2006 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 2006-2007. The fellowships were awarded to twelve 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 2006-2007 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
Ara Anderson
The life history of Hexagenia limbata (Serville) (Ephemeroptera:Ephemeridae) in North Dakota and Minnesota streams
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota University State
Advisor: Malcolm Butler
Christopher Hill
Using Entrapped Cell Systems for Treating Supernatant from Anaerobic Digester of the Moorhead Wastewater Treatment Plant
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Eakalak Khan
Daniel McEwen
Stoichiometry and the transfer of mercury from benthic macroinvertebrates into game fish
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Malcolm Butler
Kendall Goltz
The Impact of Wetlands and Wetland Easements on North Dakota Land Values
Program: Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Jay Leitch
Mary Schuh
Farm-scale reconnaissance of estrogens in subsurface waters
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Frank Casey
Michael Newbrey
Comparative Study of fossil and extant fish growth: Including analyses of Mean annual temperature in the geologic record
Program: Biology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Allan Ashworth
Ryan Klapperich
Analysis of Associated Bedrock-Aquifer System Sediments: Origins of Electron Donor-Rich Aquifers in Eastern North Dakota
Program: Geology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Scott Korom
Tedros Tesfay
Modeling Groundwater Dentrification by Ferrous Iron using PHREEQC
Program: Geology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Scott Korom
Wei Zheng
Baseline Study of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Red River of the North - Main Stem
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Malcolm Butler
William Lenarz
Effect of Flow Path Processes on Groundwater Geochemistry in a Dune-Prairie-Wetland Transect in Southeast North Dakota
Program: Geology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Phil Gerla
Yuhui Jin
Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Bacteria in Water Using Nanoparticles
Program: Chemistry, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Julia Zhao