2025 Student Presentation Awards

Viticulture (oral)

Christian Mandelli (Major Professor: Laurent Deluc, Oregon State University, Corvallis)
Spray-Induced Gene Silencing as a Strategy for Grapevine Red Blotch Virus Control

Viticulture (poster)

Gwendolyn Richards (Major Professor: Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Assessing Carbon Saturation Potential of Regeneratively Managed Vineyard Soils

Viticulture (flash talk)

Amanda Rodriguez (Major Professor: Cristina Lazcano, University of California, Davis)
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Abundance and Diversity Across Vineyards in the Western United States

Enology (oral)

Yanxin Lin (Major Professor: Misha Kwasniewski, The Pennsylvania State University, State College)
Application of Tannin Fragmentation Fingerprint: A Rapid LC-MS/MS Approach for Structural Profiling and Quantification

Enology (poster)

Mitchell Davey (Major Professor: James Harbertson, Washington State University, Tri-Cities)
Examining the Role of Frost Damage on Leaf Composition to Unravel the Mystery of the “Frost” Taint Wine Phenomenon

Enology (flash talk)

Sydney Rogers (Major Professor: Ben Montpetit, University of California, Davis)
Identification of Novel Californian Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains with Enological Potential