At the ASEV National Conference held in June in Napa, ASEV provided a venue for more than 40 students from around the globe to present their research. Students gave poster and oral presentations, as well as flash talks. The six students that received the 2023 Best Student Presentation Award include:

For Viticulture:

• Oral Presentation
  Hongrui Wang, Cornell University, New York
  Development and Deployment of an Auto-Machine Learning Prediction Model to Monitor Grapevine Freezing Tolerance in the Eastern United States
• Poster Presentation
  Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado, University of California, Davis
  Assessing the Variability of Soil Health Indicators Across California Vineyards
• Flash Talk
  David Campbell, The Pennsylvania State University, State College
  Environmental Drivers of Tannin Extractability in Pennsylvania Winegrapes

For Enology:

• Oral Presentation
  Marcel Hensel, Dienstleistungszentrum ländlicher Raum, Germany
  A Machine Learning Application to Differentiate White Wine, Blanc de noir, and Rosé Wine Based on CIEL*a*b*
• Poster Presentation
  Allison Badar, University of California, Davis
  Remediation of Smoke-Impacted Wine Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
• Flash Talk
  Matt Garcia, Oregon State University, Corvallis
  Impact of Malolactic Fermentation Timing and Use of Torulaspora delbrueckii on Pinot noir Wine Properties

Best student presentations are sponsored by J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines for viticulture oral, poster and flash talks and Lallemand for enology oral, poster and flash talks.

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