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The Institute promotes the education and training of water resources research professionals through its fellowship program. Profiles of each graduate fellow, and summaries of her or his thesis research project, and publications from this project are accessed through the links below. Visitors are invited to contact the student, research advisor, or the Institute Director for further information on the projects.
Fellows, Projects and Advisors
Graduate Student |
Project Title |
Advisor |
| Ali Tackett, M.S. Biological Sciences, NDSU | Molecular phylogeography of Etheostoma nigrum (Rafinesque) in the upper Midwest. | Dr. Craig Stockwell, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, NDSU |
| Ara Anderson, M.S. Biological Sciences, NDSU | The life history of Hexagenia limbata (Serville) (Ephemeroptera:Ephemeridae) in North Dakota and Minnesota streams | Malcolm Butler, Professor of Zoology Department of Biological Sciences, NDSU |
| Christopher Hill, M.S. Civil Engineering, NDSU | Using Entrapped Cell Systems for Treating Supernatant from Anaerobic Digester of the Moorhead Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Dr. Eakalak Khan, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, NDSU |
| Dan McEwen, Ph.D Biological Sciences, NDSU | Stoichiometry and the transfer of mercury from benthic macroinvertebrates into game fish | Malcolm Butler, Professor of Zoology Department of Biological Sciences, NDSU |
| Kendall Goltz, M.S. Natural Resources Management, NDSU | The Impact of Wetlands and Wetland Easements on North Dakota Land Values | Dr. Jay Leitch, Professor of Agricultural Economics, NDSU |
| Mary Schuh, M.S. Soil Science, NDSU |
Farm-scale reconnaissance of estrogens in subsurface waters | Dr. Frank Casey, Assistant Professor of Soil Physics, NDSU |
| Michael Newbrey, Ph.D Biology, NDSU | Comparative Study of fossil and extant fish growth: Including analyses of Mean annual temperature in the geologic record | Dr. Allan Ashworth, Professor, Geology, NDSU |
| Ryan Klapperich, M.S. Geology , UND | Analysis of Associated Bedrock-Aquifer System Sediments: Origins of Electron Donor-Rich Aquifers in Eastern North Dakota |
Dr. Scott Korom, Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering, UND |
| Tedros Tesfay, Ph.D. Geology, UND | Modeling Groundwater Dentrification by Ferrous Iron using PHREEQC | Dr. Scott Korom, Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering, UND |
| Wei Zheng, Ph.D. Biological Sciences, NDSU | Classification of Macroinvertebrate Communities across Red River Drainage Basin | Malcolm Butler, Professor of Zoology Department of Biological Sciences, NDSU |
| William Lenarz, M.S. Geology, UND | Effect of flow path processes on the geochemistry and quality of water discharged along the seepage face at Pigeon Point, Sheyenne delta aquifer, Ransom County, North Dakota |
Dr. Phil Gerla, Geology and Geological Engineering, UND |
| Yuhui Jin, Ph.D. Chemistry, UND | Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Bacteria in Water Using Nanoparticles | Julia Zhao, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UND |
For program information:
Dr. G. Padmanabhan, Director: G.Padmanabhan@ndsu.edu
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