Brian Lynch, Ph.D., is the Director of Horticultural Technology Solutions at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. The Horticultural Technology Solutions program tests, validates, and optimizes Canadian and international technology solutions for the benefit of the horticultural industry. Lynch originally joined Vineland in 2018 as a Senior Research Scientist, leading a team of engineers and technicians on projects tackling horticultural automation and robotics research and development (R&D) issues.