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Vail, Michael Edward was born on June 28, 1963 in Beech Grove, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles and Kitty Belle (Soukup) Vail.
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Michael Edward Vail, American Viticulturist, agronomist. Achievements include developed a new technique to quantify grape cluster tightness. Member American Phytopathol. Society, American Society Agronomy, American Society for Enology and Viticulture (pesticide subcommittee 1992-1995), Sonoma County Vineyard Technology Group, Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission (research committee), Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1986; Master of Science, University of California, Davis, 1990.
Career
Soils technician, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1981-1983;
botany technician, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1983;
research associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1983-1986;
teaching assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1986;
research assistant, University of California, Davis, 1986-1989;
viticulture production specialist, Crop Care Associations, Inc., St. Helena, California, 1989-1992;
viticulturist, Vino Farms Inc., Healdsburg, California, since 1992. Herbicide research intern Monsanto Ag Products Company, St. Louis, summer 1985. Research intern Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, summer 1986.
Invited speaker University of California, Davis, 1989, cooperator, 1991-1997. Radiation safety officer Vino Farms, Inc., Lodi, California, 1992-1997. Member research committee Lodi-Woodbridge Wine Grape Commission.
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Membership
Member American Phytopathol. Society, American Society Agronomy, American Society for Enology and Viticulture (pesticide subcommittee 1992-1995), Sonoma County Vineyard Technology Group, Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission (research committee), Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta.
