2005 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 2005-2006. The fellowships were awarded to nine 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 2005-2006 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Ali Tackett
Molecular Phylogeography of Etheostoma nigrum (Rafinesque) in the Upper Midwest
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Craig Stockwell
Brajesh Gautam
Analysis and Model Simulation of Storm Water Runoff - A Study of Land Use and System Design on Discharge and Water Quality
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota University State
Advisor: Wei Lin
Christina Melaas
Evaluation of an Index of Plant Community Integrity for Assessing Wetland Plant Communities in the Prairie Pothole Region
Program: Natural Resource Management, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Don Kirby
Daniel McEwen
Benthic macroinvertebrate stoichiometric implications for North Dakota and Minnesota fisheries
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Malcolm Butler
Jennier 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
Kendall Goltz
The Impact of Wetlands and Wetland Easements on North Dakota Land Values
Program: Natural Resource Management, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Jay Leitch
Michael Newbrey
Evolution of Fish Growth and its Response to Climate
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
William Lenarz
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
Program: Geology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Phil Gerla