The DWRC has been pleased to fund quality research conducted by graduate students selected through a competitive process. This graduate work supports the ongoing efforts of the state of Delaware to protect and improve water quality and to ensure a safe and adequate water supply for all desired end uses.
| Graduate Student / Degree / Year of Completion | Advisor/Department | Project Title |
| Daniel Sanchez-Carretero, Ph.D. | Chin-Pao Huang UD Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Photoelectrochemical Process for the Removal of Contemporary Organic Contaminants from Water |
| Lauren Lechner, M.S. 2016 | Pei Chiu UD Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Nutrient Removal from Stormwater, Wastewater, and Agricultural Runoff Using Scrap Iron and Biochar (pdf) |
| Eric Sakowski, Ph.D. 2015 |
Eric Wommack UD Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences |
Microbiome of the Eastern Oyster,Crassastrea virginica (pdf) |
| Maryam Akhavan, Ph.D. 2013 |
Paul Imhoff UD Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Modeling Hydrologic and Geochemical Effects of Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (pdf) |
| Gurbir Dhillon, M.S. 2012 |
Shreeram Inamdar UD Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences (formerly of UD Dept. of Bioresources Engineering) |
Comparison of Particulate and Dissolved Organic Carbon Exports from Forested Piedmont Catchments (pdf) |
| Claudia (Velez) Zullo, Ph.D. 2012 |
Susan McGeary UD Dept. of Geological Sciences |
Seismic Imaging and Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Potomac Formation in Northern New Castle County, Delaware (pdf) |
| Liping Zhang, M.S. 2008 |
Yan Jin UD Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences |
Removal and Inactivation of Waterborne Viruses Using Zerovalent Iron (pdf) |
| Jennifer Seiter, Ph.D. 2009 |
Donald Sparks UD Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences |
The Fate and Speication of Arsenic in Soils and Poultry Production Systems (pdf) |
| Lynnette Ward, Ph.D. 2003 |
William Ritter UD Dept. of Bioresources Engineering) |
Environmental Policies for a Systainable Poultry Industry in Sussex County, Delaware (pdf) |
| Jennifer (Jennings) Volk, M.S. 2003 |
William Ullman School of Marine Science and Policy |
The Role of Land Use and Land Cover in the Delivery of Nutrients to Delaware’s Inland Bays (pdf) |
| Stefan Hunger, Ph.D. 2003 |
Donald Sparks UD Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences |
Mechanisms of Phosphorus Stabilization in the Soil Environment: A Molecular Scale Evaluation (pdf) |