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.
Christian Mandelli (Major Professor: Laurent
Deluc, Oregon State University, Corvallis) Exploring the Host-Pathogen Molecular Interactions through
Multi-OMICs for GRBV Control in Grapevine
Viticulture (poster)
Lauren Picone (Major Professor: Charlotte
Decock, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo) Assessing Long-Term Effects of Regenerative Management
Practices on Vineyard Soil Health
Viticulture (flash talk)
Kenneth Donsky (Major Professor: Laurent Deluc,
Oregon State University, Corvallis) Accelerating Molecular Breeding via Development of a Novel
Multiplexed Gene-Editing Method for Vitis vinifera
Enology (oral)
Matt
Garcia (Major Professor: James Osborne, Oregon
State University, Corvallis) Effect of Malolactic Fermentation Timing and Cold Soaking
with Torulaspora delbrueckii on Pinot noir Sensory
Properties
Enology (poster)
Mitchell
Davey (Major Professor: James Harbertson,
Washington State University, Tri-Cities) Comparison of Freeze-Killed versus Freeze-Dried Leaves for
the Production of Frost Tainted Cabernet Sauvignon Wines
Enology (flash talk)
Megan Meharg (Major Professor: Tom Collins,
Washington State University, Tri-Cities) Effect of Yeast Strain Selection on the Concentration of
Smoke-Derived Volatile Phenols and Thiophenols in Wine
Hongrui Wang (Major Professor: Jason Londo,
Cornell University, New York) Development and Deployment of an Auto-Machine Learning
Prediction Model to Monitor Grapevine Freezing Tolerance in the
Eastern United States
Viticulture (poster)
Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado (Major Professor:
Cristina Lazcano, University of California, Davis) Assessing the Variability of Soil Health Indicators Across
California Vineyards
Viticulture (flash talk)
David Campbell (Major Professor: Joshua Lambert,
The Pennsylvania State University, State College) Environmental Drivers of Tannin Extractability in
Pennsylvania Winegrapes
Enology (oral)
Marcel Hensel (Major Professor: Dominik Durner,
Dienstleistungszentrum ländlicher Raum, Germany) A Machine Learning Application to Differentiate White Wine,
Blanc de noir, and Rosé Wine Based on CIEL*a*b*
Enology (poster)
Allison Badar (Major Professor: Anita
Oberholster, University of California, Davis) Remediation of Smoke-Impacted Wine Using Molecularly
Imprinted Polymers
Enology (flash talk)
Matt Garcia (Major Professor: James Osborne,
Oregon State University, Corvallis) Impact of Malolactic Fermentation Timing and Use of
Torulaspora delbrueckii on Pinot noir Wine Properties
Maria Zumkeller (Major Professor: Kaan Kurtural,
University of California, Davis) No-till Systems and Perennial Cover Crops Show Minimal
Effects on Vineyard Soil Microbiome Composition
Viticulture (poster)
Mathew Lange (Major Professor: Patricia Skinkis,
Oregon State University, Corvallis) First-Year Effects of Vineyard Floor Management on Dry-Farmed
Pinot noir Vine Performance in Different Soil Types
Viticulture (flash talk)
Geraldine Diverres (Major Professor: Markus
Keller, Washington State University, Prosser) Tailoring Irrigation for White Wine Grapes in Arid Eastern
Washington
Enology (oral)
Austin Montgomery (Major Professor: Gavin Sacks,
Cornell University, New York) H2S Formation During Wine Storage in Aluminum Beverage Cans –
Effects of Wine Composition and Liner Type
Enology (poster)
Glycine Jiang (Major Professor: Patrick Gibney,
Cornell University, New York) Examining the Role of Fructose in Stuck or Sluggish
Fermentation: A Correlation, not a Cause
Enology (flash talk)
Yiliang Cheng (Major Professor: Aude Watrelot,
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames) Synergetic Effect of Accentuated Cut Edges (ACE) and
Pectinase on Marquette Wine Quality
Robert Blundell (Major Professor: Akif Eskalen,
University of California, Davis) Evaluation of Grapevine-Derived Microbes for Sustainable
Pruning Wound Protection Against Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Viticulture (poster)
Arran Rumbaugh (Major Professor: Anita
Oberholster, University of California, Davis) Effects of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus (GRBV) on Grape
Metabolic Pathways through Ripening
Viticulture (flash talk)
Evelyn Alvarez-Mendoza (Major Professor:
Shunping Ding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo) Fungicide Resistance of Botrytis cinerea Populations on Wine
Grapes in the Central Coast of California
Enology (oral)
Rachel Allison (Major Professor: Gavin Sacks,
Cornell University, New York) Accelerated Bench-Tests for Predicting H2S Formation in
Canned Wines
Enology (poster)
Yiliang Cheng (Major Professor: Aude Watrelot,
Iowa state university, Ames) How do Accentuated Cut Edges and Macerating Enzyme Affect
Phenolic Compounds Extraction on Marquette Wines?
Enology (flash talk)
Jenna Fryer (Major Professor: Elizabeth
Tomasino, Oregon State University, Corvallis) Smoke Attribute Carryover and Functionality of Rinse Systems
in Sensory Analysis of Wildfire Affected Wines
Click for videoAndrew 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
Click for videoHarper Smith (Major Professor: Dean
Volenberg, University of Missouri, Columbia) Potential Insect Vectors of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus in
Missouri Vineyards
3rd Place
Click for videoAndrej Svyantek (Major Professor:
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State University,
Fargo) Observations on Inheritance of Lacinate Leaves in Hybrid
Grapevine Populations Derived from ‘Chasselas Cioutat’
Enology
1st Place
Click for videoRachel Allison (Major Professor: Gavin
Sacks, Cornell University, New York) Glutathione Increases Formation of Unstable Copper-Sulfhydryl
Complexes Capable of Releasing H2S During Bottle
Storage
2nd Place
Click for videoDemetra Perry (Major Professor: Gavin
Sacks, Cornell University, New York) Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on Juice Fermentation
Kinetics, Color Extraction, and Volatile Composition
3rd Place
Click for videoHannah Charnock (Major Professor:
Belinda Kemp, Brock University, Canada) Impact of Production Method on Metal Content in Sparkling
Wines
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)
Patrick Kenney (Major Professor: Megan Hall, University of
Missouri, Columbia) Drosophila Egg and Larval Stages Cause Sour Rot Symptoms at
Same Rate as Adults
Enology (oral)
Courtney Tanabe (Major Professor: Susan Ebeler, University of
California, Davis) Elemental Analysis of the Changes in Metal Profiles during
Winemaking
Enology (poster)
Jarrad Gollihue (Major Professor: Seth DeBolt, University of
Kentucky, Lexington) Evaluating the Influence of White Rot Fungi on Volatiles
Produced by Quercus alba Barrel Staves
Enology (flash talk)
Thi Nguyen (Major Professor: Andrew Waterhouse, University
of California, Davis) Evaluating Wine Oxidation Using Spectrophotometric Iron
Speciation
Elizabeth Burzynski (Major Professor: Gavin Sacks, Cornell
University, New York) Sour Grapes, Indeed! Malic Acid Increases in Certain Vitis
spp. during Maturation
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
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
Approved by the ASEV Board of Directors on January 19, 2021.
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