Director
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James Osborne Director: Oregon Wine Research Institute |
541-737-6494 Contact person by email |
OWRI Support Staff
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Justin Litwin Woodhall Vineyard Manager |
541-737-5483 Contact person by email Woodhall III VineyardsWoodhall III Vineyards 25944 Green Peak RdWoodhall III Vineyards 25944 Green Peak Rd Monroe, OR 97456 |
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Kierra Woekel OWRI Communication and Outreach Manager |
Wiegand Hall 108B Contact person by email Wiegand Hall
Wiegand Hall 108B
3051 SW Campus Way3051 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
Core Members
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Laurent Deluc Associate Professor |
541-737-4356 Contact person by email |
Genomics and genetic engineering in crops | |
Alexander Levin SOREC Director and Viticulturist |
541-930-8411 Contact person by email |
Viticulture, plant water relations, woody perennial physiology, fruit ripening biochemistry | |
Walter Mahaffee Courtesy Appointment |
541-738-4036 Contact person by email |
Foliar pathology of horticulture crops: development of biological control systems; ecology/epidemiology of pathogens and biocontrol agents; and integrated pest management. | |
Michael Qian Professor |
541-737-9114 Contact person by email |
Flavor Chemistry, Food Analysis, and Dairy chemistry. characterization of aroma compounds, chemical and biological generation in dairy, small fruits and wines. Instrumental analysis of food components. | |
Patricia Skinkis Professor |
541-737-1411 Contact person by email |
I conduct applied viticulture research with focus on canopy and yield management, rootstocks, vine nutrition, soil x plant interactions, vineyard sustainability, and grower adoption of viticulture practices. | |
James Sterns Associate Professor |
541-737-1406 Contact person by email |
Fields: Agribusiness economics and management, agricultural marketing, institutional economics. |
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Elizabeth Tomasino Professor |
541-737-4866 Contact person by email |
Relationships between wine sensory and chemical data; determination and importance of chiral aroma compounds in wine; differentiation of regional wine styles. | |
Vaughn Walton Professor |
5417404149 Contact person by email |
I work on economically important pests, with the aim to provide... |
Associated Members
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Cole Cerrato Assistant Professor Senior Research |
Contact person by email | Chemistry of foods and beverages with a focus on smoke-affected wine analysis | |
Cody Copp Assistant Professor (Practice) |
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Extension educational programming and applied research for commercial horticulture producers (wine grapes, tree fruit, vegetables) in Umatilla County |
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Achala KC Associate Professor |
5419308410 Contact person by email |
Tree fruit and wine grape pathology | |
Jay Pscheidt Professor |
541-737-5539 Contact person by email |
Develop applied diagnostic and control programs for plant diseases of tree fruits, nuts, berries, grapes, ornamentals/nursery, Christmas trees and turf. |
Faculty Lab Staff
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Ricky Clark Bio Science Research Tech 2 |
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Joseph DeShields Faculty Research Assistant |
541-930-8421 Contact person by email |
I assist with research related to grapevine red blotch disease (GRBD) and its causative agent the grapevine red blotch virus, namely in regards to detection methodology, local epidemiology, symptom mitigation, and vector... |
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Kenneth Donsky | Contact person by email |
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Jenna Fryer Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology |
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Anupa Gaire Graduate Research Assistant |
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PI: Achala KC |
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Lindsay Garcia Ph.D. Food Science and Technology |
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Matthew Garcia M.S Food Science and Technology |
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Satyanarayana Gouthu Research Associate |
541-737-2982 Contact person by email |
Genome editing technology in grapevine and engineering resistance towards powdery mildew and Red blotch virus. |
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Santosh Kalauni Graduate Research Assistant |
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Suraj Kar Postdoctoral Scholar |
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Christian Mandelli Graduate Research Assistant |
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Kiley Osterman | Contact person by email |
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Camilla Sartori Faculty Research Assistant |
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Abram Smith | Contact person by email |
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Charlotte Song Research Associate |
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Esther Wanjohi M.S Food Science and Technology |
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Brent Warneke Faculty Research Assistant |
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PI: Jay Pscheidt |
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James Whitney | Contact person by email |
PI: Jay Pscheidt |