cold Hardiness Workshop, American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Meeting, June, 2000, Seattle, WA, Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 51:(in press).
  • Boyer, J. and T. K. Wolf. 2000. "GIS and GPS aid the exploration of Viticultural Potential" in Virginia Vineyard and Winery Management, Nov/Dec. pp 48-54.
  • Boyer, J. and T. K. Wolf. "Development and preliminary validation of a Geographical Information System approach to vineyard site suitability assessment in Virginia." 11 p. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Cool Climate Viticulture and Oenology, 16-20 January 2000,Melbourne, Aust. (2000).

Grants and Awards:

  • Students' Choice Award for Faculty Member of the Year, 2007 and 2005, sponsored by the Student Alumni Associates.
  • 2005 CEUT Summer Faculty Fellow award to develop new course, The Geography of East Asia.
  • National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award for 2002.
  • 2002 University Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Subjects.
  • Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board grant FY 1997-1998 for $11,000
    Grant title: "Geoclimatological Classification Model Development for Viticulture Potential in Virginia."
  • North Carolina Grape Council grant FY 1999-2000 for $16,500
    Grant title: "Geoclimatological classification of viticulture potential in North Carolina."
  • Boyer, John. 2000-2001. "On-Line Cross-College Student Exercises for Geography 1014." Funded by the College of Arts & Sciences, $12,430.