2003 Fellowships
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.
The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute announced its Graduate Research Fellowship recipients for the year 2003-2004. The fellowships were awarded to seven graduate students, who will conduct water resources research at NDSU and UND. These graduate research projects are supported with the annual base (104b) federal grant, and an additional fund from North Dakota State Water Commission.
The 2003-2004 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Anthony J. Pothoff
Evaluation of Walleye to Suppress Fathead Minnow Populations in Type IV and V Wetlands
Program: Zoology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Malcolm G. Buler
Chris Laveau
Hydrological Modeling of the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Prairie Potholes at the Basin Level
Program: Geology and Geological Engineering, North Dakota University State
Advisor: Phil Gerla
Jennifer Newbrey
Effects of West Nile Virus Infection, Immune Function, and Age on Female Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Reproduction
Program: Zoology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wendy Reed
Kasi Murthy
Study of Effectiveness of Northern Prairie Wetlands as a Resource to Control Nutrient (Phosphorus) Load to Receiving Water
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wei Lin
Michael Newbrey
Comparative Study of Fossil and Extant Fish Growth: Including Analyses of Mean Annual Temperature in the Geologic Record
Program: Geology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Allan Ashworth
Tedros Tesfay
Modeling Groundwater Dentrification by Ferrous Iron using PHREEQC
Program: Geology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Scott Korom
Trent Museus
A Study of Microbial Re-growth Potential of Water in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Eakalak Khan