2014 Best Student Presentation Awards
Viticulture
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
Viticulture
Megan Hall (Major Professor: Wayne Wilcox, Cornell University,
New York)
Ethanol and Acetic Acid Content of Sour Rotted Winegrapes and
Disease Control with Antimicrobial and Insecticide Sprays
Enology
Gordon A. Walker (Major Professor: Linda Bisson, University of
California, Davis)
Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on Fermentation Kinetics, the Wine
Microbiome, Prion Induction, and Ester Formation
Enology
Lindsay Springer (Major Professor: Gavin Sacks, Cornell
University, New York)
Limits on Red Wine Tannin Extraction and Additions: The Role
of Pathenogenesis-related Proteins