2017 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 2017-2018. 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 2017-2018 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Afshin Shabani
Assessing Devils Lake Water Quality with Remote Sensing and Coupled SWAT and CE-QUAL-W2 Model
Program: Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Xiaodong Zhang
Ali Rashid Niaghi
Crop Evapotranspiration Measurement by Eddy Covariance, Bowen Ratio, and Soil Water Balance for a Control Drained and Subirrigated Field
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Xinhua Jia
Bosen Jin
Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Runoff of the Red River Basin
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Frank Xiao
Cody Ritt
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phosphate Removal from Eutrophic Surface Water
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
Diane Van Hoy
Hydrological Responses to Climate Change in a Terminal Lake Basin
Program: Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Taufique Mahmood
Hoang Pham
Application of Green Iron Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Barley Polyphenols to Combat
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
Kendall Grimm
Modeling of Runoff Contributing Areas and Hydrologic Connectivity and Applications in North Dakota
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Xuefeng Chu
Marina Martin
Endoxifen in Wastewater and Surface Water in North Dakota: Detection and Biodegradation
Program: Civil Engineering & Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Eakalak Khan & Dr. John McEvoy
Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab
Development of a Macro-Scale Physical-Based Gridded Hydrologic Model (GHM) and Applications in North Dakota
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Xuefeng Chu
Nicholas Lindstrom
Enhanced Natural Wetland Growth Due to Nearby Constructed Wetlands in the Northern Prairie Pothole Region
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Dr. Frank Xiao
Swati Sharma
Study On-farm Evaluation of Interactive Effect of Subsurface Tile Drainage, Tillage and Crop Rotation on Nitrate Leaching
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Halis Simsek
Umesh Acharya
Study On-farm Evaluation of Interactive Effect of Subsurface Tile Drainage, Tillage and Crop Rotation on Nitrate Leaching
Program: Soil Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Amitava Chatterjee
Umma Salma Rashid
Removal of Trichloroethylene and Fluoride from Water by Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Supported on Novel Activated Carbon
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
Yavuz Fidantemiz
Effect of Water Level on Soybean Growth with High Salinity Water
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Halis Simsek
Zachary Phillips
Holocene Palaeoflood and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) Influence on Fluvial Geomorphology of the Red River Basin
Program: Geosciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Day