2010 Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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
Brianna Schneck,
Biological Sciences, NDSU		 Source tracking of Cryptosporidium in rural watersheds

Dr. John McEvoy, Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Dr. Mark Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, NDSU
Qigang Chang, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, NDSU Development of GAC-NZVI Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal Dr. Wei Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NDSU
Harjyoti Kalita, Materials and Nanotechnology, NDSU Iron Imprinted Polymer for Removal and Monitoring of Arsenic Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Dr. Bret Chisholm, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, NDSU
Dimuthu Wijeyaratne, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, NDSU Chemical Fingerprinting of Sediments and Water of the Souris River for Indentification of Diffuse Pollution Sources Dr. Marinus Otte , Department head and Professor of Biological Sciences, NDSU
Halis Simsek,
Civil Engineering, NDSU 		Fate of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Fargo Waste Water Dr. Eakalak Khan, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, NDSU
Andrea Hanson,
Biological Sciences, NDSU
 Uptake and effects of environmental estrogens on growth of fish Dr. Mark Sheridan, Jordan A Engberg Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, NDSU
Adam Guy,
Soil Science, NDSU 		The Impact of Rural and Urban Flooding on Water and Soil Quality in the Red River Valley of the North Dr. Thomas Desutter
Assistant Professor of AES School of Nat Res Sciences, NDSU

Anusha Balangoda,
Civil Engineering, NDSU

 

 Studies of Seasonal Succession of Cyanobacteria and Green algea Heinrich-Martin Impoundemtn, North Dakota

Dr. Wei Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NDSU
Dhritikhama Roy,
Civil Engineering, NDSU
 Plant-based Biopolymers for Entrapping Metal Nanoparticles for Arsenic Removal: Biodegradation and Treatability Studies Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Ishara Rijal,
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, NDSU 		Reference Evapotranspiration and Actual Evapotranspiration Measurements in North Dakota Dr. Xinhua Jia, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, NDSU