Anna Katharine Mansfield

Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station

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Anna Katharine Mansfield
Assistant Professor of Enology

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E-Mail: akm87@cornell.edu

2008 Ph.D. University of Minnesota
2001 M.S. Virginia Tech
1996 B.A. Salem College

Program Overview

In support of our outreach mission, the Enology Extension Laboratory focuses on research projects designed to help regional and small-scale wineries fine-tune wine quality and enhance production efficiency. Areas of interest include optimizing processing methods and the effective use of enological additions and other tools for stylistic expression. Long-term projects include defining typicity of regional wine styles, with initial work in Finger Lakes Riesling, and optimizing nano-scale fermentation. The Lab also supports Cornell’s grape breeding program in the evaluation of the enological viability of new winegrape cultivars and optimization of winemaking protocol for new regional varieties.

Professional Experience

2009-Present	Assistant Professor of Enology Food Research Laboratory, NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 60% Extension, 40% Research. Duties include analysis and consultation for the NY wine industry, design and execution of workshops, seminars, and symposia on wine production and analysis; oversight of the NY wine analysis lab; design and execution of research exploring grape cultivar selection, viticultural impacts on wine quality, optimal winegrape processing, wine characterization, flavor, or sensory chemistry; supervision of graduate and undergraduate student research.
2001-2008	Enology Project Leader, Senior Research Fellow Horticultural Research Center, University of Minnesota, Excelsior, MN Development of new Enology Project. Duties included design and execution of research to evaluate new grape cultivars for enological viability, optimal processing, and component characterization; regional outreach, including analysis and consultation, design and execution of shortcourses and workshops covering wine production and analysis; and promotion and representation of Enology Project at national, state and regional events.

Professional Activities

Professional Societies

American Society of Enology and Viticulture, 1998-present
American Society of Enology and Viticulture/Eastern Section, 1998-present
Board Member, ASEV/ES, 2004–2006, 2008-present

Professional Leave

Sorption and Diffusion Properties of Volatile Phenols into Cork. IUVV, University of Burgundy-Dijon. September 2007-January 2008.

Current and Former Graduate Students

GRADUATE MAJORS
Current
Rebecca Nelson, MS, Food Science, December 2010
Annemarie Morse, MPS, Food Science, May 2010

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 West North Street, Geneva, New York 14456
Telephone: 315.787.2011

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