North Dakota State University

Marinus L. Otte

• Professor, M.S. (1986, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Ph.D. (1991, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• Co-Director and mentor of the ND INBRE II Metal Analysis Core
• Interests: wetlands, ecology, ecotoxicology, ecophysiology, biogeochemistry
• Contact information: marinus.otte(at)ndsu.edu, office 701-231-8708

Donna L. Jacob

• Research Assistant Professor, BS (1991 Beloit College Wisconsin USA), M.S. and Ph.D. (1998 and 2004 University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• Co-Director of the ND INBRE II Metal Analysis Core
• Interests:wetlands, biogeochemistry, nanoparticles, ecology

• Contact information: donna.jacob(at)ndsu.edu, office 701-231-8999

La Toya Kissoon

• Ph.D. candidate
• Project: Biogeochemical effects of wetland plants on soil, sediments and water
• Contact information: latoya.kissoon(at)ndsu.edu

Alex Yellick

• Master's student
• Project: Multi-element fingerprinting as a rapid assessment tool for wetland quality and Chemical connectivity of prairie potholes across watersheds
• Contact information: alex.yellick(at)ndsu.ed

Alex Stalboerger

• Master's student
• Project: Constructed wetlands for treatment of tile-drainage water and for production of biofuel
• Contact information: alex.stalboerger(at)ndsu.edu

Aida Asgary

• Master's student
• Project: Multi-element fingerprinting of riparian wetlands in North Dakota
• Contact information: aida.asgary(at)ndsu.edu

Josh Borchardt

• Undergraduate student with the lab since 2009
• Project: TiO2 nanoparticles in aquatic plants
• Contact information: joshua.borchardt(at)ndsu.edu

Ryan Sullivan 

• Undergraduate student with the lab since 2009
• Project: title coming soon

Emily Fischbach 

• Undergraduate student with the lab since 2011
• Project: title coming soon

Also thanks to our undergraduate assistants:

• 2007: Jordan Wein
• 2008: Matthew Green
• 2009: Nathan Miller, Ryan Sullivan, Joshua Borchardt, Alex Yellick
• 2010: Joshua Borchardt, Alex Yellick, Ryan Sullivan, Ankit Dhingra, Patrick Culhane, John Charles, Brett Lyslo, Brandi Roshau, Kevin Christensen, Eden Friedrich, Michelle Harviell
• 2010 Fall: Kevin Christensen, Brett Lyslo, Patrick Culhane, Justin Tabaka, Christina Swenson, Alex Hoehle, Eden Friedrich, Shanessa Ellis;
• 2011 Summer: Alex Hoele, John Schmidt, Emily Fischbach, Johsua Borchardt, Ryan Sullivan, Candace Kraft (VCSU)
• 2011 Fall: Hanna Passolt, Travis Strehlow, Eden Friedrich, Joshua Borchardt, Alex Hoehle, Emily Fischbach, Ryan Sullivan, Madhulike Potukuchi, Chen Tian

Fledged Students

Justin Tabaka

• Undergraduate student
• Project: Dendrochronology; historical multi-element traces in the environment as recorded in tree rings, collaboration with Dr. Joe Zeleznik

Sharmila Sunwar

• Ph.D. degree conferred 2011
• Project: Multi-element uptake in Triglochin maritima and other species from wetlands associated with enriched and non-enriched sites (hotsprings, temporary wetlands etc)

Dimuthu Wijeyaratne

• Ph.D. degree conferred 2011
• Project: chemical fingerprinting of sediments and water of the Souris River for indentification of diffuse pollution sources