Congratulations to the following DWFI supported students who graduated during that last academic year! We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Graduate Students:
Gonzalo Rizzo Ayphassorho
Ph.D. in Agronomy, Minor in Statistics, Graduated December 2022. Advisor: Patricio Grassini, Associate Professor, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture, for the project: Has irrigated corn in Nebraska reached a yield plateau?
Fernanda Krupek
Ph.D. in Agronomy, Graduated May 2023. Advisor: Andrea Basche, Assistant Professor, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture, for the project: The Viability of Cover Crops to Replace In-Season Corn Nitrogen Needs Through Assessment of Imagery and Biomass Decomposition Data
Ben Ndayambaje
Ph.D. Natural Resource Sciences, SNR, Graduated May 2023. Advisor: Elizabeth Van Wormer, Assistant Professor, UNL School of Natural Resources, for the project: Linking child stunting, microbiome, livestock health and water quality: a One Health study in Rwanda
Armando Zarco
M.S. in Biological Systems Engineering, Graduated May 2023. Advisor: Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Associate Professor, UNL Biological Systems Engineering, for the project: Precision Water Resources Management in Omaha Nation, Nebraska
Undergraduate students:
Callie McCright
UNL SNR Fisheries & Wildlife, Environmental Science, Graduated December 2022. Advisor: Steve Comfort, Professor, UNL School of Natural Resources, for the project: Water Quality Restoration of Eutrophic Ponds Using Lanthanum and Bluegill Toxicity Study
Katie Bathke
UNL Plant Biology, Graduated May 2023. Advisor: Joe Luck, Associate Professor, UNL Biological Systems Engineering, for the project: The Analysis of Nitrogen efficiency in non-irrigated corn systems with an in-season sensor-based approach
Platte Basin Timelapse Project
Emma Krab
Story Production Intern, Graduated December 2022.
Teagan Gaul
Production Intern, Graduated May 2023.
Advisors for PBT: Michael Forsberg, Research Assistant Professor, UNL School of Natural Resources and Mariah Lundgren, Producer & Project Manager, UNL School of Natural Resources, for the Platte Basin Timelapse Project.
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