2014 Best Student Presentation Awards

Viticulture

Nicholas Basinger (Major Professor: Katie Jennings, North Carolina State University, Raleigh)
The Effect of Herbicide Strip Width and Late Season Weed Competition on Winegrape Vine Growth, Berry Quality, and Yield

Viticulture

Megan Hall (Major Professor: Wayne Wilcox, Cornell University, New York)
Ethanol and Acetic Acid Content of Sour Rotted Winegrapes and Disease Control with Antimicrobial and Insecticide Sprays

Enology

Gordon A. Walker (Major Professor: Linda Bisson, University of California, Davis)
Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on Fermentation Kinetics, the Wine Microbiome, Prion Induction, and Ester Formation

Enology

Lindsay Springer (Major Professor: Gavin Sacks, Cornell University, New York)
Limits on Red Wine Tannin Extraction and Additions: The Role of Pathenogenesis-related Proteins