Faculty and Academic Staff for Viticulture and Enology
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Terry Edward Acree |
Terry Acree`s laboratory is interested in how stimulant composition is represented in perception. A seemingly infinite number of perceptions are invoked by less than 1000 odorants found in the human sensory environment. Mediated by sensory neurons expressing a given receptor these odorants generate neural excitation in the brain that is a topographic map of sensory information. Recent literature suggest that olfactory receptor expression is highly variant in the human population and that this... More > |
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Kathleen J Arnink |
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Terence R Bates |
The objective of my research program and the research staff at the Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is to help the New York grape juice industry reach their goal of producing maximum sustainable yield of high quality fruit through viticulture research and education. We work closely with producers and processors to identify research questions that are applicable to the industry. Those questions are then transformed into scientific research projects at the lab. We pass on the knowledge... More > |
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Thomas J Burr |
I joined the faculty at Cornell in 1977 as Assistant Professor of Plant Pathologist. My time is spent as Director of NYSAES, Associate Dean of CALS and in leading a research program. The research is focused on bacterial-plant interactions. More > |
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Juliet Evelyn Carroll |
I am the Fruit IPM Coordinator for the NY State IPM Program. My work addresses the pest management issues facing the tree fruit, berry and grape industries of NY. I work closely with Cornell Cooperative Extension personnel, faculty, legislators, the fruit industry, consultants, and growers. After receiving my Masters degree, I directed the Plant Disease Clinic at Cornell. During that time I developed the Cornell 4H plant pathology program, contributed to the American Phytopathological Society`s... More > |
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Lailiang Cheng |
I have an appointment of research and extension in nutrition physiology and stress physiology of deciduous fruit crops (apples and grapes in particular). The goal of my reasearch and extension programs is to better understand the physiological processes underlying nutrition and environmental stresses and extend this knowledge to fruit growers for improving productivity and fruit quality. I am also involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching. More > |
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Peter S. Cousins |
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Jodi Elizabeth Creasap Gee |
My focus is on viticulture management practices in the juice and wine grape industry of Western NY. I am committed to excellence in teaching stakeholders the techniques developed by research faculty at Cornell University. I also focus on establishing on-farm research projects with interested and motivated growers within the region. Sustainable viticulture and diversification are important concepts to teach in the Western NY region, which is what I try to do. More > |
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Marc F. Fuchs |
Viruses can cause severe crop losses, reduce significantly the quality of products, and shorten the longevity of plants. My program emphasizes research and extension on the biology and control of virus diseases of vegetable and fruit crops. A primary research goal is to understand how viruses cause diseases by studying the molecular and genetic basis of virus-host and virus-vector interactions. Increasing our knowledge of the mechanisms of virus infection will facilitate the design of more... More > |
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David M Gadoury |
Research on such classical diseases as apple scab and grape powdery mildew has been continuous and intensive throughout the last century. However, relatively few investigations have had a major impact upon how we approach controlling those diseases. An overall goal of my research has been to identify those areas of pathogen biology, ecology, and epidemiology that are poorly understood, and which severely constrain our ability to improve disease management programs. The research frequently spans... More > |
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Amanda J Garris |
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Christopher James Gerling |
It is my objective to leverage the resources of Cornell University so they might benefit the wine industry of New York State and the Northeastern United States so that wine of the highest possible quality and profitability is produced. To this end, I engage with industry members in formal and informal settings to help understand commercial challenges and design extension materials that best address these needs. I try to serve as a liaison between the research and commercial sectors to help... More > |
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Miguel I. Gomez |
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Stephen Anthony Hoying |
Based at the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, I assess the fruit industry's needs and devise research and extension solutions, focusing primarily on the Hudson Valley, Lake Champlain, and Long Island regions. More > |
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Kevin A Iungerman |
Collaborative evaluation of cold-hardy wine grape and apple cultivars and high density apple production practices suited to the winters and shorter growing season of northeastern NY. More > |
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Peter J Jentsch |
My research and extension efforts in have been to study the efficacy of newly developed chemical pest management tools, employing them in a cost-effective, environmentally sound approach, to provide fruit growers with the knowledge to improve their overall pest management strategies. As we have come to understand the activity of newer compounds or formulations, we have been able to develop timing strategies and insecticide rate reductions specific to individual species or insect complexes. More > |
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Alan Neil Lakso |
I'm a fruit crop physiologist with expertise in the physiology and management of apple and grape growth and development, environmental responses, and the integration with cultural practices. Research methods include experimentation in the field and controlled environment, dynamic simulation modeling and development of innovative new technologies for sensing the environment and plant health. More > |
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Andrew J Landers |
I lead the application technology group.My responsibilities include 10% teaching, 60% extension/outreach, 30% research. My primary role is to provide effective leadership and take administrative responsibility for a team of researchers to enable them to conduct research/extension and develop educational packages via lectures, papers, fact sheets and multi-media to improve pesticide application in the State of New York and the North-East of the USA.The pesticide application technology group... More > |
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Gregory M. Loeb |
I received my Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis with specialization in entomology and insect ecology in 1989. I was appointed an Assistant Professor in the Entomology Department at NYSAES in Geneva in 1995 with research and extension responsibilities for grapes and small fruit crops and promoted to Associate Professor in 2001. My effort is divided among research (60%), extension (30%) and teaching (10%). I also am currently the chair of the NYS IPM Fruit Committee and co-chair... More > |
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Anna K. Mansfield |
The Enology Extension program aims to educate, inform, and support the New York wine industry through targeted research, technology transfer, and communication. Key to this effort is identifying the processing issues most important to each segment of the industry, and providing rapid and appropriate response. Subsequently, program staff members emphasize open communication with industry, through meetings, survey instruments, and individual communication. Research efforts will reflect, as much... More > |
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Timothy E. Martinson |
My program provides extension and applied research in viticulture to support the continued growth and profitability of the New York Wine and Grape Industry. To accomplish this task, I work closely with faculty, regional extension educators, and industry groups in enology and viticulture to provide growers and wineries with educational programs, workshops, newsletters, and applied on-farm research that supports profitable production of grapes, grape products and wine. More > |
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Ian Alexander Merwin |
My program emphasizes teaching and research equally. In each realm my goal is to develop more sustainable approaches and systems for growing fruit crops, increasing the value of farm products, and sustaining the rural communities and natural resources of New York and elsewhere around the nation and world. More > |
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Ramon Mira de Orduna Heidinger |
Ramón Mira de Orduña is Associate Professor of Enology in the Department of Food Science & Technology (Geneva). He received a Diplom in Biology (MS equivalent) from the Universität Tübingen (Germany) and a PhD in Microbiology from Massey University (Aotearoa - New Zealand). After post-doctoral studies at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University (Canada) he held an appointment as Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph (Canada) from 2002 – 2007. He has... More > |
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Olga I. Padilla-Zakour |
Research program focused on applied research to add value and safety to agricultural commodities with an emphasis on small scale processing. Adding value implies increasing profitability, improving quality and/or increasing health benefits. Currently we are developing better processing techniques that increase the value of plant-based foods. We also study the factors that affect the safety of specialty foods manufactured by small-scale processors. We evaluate methods to provide comprehensive... More > |
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Bruce Irving Reisch |
I specialize in the development of new wine and table grape varieties, as well as new grape breeding techniques. Since joining the Cornell faculty in 1980, my program has released eleven new grape varieties - eight wine grapes (cooperatively with the Dept. of Food Science and Technology) and three seedless table grapes. The grape breeding program continues to emphasize wine variety development with a strong emphasis on combining wine quality with disease resistance and cold tolerance. We... More > |
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Bradley J. Rickard |
My research program examines economic issues facing horticultural markets in New York, and elsewhere. There are three interrelated thrusts to my research program with a general focus on understanding the economic implications of public policies applied to specialty crop markets. The first examines competitiveness issues for producers of fruits and vegetables in New York State. The second analyzes demand response to product attributes, labels, and nutrition information. The third studies the... More > |
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Gavin Lavi Sacks |
My research and teaching interests are centered on defining the enological and viticultural parameters that shape wine flavor from vine to bottle. I am also actively involved in the development of the new undergraduate major in Enology and Viticulture (VIEN) at Cornell. More > |
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Todd Michael Schmit |
My professional interests focus on improving agribusiness firms' marketing and management skills that lead to improved decision making, firm performance, and industry viability. Research determining the effect of firm, spatial, and market factors on firm and industry performance provides critical information for improving firm marketing and management decisions, identifying sources of competitive advantage (firm specific or regional), and forming effective policies targeted toward agri-based... More > |
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Robert Charles Seem |
I am an applied plant pathologist who specializes in the epidemiology, biology, and control of fruit and vegetable diseases with emphasis on the development of decision support systems ranging from simple models of disease to sophisticated simulation models. I also specialize in the application of precision agriculture technologies to plant disease management including high resolution environmental monitoring and weather forecasts. More > |
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Justine E. Vanden Heuvel |
As an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Horticulture, I`m actively involved in both research and teaching. My research is focused around improving both the environmental and economic sustainability of wine grape production systems in cool climates. More > |
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Hans C. Walter-Peterson |
The Finger Lakes Grape Program provides grape growers with reserach-based information to help improve profitability, product quality, and business sustainability. This is accomplished through a number of varying means of outreach, including direct e-mails, periodic newsletters, conferences, field meetings, and web-based content. More > |
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Timothy H Weigle |
Responsible for extension, implementation and applied research programming in Grape IPM for New York State and the Lake Erie Region of Pennsylvania. Applied research and implementation projects focus on the integration and transfer of research-based pest management techniques from grape faculty research projects into grower vineyards. Due to the large geographical responsibility of the position and the large number of part-time growers a major objective of the Grape IPM program is to expand... More > |
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Wayne Frank Wilcox |
I lead Cornell`s grape pathology program, with responsibilities for research, extension, and undergraduate instruction on topics pertaining to disease biology and management for this crop. While necessarily focusing on issues of importance to New York stakeholders, the program maintains a regional, national, and international perspective through its involvement with colleagues throughout the U.S., Australia, South America, South Africa, Europe, and Japan. This is done via cooperative research... More > |
