Active scholarships

Implementation of agroecological practices in viticulture: Identification of factors that motivate or constrain uptake (WA Ph2000)

Understanding the Relative Sustainability of Harvesting Pruned Vineyard Biomass and the Effect on Carbon Sequestration and Disease Management (WA Ph2005)

Monitoring avian functional diversity in vineyards using autonomous recording units and deep learning (WA Ph2203)

Grapevine root distribution and implications for nutrient uptake in cover cropped vineyards (WA Ph2405)

The role of Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) in cell death in grape berry development (WA Ph1910)

Understanding and managing grape berry heterogeneity in the vineyard to improve Cabernet Sauvignon wine quality (WA Ph1802)

Alternate strategies and vineyard practices for reducing the risk of grapevine trunk diseases (WA Ph2106)

One vine, two diseases: Interactions of different grapevine trunk disease pathogens within vines (WA Ph2201)

Mobile RNA signalling between rootstock and scion in grafted grapevine (WA Ph2202)

Exploring the genomic basis of virulence in grapevine phylloxera (WA Ph2604)

Characterising physiological, biochemical, and molecular traits in Shiraz grapevines of varying vine age in Barossa Valley (WA Ph2406)

Remote sensing prediction of soil moisture and soil organic carbon in vineyards using machine learning and vision-language models (WA Ph2605)

Investigating novel germplasm solutions: Sensory characteristics and consumer acceptance of 1st generation mildew resistant varieties and gene-edited grapevines (WA Ph2401)

Inter-vine signalling via plant volatiles (WA Ph2104)

Sustaining viticulture: How under-vine (sp. Vitis vinifera) cover crops affect arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, soil organic carbon composition and soil carbon stocks (WA Ph1902)

Sustaining premium Australian wine: Managing vine nutrition through conventional and alternative approaches to enhance fermentation and wine quality (WA Ph2603).

Developing and applying climate smart and biochar-based innovative technologies for viticulture future in southeast Queensland (WA PH2100)

Vineyard floor management – premium wine (WA Ph2606)

Prevalence, distribution, and role of Cryptovalsa ampelina in grapevine dieback in Australia (WA Ph2402)

Science to inform decision making between synthetic and alternative nitrogen sources in vineyards (WA Ph1904)

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Rootstock effects on grape rachis (bunch-stem) composition and the implications for red wine flavour and aroma (WA Ph1901)

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Glycosyltransferases in grapevine secondary metabolism: Understanding and modifying their activity and selectivity (WA Ph2407)

Investigating scale and mealybug control in Australia viticulture (WA Ph2601)

Engineering biosensors of smoke taint (WA Ph2002)

The role of Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) in cell death in grape berry development (WA Ph1910)

Analysis of the wine glycoproteome and proteome to improve quality and track provenance (WA Ph1903)

Novel uses of retentate derived from membrane filtration of wine (WA Ph2602)

From brandewijn (burnt wine) to bush fires: new directions in Australian Brandy production (WA Ph1905)

Rapid analytical methods for early detection of smoke taint in grape juice (WA Ph2200)

Engineering protein biosensors for detecting smoke taint in wines (WA Ph2403)

Engineering biosensors of wine spoilage (WA Ph2001)

Exploration of macromolecular complexes in wine using the Vortex Fluidic Device (WA Ph1801)

Alternatives to sulfur dioxide for controlling Brettanomyces spoilage in wine (WA Ph2102)

Mitigating taint in wine due to vineyard exposure to bushfire smoke (WA Ph2003)

Developing innovative wine products using natural additives to meet changing consumer needs (WA Ph2607)

Wine production in a changing Australian climate: water addition to musts and the effects on phenolic, chemical and sensory attributes (WA Ph1913)

Understanding and improving the mouthfeel and flavour profiles of no and low alcohol (NOLO) wine (WA Ph2404)

A systematic approach to understanding wine texture and mouthfeel (WA Ph1704)

Essays in Wine Economics (WA Ph2006)

The Wine Provenance Project: Blockchain-enabled wine labels, a new era for consumer trust? (WA Ph2101)

The role of polysulfanes in the appearance of ‘reduced’ wine aromas (UA Ph2102)

Novel use of activated carbon fabric to mitigate the impact of grapevine exposure to bushfire smoke (UA Ph2101)

Defining the diversity and their potential applications of yeasts from Australian niches (WA Ph2105)

Driving the image and growth of NOLO wines in Australia and key export market (UA Ph2103)

Examining consumer acceptance of alternative and gene-edited traditional grape varieties (UA Ph2104)