2014 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 2014-2015. 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 2014-2015 NDWRRI Fellows, and their faculty advisors, academic programs, and research projects are listed as follows:
Abbie Beaudry
Flash Flood Potential Mapping Using GIS and Flash Flood Potential Index (FFPI) in Turtle River and Forest River Watersheds, North Dakota
Program: Geography, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Gregory Vandeberg
Anthony Wamono
Effects of Calcium Based Surface Amendments on the Hydraulic Conductivity and Selected Physical Properties of Subsurface Drained Sodic-Saline Soils
Program: Ag and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dean Steele
Dasuni Arachchige
Flash Flood Potential Mapping Using GIS and Flash Flood Potential Index (FFPI) in Turtle River and Forest River watersheds, North Dakota
Program: Geography, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Gregory Vandeberg
Debjit Roy
Snowmelt water infiltration into frozen soil in Red River of the North Basin
Program: Ag and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xinhua Jia
Derrick Deering
Three Dimensional Analyses of Flow Dynamics & Chlorination of Ground Water Supply Reservoir in a Cold Region
Program: Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
Advisor: Howe Lim
Heather Dose
Where is fertilizer nitrogen going, up in smoke or down the pipe? An assessment of nitrogen transformations and water quality impacts on a tile drained sodic soil
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Ann Marie Fortuna
Jingyi Sun
Evaluation of Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Using Various Algal Species
Program: Ag and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Halis Simsek
Kelsey Kolars
Development of a Model for Subsurface Drainage and Subirrigation Water Management
Program: Ag and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xinhua Jia
Lucas Wandrie
Bird-mediated Transport of Toxic Heavy Metals and Selenium From Marine and Terrestrial Sources to Freshwater Wetlands in North Dakota
Program: Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Wendy Reed
Mitchell Swanson
The Role of Algal Species on Phosphorus Bioavailability
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Eakalak Khan
Mohammad Hossain
Biopolymers for Phosphate Removal from Eutrophic Lakes
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Achintya Bezbaruah
Navaratnam Leelaruban
A Study of the Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Drought and its Impact in North Dakota
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: G. Padmanabhan
Noah Habtezion
Quantification of Spatio-temporal Distribution of Surface Ponding and the Related Dynamic Processes
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Xuefeng Chu
Prosper Gbolo
Quantifying Phosphorus Cycling and Fate within an Abandoned Feedlot
Program: Geology and Geologic Engineering
Advisor: Phillip Gerla
Yangbo He
Sodic soil characterization and management on subsurface drainage
Program: Soil Science, North Dakota State University
Advisor: Thomas DeSutter