Prof. Baldocchi holds a Ph.D in Bioenvironmental Engineering, a Master in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the UC Davis. His research focuses on the physical, biological, and chemical processes that control trace gas and energy exchange between vegetation and the atmosphere.

Richard holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Northern Iowa; a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Climatology. His interests are irrigation scheduling, water resources planning, and agricultural climatology.

Sean holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware, moved to Monterey to pursue a masters degree in environmental science and policy from California State University Monterey Bay. He is a consultant, providing assistance for spatial modeling, sampling efficiency, and differential harvesting applications.

Sébastien holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. His Ph.D. work included the development of sensors, micro-technology and polymer materials. Prior to UC Berkeley, Mr. Payen served one year in the French Navy as a deck officer on a mine-hunter. In July 2001, before his studies at UC Berkeley, Mr. Payen graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, one of the top engineering schools in France. Sébastien currently runs operations for Fruition Sciences out of Montpellier, France.

Steve is an Oregon resident who works with wine and grape phenolic chemistry. He has developed the phenolic assays offered by ETS, works with client support for the phenolic program and works on a range of ETS research projects. He has a PhD from Oregon State University in Plant Physiology and was Viticulturist at OSU for twelve years. He has been consulting with ETS since 1995.

Co-Founder of the Vintage Report, Thibaut brings his scientific expertise in viticulture and enology to the organization. He conceived the concept of the Vintage Report series to foster technical discussions around vintage effect while being respectful of local wine growing conditions. Throughout his scientific career, he has been exposed to numerous scientific and technical experts who imparted on him a desire to always learn more on the relationship between environmental stresses, vine and fruit physiological responses and its impact on wine quality. Having lived for 20 years in California Thibaut became inspired by the culture of open mindedness, clear communication and the power of social media to disseminate knowledge. Thibaut’s hope is that the Vintage report Series will continue to grow and contribute to disseminating reliable information within the wine industry. Ultimately, his objective is to benefit environmental resource management and help preserve the uniqueness of place and season as reflected by wine taste.