2020 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 has announced its Graduate Research Fellowship recipients for 2020-2021. The fellowships, ranging from $1,000 to $14,614, were awarded to 19 graduate students, including 14 doctoral and five master’s degree students.

The students will conduct water resources research at NDSU and the University of North Dakota. Fellows, their academic programs, university, faculty advisers and research projects are:

Alicia Schlarb

The Effects of Sodium Chloride Exposure On Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus Hemiophrys) Larvae
Program: Biologial Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Matthew Smith

Berkay Koyuncu

Flood and Bathymetry Alteration Simulations Under Ice-Coverage in Red River
Program: Environmental and Conservation Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Trung Bao Le

Christine Cornish

Does Wetland Restoration Affect the Accumulation of Glyphosate?
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences/Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Jon Sweetman

Jarrett Lardy

An Examination of Pipeline Site-Preparation Methods for Improving Plant Establishment
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Thomas DeSutter

Justin Waraniak

Assessment of agricultural impact on biotic components of North Dakota wetland resources using habitat suitability landscape genomics of amphibians
Program: Biological Sciences/Environmental and Conservation Sciences
Advisor: Craig Stockwell

Kristen Almen

Impact of Subsurface Drainage and Subirrigation on Water Quality in Richland County, North Dakota
Program: Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xinhua Jia

Kui Hu

Lan Zeng

Development of a new depression-oriented watershed hydrologic model and its application in North Dakota
Program: Civil & Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xuefeng Chu

Mike Rosati

Floating Treatment Wetland Systems in Cold Climate Regions: A Case Study on
English Coulee in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Program: Civil Engineering
Advisor: Yeo Howe Lim

Pavankumar Challa Sasi

Enhanced removal of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances from water
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Feng “Frank” Xiao

Rebecca Jones-Bradley

Influence of habitat characteristics on amphibian stress and reproductive success in North Dakota
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Matthew Smith

Stevie Holmes

Hydrological Changes Due to Recent Wetting in a Cold Region Riverine Headwaters Environment
Program: Geology & Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Taufique Mahmood

Swetha Mallula

Soil Amendment for Reducing the Runoff of Nutrients from Agricultural Lands
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Feng “Frank” Xiao

Tong Lin

Using Coupled Human and Natural Systems for Water Resources Management in the Bakken Region of Western North Dakota
Program: Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering/Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Zhulu Lin

Tonoy K Das

Fabrication of Point of Use Treatment Systems for Aqueous Arsenic and their Evaluation
Program: Civil & Environmental Engineering/Environmental and Conservation Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah

Uday Bhanu Prakash Vaddevolu

Automatic sensor-controlled drip irrigation under mulches for tomato and watermelon productions
Program: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xinhua Jia

Umesh Acharya

Soil moisture mapping using Landsat data in a frigid glaciolacustrine landscape with agricultural production
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Aaron Daigh

Vida Atashi

Hydraulic and hydrologic routing parameters in natural channels in North Dakota under spring snowmelt conditions
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Yeo Howe Lim

Zachary Ranisate

Red Lake River and Red River Raw Water Quality Investigation
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Feng “Frank” Xiao