2015 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 2015-2016. The fellowships were awarded to fifteen 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 2015-2016 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Anthony Wamon
Effects of calcium based surface amendments on the hydraulic conductivity and selected physical properties of subsurface drained sodic-saline soils
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dean D. Steele and Zhulu Lin
Bahareh Shoghi
Design Parameters of Embankment Dams in the Upper Midwest in Potential Climate Change Conditions
Program: Earth Systems and Policy, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Howe Lim
Boonsiri Dandumrongsin
Contribution of soluble microbial products on dissolved organic nitrogen and its biodegradability in wastewater effluent
Program: ECS (Ag &Bio), North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Halis Simsek
Brent Silvis
The Impact of Policy and Economic Drivers of Corn Production on Nitrogen Levels of the Buffalo River Subbasin, Minnesota, 2006-2014
Program: Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Haochi Zheng
Debjit Roy
Snowmelt water infiltration into frozen soil in Red River of the North Basin
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABEN), North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Xinhua Jia
Jingyi Sun
Evaluation of Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Using Various Algal Species
Program: Ag and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Halis Simsek
Luisa Torres
Risks of Water Contamination Associated with the Wastewater from Oil Production in the Bakken
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Eakalak Khan and Dr. Om Yadav
Mitchell Swanson
The Role of Algal Species on Phosphorus Bioavailability
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Eakalak Khan
Mohammad Enayet Hossain
Biopolymers for Phosphate Removal from Eutrophic Lakes
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
Navaratnam Leelaruban
A Study of Spatio-temporal Characteristics of North Dakota Droughts and their Impact
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Padmanabhan and Dr. Adnan Akuz
Rebecca Schewe
Quantifying Soluble Salt Removal in Swelling Soils using Subsurface Drainage
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Francis Casey and Dr. Abbey Wick
Ryan David
Evaluation of the Impacts of Mixing on Water Towers
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Wei Lin
Soklida Hong
Glutaraldehyde Removal from Flowback and Produced Waters Using Photolysis
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Eakalk Khan and Dr. Sivaguru Jayaraman
Swati Sharma
UV Light Effect on Bioavailability of Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in a Trickling Filter Process
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Halis Simsek
Umma Salma Rashid
Injectable Nanoparticle-based Permeable Reactive Barriers for Groundwater Contaminant Remediation
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah