Peter Oduor

Professor

Faculty

Landscape Architecture, Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management

Peter smiling confidently

Dr. Peter Oduor is a Professor of GIS at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Disaster Resilience, and Emergency Management (LADREM). He holds a Ph.D. in Geological Engineering (Missouri Science & Technology), an M.Sc. in Geology (Bowling Green State University), and B.Ed. (Hons.) (Egerton University) in Math & Physics.

Areas of Study & Research

Water Quality and Remediation

Surface and Subsurface Geology

Geospatial and Geostatistical Modeling of Pollutant Transport

Nanobiosensing Design and Applications

Development of Transportation and Logistics Algorithms

Courses Taught

Introduction to GIS

Advanced GIS

GIS Pattern Analysis & Modeling

Remote Sensing

Current Grants

Current Grants

  • Co-PI: Environmental Impact Assessment for Hazmat Transportation by Rail in a Vital Multi-Modal Freight Corridor - Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in Urban, Rural, and Tribal Areas (CMMM): $ 150,000
  • Co-PI: Phase 2: Reclamation Resource Development and Utilization, Meadowlark Midstream and Summit Midstream: $ 1,987,724

Past Grants

  • PI: Delineating potential forest stewardship area using weighted overlays and suitability analyses: $ 38,000
  • PI: Georegistration of past and current stewardship plans using CLUs, updating stewardship geodatabase and related web portal development in support of NDSAP: $ 44,500
  • PI: Easement studies of economic impact of FSP in Red River Basin: $22,000
  • Co-PI: Effects of Animal Manure Storage and Disposal on the Fate and Transport of Manure-Borne Hormones: $ 440,377
  • PI: ArcGIS Server Design & Configuration for Forestry Resource Management Applications: $ 34,000
  • PI: NASF State Assessment Project: $ 28,288
  • PI: Geospatial Database Design, Vulnerability Modeling & Sediment Load Quantification for the Spring Creek and Upper James River Watershed, ND Using AnnAGNPS: $ 51,748,
  • PI: Designing an Integrated Decision and Planning Support System for Forest Resource Assessment & Strategy: $ 64,765
  • PI: Toxicity-Reduction of Organics in Wastewater using Biostimulated Amalgamated Membranes: $ 5,000
  • PI: Web-based forest resource mapping and reporting system: $ 546,659
  • co-PI: Renovation for climate change and environmental quality laboratory at North Dakota State University: $ 659,103
  • PI: Historic flood analysis: A map odyssey: $ 7,500.
  • co-PI: Understanding factors that correlate or contribute to exotic Russian olive invasion at a Wildland-Urban Interface ecosystem: $ 110,000
  • PI: Identifying acreage changes in Shelterbelts and Riparian Forests within North Dakota: Ramifications of Basal Loss on Water Quality: $ 41,580.
  • PI: Seed research on microbial-induced attenuation of nitrates in a biofilm: $ 10,000
  • PI: Seed research on bioimaging of stressed Methanobrevibacter Ruminantium spp. at water-sediment interface, intra- and inter-sediment matrices: $ 10,000

Professional Associations

Geological Society of America | Current

Association of Geophysical Union | Current

Japan Geoscience Union | Current

Education

  • B.Ed. in Math and Physics - Egerton University
  • M.Sc. In Geology - Bowling Green State University
  • Ph.D. in Geological Engineering - Missouri Science and Technology

Publications

  • Syeda Sitwat Batool, Syeda Maria Batool, DeSutter Thomas, Meehan Miranda, Peter G. Oduor. Smart Bioaerosol Monitoring: Advanced Sampling and Sensing across Environmental, Clinical, and Industrial Domains. ACS Omega, 2026, ISSN 2470-1343, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c09151.

  • Syeda Maria Batool, Syeda Sitwat Batool, Bazrafkan Aliashghar, DeSutter Thomsan, Meehan Miranda, B.D. Braaten, Peter G. Oduor, Structural modifications in metal–organic frameworks for CO2 adsorption and sensing through sustainable synthesis and emerging designs, Materials Today Sustainability, Volume 34, 2026, 101321, ISSN 2589-2347, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2026.101321.

  • Syeda Sitwat Batool, Syeda Maria Batool, T. DeSutter, M. Meehan, P.G. Oduor, Challenges in developing effective sensing materials for low-temperature electrochemical N2O detection in freezing soil conditions, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 402, 2026, 128975, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128975.

  • Syeda Maria Batool, Syeda Sitwat Batool, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Meehan Miranda, DeSutter Thomsan, Benjamin D. Braaten, Peter G. Oduor. Enhanced CO₂ detection using Schottky conduction mechanism in 2D MOF/MXene hybrid vertical sensing device. Journal of Materials Science, 2026, pp. 1–20, ISSN 0022-2461, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-12065-0.

  • Batool, S. M., Batool, S. S., Ahmad, M., Hassan, M. U., Miranda, M., DeSutter, T., Braaten, B., Oduor, P. G. (2026). Enhanced CO2 detection using Schottky conduction mechanism in 2D MOF/MXene hybrid vertical sensing device. Journal of Materials Science, 1-20.

  • Batool, S. S., Hassan, M. U., Oduor, P. G., Batool, S. M., Sajid-Ur-Rehman, Zhang, X., & Li, C. (2025). Graphene/TiO2 nanofiber hybrids for multispectral photodetectors. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8(29), 14677-14688.

  • M. Wood, P. Lu, N. Yodo, X. Yang, P. G. Oduor, Multidimensional impacts of oil spills in transit: An overview of trend analysis, remediation strategies, and community resilience, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 393, 2025,127185, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127185.

  • Aliasghar Bazrafkan, Harry Navasca, Hanna Worral, Peter Oduor, Nadia Delavarpour, Mario Morales, Nonoy Bandillo, Paulo Flores, Predicting lodging severity in dry peas using UAS-mounted RGB, LIDAR, and multispectral sensors, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2024, 101157, ISSN 2352-9385, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101157.

  • Manaweera Wickramage, H., Lu, P., Oduor, P. G., Du, J., Estimating the Spreading Rates of Hazardous Materials on Unmodified Cellulose Filter Paper: Implications on Risk Assessment of Transporting Hazardous Materials, Journal of Porous Media, Volume 27, Issue 9, 2024, pp. 29-53. DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.2024047621.

  • Heshani Manaweera Wickramage, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, Jianbang Du, (In Review) Determination of the Relationship Between Volume and Diffusion Areas of Hazardous Materials on Porous Media, Volume 27, Issue 1, 2024, pp. 1-12. DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.2023048177

  • Billy G. Ram, Peter Oduor, C. Igathinathane, Kirk Howatt, Xin Sun, A systematic review of hyperspectral imaging in precision agriculture: Analysis of its current state and future prospects, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Volume 222, 2024, 109037, ISSN 0168-1699, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109037.

  • Bazrafkan, A.; Delavarpour, N.; Oduor, P.G.; Bandillo, N.; Flores, P. An Overview of Using Unmanned Aerial System Mounted Sensors to Measure Plant Above-Ground Biomass. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 3543. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15143543

  • Heshani Manaweera Wickramage, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, Jianbang Du, 2023. Determination of the Relationship between Volume and Diffusion Areas of Hazardous Materials on Porous Media, Journal of Porous Media, DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.2023048177

  • Umesh Acharya, Aaron Lee M Daigh, Peter G. Oduor. Factors affecting the use of weather stations data in predicting soil moisture for agricultural applications. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 24 September 2021, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2021-0034.

  • Umesh Acharya, Aaron Lee M Daigh, Peter G. Oduor. Machine learning for predicting field soil moisture using soil, crop, and nearby weather station data. Soil Systems. 2021, 5(4), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5040057.

  • Hagiwara, Izumi, Tokuhiro, A., and Oduor, P. G. Empirical derivation of a Nusselt number in a thermally stratified enclosure. France: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.106209.

  • Alimohammad Shirzadifar, Mohammadmehdi Maharlooei, Sreekala G. Bajwa, Peter G. Oduor, John F. Nowatzki, Mapping crop stand count and planting uniformity using high resolution imagery in a maize crop, Biosystems Engineering, Volume 200, 2020, Pages 377-390, ISSN 1537-5110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2020.10.013.

  • Leelaruban, N., G. Padmanabhan, Peter Oduor, and Adnan Akyuz, 2018. Uncertainty in Drought Reporting across Different Spatial Scales. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-EWRI - https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784481400.027).

  • Navaratnam Leelaruban, G. Padmanabhan, Peter Oduor, (2017) Examining the Relationship between Drought Indices and Groundwater Levels. Water, 9(2), 82; doi:10.3390/w9020082.

  • Rozario, P., Oduor, P., Kotchman, L. and Kangas, M., (2017) Transition modeling of Land-use Dynamics in the Pipestem Creek, North Dakota, USA. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 5(3), 182-201; doi: 10.4236/gep.2017.53013.

  • Rozario, P. F., Oduor, P., Kotchman, L. and Kangas, M. (2017) Uncertainty Analysis of Spatial Autocorrelation of Land-Use and Land-Cover Data within Pipestem Creek in North Dakota. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 5, 71-88. doi: 10.4236/gep.2017.58008.

  • Samuel G. Jenkins, P. Oduor, L. Kotchman, M. Kangas, (2016) A cohort model for ash mortality risk due to potential emerald ash borer infestation, Open Journal of Biophysics, 6, 38-51. doi: 10.4236/ojbiphy.2016.62006.

  • Samuel G. Jenkins, P. Oduor, L. Kotchman, M. Kangas, (2016) Analyzing Field-Derived Arboreal Spectral Signatures, Journal of Geographic Information System, 8, 193-204. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2016.82018.

  • Rozario, P., Oduor, P., Kotchman, L. and Kangas, M. (2016) Quantifying Spatiotemporal Change in Landuse and Land Cover and Accessing Water Quality: A Case Study of Missouri Watershed James Sub-Region, North Dakota. Journal of Geographic Information System, 8, 663-682. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2016.86053.

  • EunSu Lee., Peter G. Oduor, (2015). Using Multi-Attribute Decision Factors for Traffic Assignment. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, ISSN 2220-9964 2015, 4(2), 883-899; doi:10.3390/ijgi4020883.

  • Xuelian Bai, Francis X.M. Casey, Heldur Hakk, Thomas M. DeSutter, Peter G. Oduor, Eakalak Khan, Sorption and degradation of 17β-estradiol-17-sulfate in sterilized soil–water systems, Chemosphere, Volume 119, January 2015, Pages 1322-1328. ISSN 0045-6535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.016.

  • Izumi Hagiwara, Akira Tokuhiro, P. G. Oduor. Comparison between Single- and Two-Phase Heat Transfer in a Thermally Stratified Enclosure, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2015, Volume 92, Pages 173 – 178. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.01.032.

  • Buddhika Madurapperuma, Papia Rozario, Peter Oduor and Larry Kotchman, (2015) Land-use and land-cover change detection in Pipestem Creek watershed, North Dakota. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, Volume 5, Number 3, 416 – 426. ISSN 0976 – 4380.

  • EunSu Lee, Peter G Oduor, Kambiz Farahmand and Denver Tolliver, A coupled linear programming model with geospatial dynamic trip assignment for global-scale intermodal transportation, Maritime Economics & Logistics, 2014, Volume 16, Number 1, pp. 33 – 54. doi:10.1057/mel.2013.22.

  • Deidra A. Lies, P.G. Oduor, Rudiments of a nitrate assimilating bacterium in bioremediation, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Volume 90, 2014, Pages 123-130, ISSN 0964-8305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.02.007.

  • Izumi Hagiwara, A. Tokuhiro, P. G. Oduor, Natural convection heat transfer of hydrophilic particle suspension: Implications on nuclear waste remediation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 78, November 2014, Pages 636 – 647, ISSN 0017-9310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.045. 

  • Oduor, P., Armstrong, M., Kotchman, L., Kangas, M., Maddurapperuma, B., Forward, K., Wijeyaratne, P., Santos, X., Nakamura, A. and Leidholm, K. (2014) Designing an Online Geospatial System for Forest Resource Management. Journal of Geographic Information System, 6, 185-208. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2014.63019.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., Kuruppuarachchi, K. A. J. M., Munasinghe, J.U. and Wijayawardene, D.N.N. (2012). Seedling recruitment at a dry zone forest arboretum of Sri Lanka. Annual Academic Sessions 2012, February 27th – 28th 2013, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 48-51.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Amarasinghe, M.D. and Oduor, P.G. (2013) Salient ecological functions of a tropical freshwater wetland. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management, 18: 45-51. Doi: 10.1111/Ire.12019.

  • Madurapperuma B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2013). Detecting land-cover change using stochastic simulation models and multivariate analysis of multi-temporal landsat data for Cass County, North Dakota. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 3(4): 78-91. DOI: 10.5539/enrr.v3n4p78.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M., Wijayawardene, D.N.N. and Munasinghe, J.U. (2013). Comparing floristic diversity between a silviculturally managed arboretum and a natural forest reserve. Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment, 3(2):11-22.

  • Xuelian Bai, Francis X.M. Casey, Heldur Hakk, Thomas M. DeSutter, Peter G. Oduor, Eakalak Khan, Dissipation and transformation of 17β-estradiol-17-sulfate in soil–water systems, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 260, 15 September 2013, Pages 733-739.

  • Anthony W. Wamono, Peter G. Oduor, A Study Of Configurations Of Clay-Glass Beads Mixture To Determine The Influence Of Composition And Compaction Pressure On The Retention Of Nitrate, Journal of Porous Media, 2013, pages 1075-1086, DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v16.i12.20.

  • Lee Eunsu, Oduor Peter G., Farahmand Kambiz, Simplistic Geospatial Techniques in Analyzing Transportation Dynamics for Origin-Destination Container Movement Routes in the United States, Journal Of Transportation Systems Engineering And Information Technology, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2012.

  • Eunsu Lee, Kambiz Farahmand and Peter G. Oduor, Application of Signal Detection Theory to Ascertain Driving Risk and Mitigation in a Flooded Urban Area, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, ISSN1934-7359, USA, May 2012, Volume 6, No. 5 (Serial No. 54), pp. 515–530.

  • Peter G Oduor, Larry Kotchman; Akiko Nakamura, Samuel Jenkins; Gom Ale, Spatially-Constrained Forest Cover Dynamics using Markovian Random Processes, 2012, Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 20, Pages 36-48.

  • Navaratnam Leelaruban, P. Oduor, A. Akyuz, S. Shaik, G. Padmanabhan, Leveraging a Spatio-Temporal Drought Severity and Coverage Index with Crop Yield Modelled As a Stochastic Process, International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 2012, Int. J. of Hydrology Science and Technology, Volume 2, No. 3, Pages 219-236.

  • Jacquelin J. Stenehjem, Peter G. Oduor, Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for Catastrophic Dam Failure, Directions Magazine, All Things Location, Publication Date: Monday, March 26th 2012.

  • Madurapperuma B.D., Oduor, P.G., Anar, M.J. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). Understanding Factors that Correlate or Contribute to Exotic Russian Olive Invasion at a Wildland-Urban Interface Ecosystem. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 6: 130-139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00021.1.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M., Munasinghe, J.U. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). Analysis of spatio-temporal land use/cover changes of Devils Lake Watershed using NDVI and NDWI data. Proceedings of the 4th international conference on geo-Information technology for natural disaster management, November 7th – 8th 2012, Colombo, 24-29.

  • Rozario, P.F, Oduor, P.G., Kotchman, L.A. 2011. Change detection in landuse and landcover using remote sensing. A case study of Missouri watershed James Sub-region, North Dakota in ND-SD 2011 Joint EPSCoR Conference, October 4, 2011 – NDSU Memorial Union, ND in USA.

  • Mary C. Schuh, Francis X.M. Casey, Heldur Hakk, Thomas M. DeSutter, Karl G. Richards, Eakalak Khan, Peter G. Oduor, Effects of field-manure applications on stratified 17β-estradiol concentrations, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 192, Issue 2, 30 August 2011, Pages 748-752.

  • Mary C. Schuh, Francis X.M. Casey, Heldur Hakk, Thomas M. DeSutter, Karl G. Richards, Eakalak Khan, Peter Oduor, An on-farm survey of spatial and temporal stratifications of 17β-estradiol concentrations, Chemosphere, Volume 82, Issue 11, March 2011, Pages 1683-1689.

  • Navaratnam Leelaruban, Adnan Akyuz, Peter Oduor, G. Padmanabhan, Geospatial Analyses of Drought Impact and Severity in North Dakota, USA Using Remote Sensing and GIS, (18th Conference on Applied Climatology Proceedings, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, GA) http://ams.confex.com/ams/90annual/techprogram/paper_164441.htm

  • Lyndon M. Pease, P. Oduor, G. Padmanabhan, Estimating sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorous loads from the Pipestem Creek watershed, North Dakota, using AnnAGNPS, Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 36, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 282-291.

  • Peter G. Oduor, L. Kotchman, G. Ale, and J. Vinje, 2009, North Dakota Redesigns Forest Inventory, Assessment Programs Using GIS, ArcNews, Vol. 30, No. 4, Page 33.

  • Peter G. Oduor, X. Santos, K. Forward, N. Sharp, C. Bue, F. Casey, J. Abwawo, Semi-empirically derived petrophysical and thermodynamical coefficients of permselective shales - Implications on ore mineralization, Journal of Membrane Science 343 (2009), Pages 171–179.

  • Peter G. Oduor, X. T. Santos, F. X. Casey, Solute Exclusionary Properties of Porous Shale Wafers, J. of Porous Media, Volume 12, Number 6, Pages 501 – 518, (2009).

  • Peter G. Oduor, P. Gibbs, X. Santos, A. Podoll, Concentration polarization layer width approximations for an organo-macromolecule tracer at ultra-high hydraulic gradients, Desalination 239 (2009), Pages 175-190.

  • Peter G. Oduor, X. Santos, J. Abwawo, and J. Dunham, Permselective membrane fouling during azo-dye wastewater treatment, Clean; Soil Air Water Journal, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 171 – 179.

  • Casey, F.X.M., P. Oduor, H. Hakk, G. L. Larsen, and T.M. DeSutter, 2008. Transport of 17β-Estradiol and Testosterone in a Field Lysimeter. Soil Sci. 173, Pages 456-467.

  • Peter G. Oduor & L. Kotchman, Georegistration of Past and Current Stewardship Plans and Related Web Portal Development in Support of North Dakota Spatial Analysis Project, USDA Report, August 17, 2007, 22 pages, Available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/na/sap/products/nd.shtml . [Phase II]

  • Peter G. Oduor, F.X. Casey and A. Podoll, Modeling of concentration polarization layer evolution and breakthrough concentrations in dead-end hyperfiltration, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 285, Issues 1-2, November 2006, Pages 376-384.

  • Peter G. Oduor & L. Kotchman, Delineating potential North Dakota forest stewardship areas using overlays and suitability analyses, USDA Report, August 18, 2006, 107 pages, Available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/na/sap/products/nd.shtml . [Phase I]

  • Peter G. Oduor and T.M. Whitworth, Mechanistic interpretation of ionic azo dye flux decline through compacted Na-montmorillonite membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 265, Issues 1-2, November 2005, Pages 85-93.

  • Peter G. Oduor and T.M. Whitworth, Transient modeling of hyperfiltration effects, Mathematical Geology, Volume 36, Number 6, August 2004, Pages 743-758.

Presentations

  • Syeda M. Batool, Manaweera Wickramage, H., Fajardo, J., Syeda S. Batool, DeSutter T., Meehan M., Oduor P.G., Variability and Sensitivity of Column-Averaged Carbon Dioxide (XCO2) Values to Brine-Impacted Soils using Machine Learning and Deep Learning, JpGU–AGU Joint Meeting, May 24–29, 2026 [Chiba, Japan], Abstract ID: COO2004

  • Tanzina Afrin, Xinyi Yang, Emmanuel Anu Thompson, Nita Yodo, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, AI-Based Prediction of Hazmat Spill Diffusion Area and Infiltration Depth Using Laboratory-Controlled Data, January 12, 2026, 2026 TRB Annual Conference [January 11-15, 2026 Washington DC] Abstract ID: TRBAM-26-02980

  • Xinyi Yang, Tanzina Afrin, Emmanuel Anu Thompson, Nita Yodo, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, Exploring Statistical Relationships in Hazmat Infiltration Depth: A Correlation-Based Framework with Scenario Analysis Using a Real-World Rail Accident Baseline, January 13, 2026, 2026 TRB Annual Conference [January 11-15, 2026 Washington DC] Abstract ID: TRBAM-26-03579

  • Syeda Maria Batool, Syeda Sitwat Batool, DeSutter Thomas, Meehan Miranda, B.D. Braaten, Peter G. Oduor, Enhanced CO₂ detection using Schottky conduction mechanism in 2D MOF/MXene hybrid vertical sensing device, May 12-15, IMS 2026

  • Syeda Sitwat Batool, Syeda Maria Batool, DeSutter Thomas, Meehan Miranda, Peter G. Oduor, β-ketoenamine-linked COF and COF/MXene Composite for N₂O Sensors, JpGU–AGU Joint Meeting, May 24–29, 2026 [Chiba, Japan], Abstract ID: COO3531

  • Batool, S. S., Batool, S. M., DeSutter, T., Ostlund, A., Meehan, M., & Oduor, P. G. (2025, December 15–19). Sequestration and Detection of Bioaerosols: Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Challenges [Conference presentation]. AGU25 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

  • Oduor, P. G., Batool, S., DeSutter, T., Ostlund, A., Meehan, M., Xu, J., Augustin, C., Daigh, A. L., Staricka, J., Iskander, S., Ostlund, A., (2024, December). Augmenting Eddy Covariance Carbon Flux Measurements with Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, No. 2438, pp. IN53A-2438).

  • Batool, S., Manaweera Wickramage, H. A. M., DeSutter, T., Meehan, M., Xu, J., Augustin, C., Daigh, A. L., Staricka, J., Iskander, S., Ostlund, A., Oduor, P. G., (2024, December). Leveraging Geoinformatics to Determine Carbon Sequestration Potential of Brine Impacted Soils. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, No. 2444, pp. IN53A-2444).

  • Determining Spreading Rates of Hazardous Materials on Unmodified Cellulose Filter Paper: Implications on Potential Risks Associated with Transportation. Heshani Manaweera Wickramage, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, Jianbang Du, Denver Tolliver. Oral Presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2023.

  • Estimation of the Infiltration Depth of Hazardous Materials on Glass Beads: Implications on Groundwater Contamination due to Impacts of Train Derailment. Heshani Manaweera Wickramage, Pan Lu, Peter Oduor, Jianbang Du. Poster presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2024

  • Acharya U., A.L.M. Daigh and P.G. Oduor. 2021. Use of Landsat 8 Image and Meteorological Data to Map Soil Moisture in the Red River Valley. March 16-17, The Soils and Crop Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. (Oral)

  • Umesh Acharya, Aaron Lee M Daigh, Peter G. Oduor, Use of Landsat 8 image and Meteorological data to map soil moisture in the Red River Valley. Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) conference 2020, 9-13 November 2020.

  • Navaratnam Leelaruban, G. Padmanabhan, Peter Oduor, and Adnan Akyuz, 2018. Uncertainty in Drought Reporting Across Different Spatial Scales. 2018 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Submission ID# 392990 (Abstract).

  • Rozario P.F, Oduor, P.G, Kotchman, L. and Kangas, M. (2017). Spatial Dependence of Land-use/cover Predictions within Pipestem Creek, North Dakota. ND EPSCoR 2017 Annual State Conference, Fargo, ND.

  • Rozario, P.F, Oduor, P., Kotchman, L. and Kangas, M. (2017). Using Spatial Autocorrelation Techniques and Multi-temporal Land-Use and Land-Cover Data within Pipestem Creek in North Dakota. American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Boston, 2017.

  • Rozario F. Papia, Oduor P., Kotchman L., Kangas M., 2016. Quantifying spatiotemporal change in land use and land cover and accessing water quality: Case study of Missouri watershed James sub-region, North Dakota. World Congress on GIS & Remote Sensing, August 01-03, 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. Jenkins S.G., Pijanowski, B.C., Kotchman, L.A., Kangas, M.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. 2013. Variation in Leaf Spectral Signatures: Comparison of Four Genera of Mixed Forest Trees. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, 4th – 5th July 2014.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. Jenkins S.G., Pijanowski, B.C., Kotchman, L.A., Kangas, M.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. 2013. Classification of native-invasive trees using hyperspectral reflectance characteristics. MidAmerica GIS Consortium, April 27th - May 1st, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., Kotchman, L.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. (2013). Comparing spectral signatures of three species of Elaeagnaceae using an ASD field spec 4 hi-res spectroradiometer. Proceedings of the North Dakota GIS Users Conference 2013, September 10th -12th 2013, Grand Forks, ND. 27p.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., and Kotchman, L.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. (2013). Ecological Influences Associated with Non-native Dominance at the Riparian Forest Fringe. Annual Meetings 2013, Society of Wetlands Scientists, June 2nd-6th, Duluth, Minnesota.

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  • Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M., Senevirathne, G., Madurapperuma, B.D., and Oduor, P.G. (2013). Are dry zone forests more sensitive to climatic vulnerability than wet zone forests? Annual Meetings 2013, Society of Wetlands Scientists, June 2nd -6th, Duluth, Minnesota.

  • http://sws2013.conferencespot.org/abstract-index#.UbxmQJzajSl

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. (2013). Versatility of web-based mapping platforms for non-GIS professionals. NDSU Graduate Research and Arts Forum Session, 11th April 2013, North Dakota State University.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. and Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M. (2013). Pixel-wise transition models to detect forest cover dynamic in McLean County in North Dakota. NDSU Graduate Research and Arts Forum Session, 11th April 2013, North Dakota State University.

  • Kuruppuarachchi, J., Seneviratne, G., Madurapperuma, B., Oduor, P. (2013). Turnover rates of soil organic carbon fractions determine carbon sequestration potential of tropical forests in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of North Dakota Academy of Science Annual Meetings, April 26th 2013, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

  • Nakandalage, H. A., Kuruppuarachchi, K. A. J. M., Madurapperuma, B. D. and Oduor, P. G. (2013). Psychological distress and associated factors of first year students of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ties that Bind: Methods of Social Research, March 1st 2013, NDSU Memorial Union.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Wamono, A.W., Oduor, P.G. Kotchman, and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). Pedological influences on polydominant invasive species assemblages. ND EPSCoR 2012 Joint State Conference, September 18th, 2012, Alerus Center, Grand Forks.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). A susceptibility study of an arboreal ecosystem on the fringe. Proceedings of 6th annual joint student environmental conference, South Dakota State University, August 6-8th 2012, Brookings.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Anar, M. J., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). Geospatial analysis of ecosystem invasion: Russian olive in Bismarck-Mandan Wildland-Urban Interface. MidAmerica GIS Conference (MAGIC), April 22th - 26th 2012, Westin Crown Centre, Kansas City, MO.

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  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G., Stueve, K.M. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). A Comparison of feature extraction techniques for Elaeagnus angustifolia using high spatial resolution data. Proceedings of 9th Annual Northern Plains Biological Symposium, April 19th 2012, North Dakota State University, p. 2.

  • Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.J.M., Madurapperuma, B.D., Seneviratne, G. and Oduor, P.G. (2012). Physical parametric influences on carbon sequestration at a tropical eco-climatic zone. Proceedings of 9th Annual Northern Plains Biological Symposium, April 19th 2012, North Dakota State University, p. 9.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2012). Markovian approximation and optimum statistical inference of land-cover change at a transient watershed: ramifications on vulnerability of arboreal ecosystems. Proceedings of the Second Annual Red River Valley Statistical Conference, Department of Statistics, April 18th 2012, North Dakota State University.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Wijayawardene, D.N.N., Oduor, P. G. and Kuruppuarachchi, K. A. J. M. (2012). Why partnering with a local community in the context of forest resource management can increase success rates?. Ties that Bind: Research Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, March 2nd 2012, NDSU Memorial Union.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Amarasinghe, M.D. and Oduor, P. G. (2011). Salient ecological functions of a tropical freshwater wetland. Proceedings of the 14th World lake Conference, October 31st – November 4th 2011, Austin Convention Centre, Austin, Texas, USA, p. 84.

  • Wamono, A.W. and Oduor P.G. 2011. Hyperfiltration-induced attenuation of nutrients from agriculturally-produced wastewaters. Proceedings of the 14th World Lake Conference, 31 October - 4 November, 2011, Austin Convention Centre, Austin, Texas, USA.

  • Anar, M.J., Santos, X., Oduor, P.G. and Gibbs, P. 2011. Attenuation of nitrate from simulated agricultural wastewater using an immobilized anaerobic biofilm. Proceedings of the 14th World Lake Conference, 31 October - 4 November, 2011, Austin Convention Centre, Austin, Texas, USA.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2011). Challenges of potential distribution of Russian olive in lower Missouri River basin in North Dakota. ND-SD 2011 Joint EPSCoR Conference, October 4th 2011, NDSU Memorial Union, ND, p. 38.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L.A. (2011). Forest change detection using stochastic simulation models in Cass County, North Dakota. Proceedings of the North Dakota GIS Users Conference 2011, October 11th -13th 2011, Grand Forks, ND, p. 20.

  • Anar, M.J., Madurapperuma, B.D. and Oduor, P.G. (2011). Surface hydrological modelling for identifying infiltration zones in Devils Lake watershed, North Dakota. Proceedings of the North Dakota GIS Users Conference 2011, October 11th -13th 2011, Grand Forks, ND, p. 26.

  • Kuruppuarachchi J., Senevirathne, G., Madurapperuma, B.D. and Oduor, P. G. (2011). Carbon stock and fluxes of two selected forest sanctuaries. Proceedings of the global partnership for plant conservation (GPPC), July 5th – 7th 2011, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, USA. http://www.mobot.org/gppc2011.

  • Madurapperuma B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L. (2011). Dichotomous Stochastic Markovian Variations for Varying Forest Acreages within James River Basin in North Dakota. Proceedings of the ISSRM Conference 2011, June 4th - 8th 2011, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. http://www.issrm2011madison.iasnr.org

  • Madurapperuma B.D., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L. (2011). Forest cover dynamics using cellular automata Markovian and Dempster – Shafer models. NDSU Graduate Research and Arts Forum Session, 14th April 2011, North Dakota State University.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G and Kotchman, L. 2011. Forest Cover dynamics using cellular automata Markovian and Dempster Shafer models. Proceedings of the NDSU Graduate Research and Arts Forum 2011.

  • Madurapperuma, B.D., Oduor, P.G and Kotchman, L. 2011. Dichotomous Stochastic Markovian variations for varying Forest Acreages within James River basin in North Dakota. Proceedings of the ISSRM Conference (International Symposium on Society and Resource Management), Madison, USA. Online access http://www.issrm2011madison.iasnr.org/index.php

  • Rozario, P., Oduor, P.G. and Kotchman, L. 2011. Assessing forest cover dynamics for Missouri watershed Region: Ramifications on watershed water quality. Proceedings of the NDSU Graduate Research and Arts Forum, 2011.

  • Leelaruban, N., A. Akyuz, G. Padmanabhan, and P. Oduor. 2010. An analysis of drought impact and severity in North Dakota, USA. ND EPSCoR State Conference, Grand Forks, ND.

  • Leelaruban, N., A. Akyuz, G. Padmanabhan, and P. Oduor. 2010. An analysis of drought impact and severity in North Dakota, USA. 2010 Annual Joint Student Environmental Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

  • Samuel Jenkins, Peter Oduor, Using Remote Sensing-Derived Data to Map Forest Area and Composition in North Dakota, ND GIS 2009 Conference, November 03, Page 21. (Grand Forks, ND)

  • P. G. Oduor; K. Forward; N. Sharp, Semi-empirically derived petrophysical and thermodynamical coefficients of permselective argillaceous matrices, Abstract ID# H13C-0974, AGU Fall Meeting 2009. (San Francisco, CA)

  • Casey, F.X.M, T. DeSutter, E. Khan, P. Oduor, H. Hakk, G.L. Larsen. 2008. Fate and Transport of Reproductive Hormone. National Science Foundation Poster Session. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. Joint GSA – ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Houston, October 5-9, 2008.

  • Francis X. Casey, Heldur Hakk, Gerald Larsen, Thomas DeSutter, Eakalak Khan, and Peter G. Oduor. 2008. Reproductive Hormones in the Environment. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. Joint GSA – ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Houston, October 5-9, 2008.

  • Oduor, P G, Nakamura, A, (2008), Hyperspectral mapping and vulnerability modeling of effects of excessive overland flow on riparian arboreal ecosystems, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN31C-1150. (National Meeting held at San Francisco, Dec. 15-19, 2008)

  • Peter G. Oduor, L. Kotchman, T. Berg, J. Vinge, X. Santos, A. Nakamura, K. Leidholm, and H. Matthees, 2008. Critical Assessment of Temporal Dynamics on Stewardship-designated Areas using Geospatial Stochastic Processes, Association of American Geographers Great Plains - Rocky Mountain Division, ASPRS Upper Midwest Chapter, Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, September 12-13, Page 29. (Regional meeting held at Grand Forks)

  • Akiko Nakamura, P G Oduor, 2008, Geospatial Reprioritization of Potential North Dakota Forest Stewardship Areas using Survey Statistics, Association of American Geographers Great Plains - Rocky Mountain Division, ASPRS Upper Midwest Chapter, Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, September 12-13, Page 28. (Regional meeting held at Grand Forks)

  • Casey, F.X.M., P. Oduor, H. Hakk, and G.L. Larsen. 2007. Transport of 17β-Estradiol and Testosterone in a Field Lysimeter. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.

  • Oduor, Peter G., Vinje J., Gom, A., 2006, Delineating Potential North Dakota Forest Stewardship Areas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 38, p. 14.

  • Oduor, Peter, 2005, Transport and fate of ionic organo-macromolecules in dead-end hyperfiltration, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, p. 104.

  • Derrington, D., Oduor, P., and Whitworth, T. M., 2002, Steady state modeling of hyperfiltration of nitrates in perched aquifer systems, The clay minerals society 39th annual meeting, p. 65.

  • Oduor Peter and Whitworth, T. M., 2002, Transient modeling of hyperfiltration effects, The clay minerals society 39th annual meeting, p. 139.