• Application of Biochar for Carbon Sequestration Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change: An Analysis of Detention Basins in Fargo, North Dakota 

  Short, Karensa Jazz (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Biochar can be used for many purposes beyond its use for carbon sequestration and is a multifunctional substance. Detention basins are primarily a one-use area utilizing large spaces to hold stormwater, allowing the ...

• Holocene Postglacial Fluvial Processes and Landforms in Low Relief Landscapes 

  Phillips, Zachary Rockford (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Postglacial rivers are part of the relatively young low-relief landscape system left behind by glaciers. Over time, postglacial rivers are susceptible to both minor and major channel planform changes as the Earth and its ...

• Chironomids Then and Now: Climate Change Effects on a Tundra Food Web in the Alaskan Arctic 

  Lackmann, Alec Ray (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Although climate change is a global phenomenon, the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on earth. These climatic changes have driven rapid regional changes over the past half-century in both the physical landscape ...

• The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Plants, and on Host-Pathogen Interactions 

  Deka, Priyanka (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are a type of engineered nanomaterial that is currently being explored for use in different aspects of agriculture. So far, research on this area is limited to evaluating the phenotypical ...

• Evaluating Mechanisms of Metastasis of Prostate Cancer to Bone Using 3D Bone-Mimetic Tissue Engineered Scaffolds 

  Molla, MD Shahjahan (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  The complex nature of cancer metastasis necessitates the development of a cancer model based on specific metastatic stages. In this dissertation, we report a polymer-nanoclay based in vitro tumor model which recapitulates ...

• Multi-Element Composition of Triglochin Maritima L. from Contrasting Habitats including Hot Springs and Metal Enriched Areas 

  Sunwar, Sharmila (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  The aim of this PhD research was to study multi-element composition in wetland plants from contrasting habitats, including hot springs, temporary wetlands, and metal-rich areas. Triglochin maritima L. (seaside arrowgrass) ...

• Exploring the Complex Relationships among Reasoning, Content Understanding, and Intuition in Physics 

  Gette, Cody (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Physics education research over the past few decades has made significant advances toward improving instructional practices and developing effective instructional materials for physics classrooms. In some contexts, however, ...

• Multi-Element Fingerprinting of River Sediments to Identify Diffuse Pollution Sources 

  Wijeyaratne, Dimuthu Nilmini (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  This study was carried out in the Souris and Turtle Rivers in North Dakota. The aim of this study was to develop multi-element fingerprints of the Souris River and Turtle River sediments and to evaluate the suitability of ...

• Lattice Gases with Molecular Dynamics Collision Operator 

  Parsa, Mohammad Reza (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a direct microscopic underpinning for lattice Boltzmann (and lattice gas) methods. Lattice gases are idealized discrete models that conserve mass and momentum. These conservation ...

• Examination of the Period of Preparation for Breeding in Male and Female Songbirds 

  Needham, Katie Beth (North Dakota State University, 2017)

  In virtually all species, reproduction must be precisely timed to coordinate breeding and rearing of offspring with favorable conditions. It is imperative for individuals to time the highest energetic cost to themselves ...

• Gauging the Perceptions of High School Students in Different Demographics on Environmental Education Topics 

  Bonnell, Kory (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  Environmental education is a topic that has been promoted by advocates and researchers for more than three decades; however, a majority of public schools still fail to cover the fundamental basics of environmental education ...

• Prairie Conservation and Reconstruction Studies in Communication, Application, and Education 

  Comeau, Paula Jean (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  Natural Resources Management is a combination of disciplines all working together to improve management practices, environmental education, and cross-discipline communication. Land managers and conservationist have become ...

• Understanding the Relationships between Plant Communities, Fish Communities, and Sediment Chemistry in Pristine Shallow Lake Wetlands, Red Lake, MN 

  Hummel, Stephanie Elizabeth (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  Over 90% wetland loss in many areas of the United States has triggered extreme concern for declining biodiversity and loss of ecosystem services. Studies assessing ecological characteristics of unaltered wetlands are ...

• The Carbon Negative System: An Innovative System for Sustainable Community Development 

  Monroe, Jade Marilyn (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  It is understood civilization may be entering the Anthropocene Epoch, characterized by human influences on Earth’s geology and environment. A growing body of literature highlights the ecological concerns affiliated with ...

• Structural Studies of BECN1, A Key Autophagy Protein, and Intrinsically Disordered Regions in Autophagy Proteins 

  Mei, Yang (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  Autophagy, a conserved catabolic process required for cellular homeostasis in eukaryotes, is regulated by many proteins. The central goal of my doctoral research is to investigate conformational flexibility of autophagy ...

• Variation in Core and Accessory Parts of Genome of Escherichia Coli Isolated from Soil from Riparian Areas in New York State 

  Maistrenko, Oleksandr (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  Escherichia coli is commensal bacteria and is a symbiont of the digestive system of vertebrates. Due to frequent deposition of E. coli into extrahost habitats (soil, water), approximately half of its population exists as ...

• Climate Change throughout the Dakotas 

  Uecker, Benjamin Robert (North Dakota State University, 2016)

  How is the climate changing on a county level throughout North Dakota (ND) and South Dakota (SD)? To determine this answer, 13 different climate variables were analyzed: temperature minimums and maximums, precipitation, ...

• Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Nitrogen Dynamics of Solid Beef Manure Applied to Fargo-Clay Soil of the Red River Valley 

  Niraula, Suresh (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Land application of solid beef manure may prompt greenhouse gases (GHGs) - nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Nitrogen (N) in manure can also be lost through ammonia volatilization ...

• An Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopic Investigation of Molecular Interactions at Hydroxyapatite-Collagen Interfaces in Healthy and Diseased (Osteogenesis Imperfecta) Human Bone and Biomineralized Tissue-Engineered Bone 

  Payne, Scott Andrew (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  At its primary level (nm scale) bone is a nanocomposite consisting of a mineral (hydroxyapatite) phase which gives bone its strength and an organic (type I collagen) phase giving bone its fracture toughness. Hydroxyapatite, ...

• Silicon Nanocrystals: Optical Properties and Self Assembly 

  Brown, Samuel (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Silicon nanocrystal’s (SiNCs) size dependent optical properties and nontoxic nature portend potential applications across a broad range of industries. With any of these applications, a thorough understanding of SiNC ...

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