WSU Tri-Cities V&E Faculty & Staff
Thomas Henick-Kling
Director, Viticulture & Enology, Professor of Enology
(509) 372-7292
thk@wsu.edu
Before moving to Australia in 2007, Henick-Kling worked at Cornell University for 20 years. He was instrumental in the establishment of Cornell's undergraduate program in enology and viticulture.
His research has focused on the development of bacteria starter cultures for malolactic fermentation of wine. Based on his initial research and extension efforts, winemakers now recognize that the yeast strain they use has a major impact on the final wine flavor profile.
He also headed the U.S. education and research effort about stuck fermentations due to a lack of glucose. As a result of that work, most wine laboratories now measure glucose and fructose separately.
Henick-Kling has been honored nationally and internationally for his work. The New York Wine & Grape Foundation awarded Henick-Kling its Wine Industry Research Award in 1994. The International Association of Enology, Winery Management and Wine Marketing made him an honorary life member in 2002.
Henick-Kling has won three "best paper in enology" awards from the American Society for Enology & Viticulture, which also selected him as director of its Technical Projects Committee from 1999 to 2006. He also has served as a member of the ASEV board and as a member of the Advisory Committee for the National Viticulture Consortium East.
Henick-Kling was the first graduate student at the Australian Wine Research Institute at the University of Adelaide where he earned his Ph.D. degree. He earned his master's in microbiology and food science at Oregon State University.
Dr. Bhaskar Bondada
East Building 103B
(509) 372-7348
bbondada@wsu.edu
Research
I am a grapevine physiologist with interests in both basic and applied research geared up to address the industry goals. My particular area of research is integrative plant physiology and plant anatomy, basically utilize the knowledge of structure-function relationships to improve vine health and fruit quality. More specifically, our lab investigates ampelography and cultivar identification, water relations of grapevine and berry, developmental anatomy of grape berry, physiological and structural adaptations to water stress, and hydraulic architecture of grapevine and berry. We investigate the above research goals using light, confocal and electron microscopy in combination with contemporary approaches adopted to study the physiology of the plants.
Dr. Alan Felsot
Professor, Entomology & Environmental Toxicology
509-372-7365 Office
509-372-7460 FAX
509-460-6082 iPhone
afelsot@tricity.wsu.edu
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