Aude Watrelot

Education: Ph.D., Food Science, University of Avignon – INRAE, FR, 2013. M.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Science and Technology, Nantes, FR, 2010. B.S. Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Tours, FR, 2008.

Employment: Assistant Professor of Enology, Iowa State University, USA, 2019-present; Research Engineer, INRAE Sciences for Enology, Montpellier, FR, 2018-2019; Invited Researcher, Australian Wine Research Institute, AU, 2018 (March-May); Post-Doctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, USA, 2016-2018; Post-Doctoral Scholar, California State University, Fresno, USA, 2014-2016; Graduate Research Intern, SEB group, FR, 2010 (February-August).

ASEV Activities: ASEV Member since 2014. Chair ASEV-ES, 2024-present. Chair-elect ASEV-ES, 2023-2024. Board director ASEV-ES, 2021-2023. ASEV-ES invited speaker at the workshop “Droughts to Floods: Growing Grapes in Challenging Environments”, 2023. ASEV Extension and Outreach Ad Hoc Committee, 2022-2023. ASEV Nominating Committee Member, 2025. Reviewer for AJEV.

Other Activities: Vice-President Groupe Polyphénols, 2023-present. Board director Groupe Polyphénols, 2021-2023. International Conference on Polyphenols Scientific Committee, 2023, 2025. American Chemical Symposium (ACS)–Alcoholic Beverage Symposium member 2023-2024. Guest Editor Special Issue Winemaking in journal Fermentation 2024-present. Reviewer of many food science and enology journals, of book proposals, and of grant proposals. Program Director for USDA -SCRI Research and Extension Planning Project on the Challenges and Needs of the US Grape and Wine Industry, 2023-present. Published research includes studies on the effect of viticulture, such as leaf removal and the application of plant growth regulators, and winemaking techniques, such as accentuated cut edges, enzymes, extended maceration, whole clusters fermentation, stems inclusion, on phenolics and tannins extraction and retention. Developed Extension and Outreach programs include the ISU/UMN Research and Winemaking webinar series, workshops, field days, fact sheets and articles to help the growing wine industry in the US Midwest. Instructor of wine science courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Regular presenter at state annual meetings and at wine science, and chemistry conferences including ASEV, ASEV-ES, Macrowine, ACS national meetings, and International Conference on Polyphenols. Judge at Jefferson Cup Wine Competition, 2021, 2022.