1999 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 1999-2000. The fellowships were awarded to seven 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 1999-2000 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Andrea F. Arruda
New Methods to Detect Chlorinated Organic Pollutants in Water
Program: Chemistry, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Andres D. Campiglia
Edward S. DeKeyser
A Vegetative Classification of Seasonal and Temporary Wetlands Across a Disturbance Gradient Using A Multimetric Approach
Program: Animal and Range Sciences, North Dakota University State
Advisor: Donald R. Kirby
Kyle D. Zimmer
Effects of Fathead Minnows and Drainage on Wetland Ecosystems
Program: Zoology, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Malcolm G. Butler
Megan A. Jaskowiak
The Periphyton in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota
Program: Botany, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Marvin W. Fawley
Melani L. Tescher
An Analysis of Mercury in Mallards from Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Program: Biology, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Sally Pyle
Paul A. Skubinna
Modeling the Hydrogeochemistry of Denitrification in In-Situ Microcosms in the Elk Valley Aquifer
Program: Geology and Geological, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Scott F. Korom
Rochelle Nustad
Determination of the Factors Causing Elevated Phosphorus Levels in a Natural Wetland and Methods for Remediation
Program: Civil Engineering, Dakota State University
Advisor: Wei Lin