Award Category: Best Student Presentation Awards

Viticulture Laurie Boyden (Major Professor: P. Cousins, Cornell University, Geneva, NY)Evaluation of Grape Pollen Viability after Freezing in Liquid Nitrogen and Prolonged Storage at -80° C Viticulture Alan F. Krivanek (Major Professor: M. Andrew Walker, University of California, Davis)Pierce’s Disease Resistance: Performance of Field Resistant Cultivars under Greenhouse Conditions Enology Nicolas Cantacuzene (Major Professor: Erin…

Viticulture (oral) Andrej Svyantek (Major Professor: Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State University, Fargo)Growth Chamber Analysis of Dormancy Acclimation Responses within NDSU Grape Germplasm Viticulture (poster) Anna Hermes (Major Professor: Eve-Lyn Hinckley, University of Colorado, Boulder)Fire, Water, and Wine: Effects of the North Bay Wildfires on Napa Valley Vineyard Soil Carbon and Sulfur Losses Viticulture (flash talk)…

Viticulture Tyler R. Thomas, (Major Professor: Mark A. Matthews, University of California, Davis)Berry Turgor Pressure: Direct Measurement in Vitis vinifera throughout Development and Relationship to Vine Water Status and Deformabilit Viticulture Lilanga Balanchadra, (Major Professor: Robert White, University of Melbourne, Australia)Influence of Irrigation Management on the Depth of Mineral Nitrogen Uptake by Mature Grapevines Enology…

Awards Sponsored by: Lallemand Viticulture 1st Place Andrew Harner (Major Professor: Michela Centinari, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park)Preliminary Insights into Grapevine Ecophysiological Responses to Spotted Lanternfly Population Density in Pennsylvania 2nd Place Harper Smith (Major Professor: Dean Volenberg, University of Missouri, Columbia)Potential Insect Vectors of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus in Missouri Vineyards 3rd Place Andrej…

Viticulture Imed Dami (Major Professor: Cecil Stushnoff, Colorado State University, Orchard Mesa Research Center, Ft. Collins, CO)Delay of Bud Break and Deacclimation in Grapevines to Overcome Spring Frost Viticulture Darek Trowbridge (Major Professor: Keith Striegler, California State University, Fresno)Initial Effect of Production System on Vegetative Growth, Yield, Fruit Composition, and Wine Quality of Syrah Grapevines…