2011 Best Student Presentation Awards

Viticulture

Claire Heinitz (Major Professor: M. Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis)
Germplasm Screen for Chloride Exclusion in Wild Grapevines

Viticulture

Daniel K. Pate (Major Professor: Jeff W. Johnson, Texas Tech University, Lubbock)
Economic Evaluation of Winegrape Contracts

Enology

Jianqiang Song (Major Professor: Michael C. Qian, Oregon State University, Corvallis)
Comparison of Volatile Compounds in Pinot noir Wines from Different Vine Vigor Zones

Enology

Gordon A. Walker (Major Professor: Linda Bisson, University of California, Davis)
Alternative Carbon Source Utilization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Wine Isolates Mediated via a Heritable Prion State