2009 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 2009-2010. 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 2009-2010 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Brianna Schneck
Source Tracking of Cryptosporidium in Rural Watersheds
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: John McEvoy and Mark Clark
Chase Christenson
Effects of Iron Bacteria on Subsurface Tile Drains: Influence on Nutrient Transport
Program: Geology and Geologic Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Scott Korom
Dimuthu Wijeyaratne
Chemical Fingerprinting of Sediments and Water of the Souris River for Indentification of Diffuse Pollution Sources
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Marinus Otte
Halis Simsek
Fate of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Fargo Waste Water
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Eakalak Khan
Harjyoti Kalita
Iron Imprinted Polymer for Removal and Monitoring of Arsenic
Program: Materials and Nanotechnology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah and Bret Chisholm
Joseph Vistad
Regional Flood Frequency Analysis in the Missouri River Basin Based on L-moments and GLS Regression
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Howe Lim
Qigang Chang
Development of GAC-NZVI Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wei Lin
Rabiya Shabnam
Interactions between Microorganisms and Metal Nanoparticles: A New Approach for Groundwater Remediation
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah and Bret Chisholm
Sita Krajangpan
Modification of Iron Nanoparticles by Amphiphilic Polysiloxane Graft Co-Polymer for Arsenic, TCE, and RDX Remediation
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah and Bret Chisholm