Selected students are recognized with these awards each year
based on the content and quality of their oral or poster
presentations at the Society’s Annual Meeting/National Conference
in June. We are indebted to our sponsors who have provided
generous and consistent support over these years.
Elizabeth Burzynski, Cornell University, New York (Major
Professor: Gavin Sacks, Cornell University, New York) Sour Grapes, Indeed! Malic Acid Increases in Certain Vitis
spp. during Maturation
Viticulture (poster)
Sarah Mayfield, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville (Major Professor: Renee Threlfall, University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville) Identification of Anthocyanins in Enchantment Grapes and
During Wine Production
Viticulture (flash talk)
Molly Felts, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Major
Professor: Renee Threlfall, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville) Evaluation of Postharvest Marketability of Arkansas Table
Grapes Grown in High Tunnel Production
Enology (oral)
Cory Marx, University of California, Davis (Major Professor:
Anita Oberholster, University of California, Davis) Optimization of Winery Cleaning and Sanitation:
Effective Chemistries for Microbial Inactivation and Fermentation
Soils
Enology (poster)
Matthew Noestheden, The University of British Columbia,
Canada (Major Professor: Wesley Zandberg, The University of
British Columbia, Canada) Smoke Taint: Challenging Current Beliefs and Exploring
In-Winery Mitigation Strategies
Enology (flash talk)
Thi Nguyen, University of California, Davis (Major Professor:
Andrew Waterhouse, University of California, Davis) Postfermentation Production of Acetaldehyde by Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
Jake Uretsky, University of California, Davis (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, University of California, Davis (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, Washington State University, Tri-Cities (Major
Professor: Bhaskar Bondada, Washington State University,
Tri-Cities) Evaluation of Stomatal Conductance as an Irrigation
Scheduling Tool in Grapevine
Enology (oral)
Zachary Cartwright, Washington State University,
Pullman (Major Professor: Charles Edwards, Washington State
University, Pullman) Reduction of Brettanomyces bruxellensis Populations from Oak
Barrel Staves Using Steam
Enology (poster)
Lingjun Ma, University of California, Davis (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, California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo
(Major Professor: Federico Casassa, California Polytecnic State
University, San Luis Obispo) Effect of Timing of Cluster Thinning on Pinot noir Grapes and
Wines
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
Yun Zhang (Major Professor: Markus Keller, Washington State
University, Prosser) Grape Berry Water Relations: Why Berry Transpiration and
Xylem Backflow Matter
Vinay Pagay (Major Professor: Alan N. Lakso, Cornell University,
New York) Testing the Theory of Hydraulic Autonomy of Grapevine Shoots
under Water Stress
Keir Keightley (Major Professor: Deborah Elliott-Fisk, University
of California, Davis) A Snapshot of Vineyard Carbon: Using a New Technique to
Facilitate Low-Impact Organic Carbon Measurement in a California
Vineyard
Eve-Lyn Hinckley (Major Professor: Pamela Matson, Stanford
University) From Fumigant to Tracer: How Sulfur Inputs Provide Insight
into Vineyard Water Losses.
Kimberly Nicholas Cahill (Major Professor: Professor Christopher
B. Field, Standford University) Modeling Climate and Climate Change Impacts on Winegrape
Yields in California
Jimena Balic, (Major Professor: Sue Ebeler, University of
California, Davis) Influence of Canopy Management Practices and Growing Region
on Flavor of Cabernet Sauvignon
Laurie Boyden (Major Professor: Peter Cousins, Cornell
University, Geneva, NY) Allelic Relationship between Root-Knot Nematode Resistance
Genes in a Vitis mustangensis Hybrid Population
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
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
Ray Shaffer (Major Professor: Carmo Vasconcelos, Oregon State
University, Corvallis) Effect of Rootstock on the Performance of Chardonnay, Merlot,
Pinot noir and Pinot gris
Remi Cohen (Major Professor: M. Andrew Walker, University of
California, Davis) Evaluating the Effect of Rootstock on the Susceptibility of
Chardonnay to Pierce’s Disease Expression
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