2017 Best Student Presentation Awards

Viticulture (oral)

Jake Uretsky (Major Professor: Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis)
A Preliminary Study of Taxonomic and Geographic Relationships among Accessions of Vitis berlandieri and Associated Taxa

Viticulture (poster)

Karla Huerta (Major Professor: Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis)
Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Wild Vitis from Northern and Central Mexico

Viticulture (flash talk)

Garret Stahl (Major Professor: Bhaskar Bondada, Washington State University, Tri-Cities)
Evaluation of Stomatal Conductance as an Irrigation Scheduling Tool in Grapevine

Enology (oral)

Zachary Cartwright (Major Professor: Charles Edwards, Washington State University, Pullman)
Reduction of Brettanomyces bruxellensis Populations from Oak Barrel Staves Using Steam

Enology (poster)

Lingjun Ma (Major Professor: Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis)
Tannin Reacts with SO₂ during Aging, Yielding Newly Discovered Flavan-3-ol Sulfonates in Wine

Enology (flash talk)

Paul Mawdsley (Major Professor: Federico Casassa, California Polytecnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Effect of Timing of Cluster Thinning on Pinot noir Grapes and Wines