2010 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 2010-2011. The fellowships were awarded to ten 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 2010-2011 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:

Adam Guy

The Impact of Rural and Urban Flooding on Water and Soil Quality in the Red River Valley of the North
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Thomas Desutter

Andrea Hanson

Uptake and effects of environmental estrogens on growth of fish
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Mark Sheridan

Anusha Balangoda

Studies of Seasonal Succession of Cyanobacteria and Green algea Heinrich-Martin Impoundemtn, North Dakota
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wei Lin

Brianna Schneck

Source tracking of Cryptosporidium in rural watersheds
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: John McEvoy and Mark Clark

Dhritikhama Roy

Plant-based Biopolymers for Entrapping Metal Nanoparticles for Arsenic Removal: Biodegradation and Treatability Studies
Program: Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah

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 Simesk

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

Ishara Rijal

Reference Evapotranspiration and Actual Evapotranspiration Measurements in North Dakota
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xinhua Jia

Qigang Chang

Development of GAC-NZVI Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wei Lin

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