Date:  Monday, July 13, 2020

Time:  2:00 – 4:15pm

Venue:  Online via Zoom
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/93872013022?pwd=dHpQUHRlWG1wOHMvMy96a1NyL2RsUT09
(669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 938 7201 3022 
Password: 375041

Cost:  FREE, all are welcome

Agenda:

2:00-2:10 pm              Department update, David Block, Professor and Sands Department Chair, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

2:10-2:25 pm              Evaluating traits to improve rootstock drought tolerance, Megan Bartlett, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

2:25-2:40 pm              Artificial intelligence, sensing, and automation, Mason Earles, Assistant Professor, Departments of Viticulture and Enology and Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis

2:40 -2:55 pm              Irrigation and heatwave mitigation, Elisabeth Forrestel, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

2:55-3:00 pm              Questions for new faculty

3:00-3:20 pm              Fermentation parameters and their effects on wine quality, Anita Oberholster, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

3:20-3:40 pm              Modeling fermentation parameters, David Block, UC Davis

3:40-4:00 pm              Identification of site-specific factors influencing Pinot noir fermentation outcomes, Ben Montpetit, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

4:00-4:15 pm              Discussion

For more information, contact Dr. Karen Block: klblock@ucdavis.edu. No pre-registration is necessary. For the full agenda, click here.