Graduate Student Projects

We have 11 graduate students working on the project, 3 PhD and 8 MS. Dates indicated are starting date and expected graduation date. All graduate students are on ½ time graduate research assistantships (20 hours a week)

We have 11 graduate students working on the project. 3 PhD and 8 MS. Dates indicated are starting date and expected graduation date.

Sergio Cabello, Ph.D. Nutrient credits from cover crops in no-till systems in the northern Great Plains. North Dakota State University. (Dr. Berti and Dr. Franzen) August 2016-May 2020.

Nadia Delarvarpour, PhD., North Dakota State University, Improving the twin-row interseeder guidance system. (Mr. Nowatzki) January 2017-May 2019.

Swetabh Patel, PhD. Interseeding cover crops and alfalfa into standing corn and soybean. Iowa State University. (Dr. Lenssen and Moore) May 2016-December 2019.

Alan Peterson, MS, Interseeding camelina on standing soybean. North Dakota State University. (Dr. Berti) June 2016-May 2019.

Melissa Geiszler, MS, Corn row spacing and hybrid maturity effects on establishment of interseeded cover crops. North Dakota State University. (Dr. Ransom) April 2016-May 2018. Graduated December 2018.

Bryce Andersen, MS Integrating faba bean (Vicia faba Roth.) into cropping systems as a cover crop, intercrop, and late-season forage for grazing. North Dakota State University. Dr. Berti). January 2017 May 2019.

Kyle Aasand, MS, Corn and soybean relay cropping with winter rye, field pennycress, and winter Camelina. North Dakota State University (Dr. Johnson) June 2016- May 2019.

Nick Steffl, MS, Interseeding winter rye, field pennycress, and winter camelina in standing corn and soybean. North Dakota State University (Dr. Johnson) January 2017-May 2019.

Kory Johnson, MS. Interseeding camelina into narrow row spacing soybean of different maturity groups. North Dakota State University (Dr. Kandel) January 2017-May 2019.

Alex Wittenberg, MS. Morphological differences between spring and winter camelina types. North Dakota State University (Dr. Berti) May 2018-May 2020.

Mattie Schmitt, MS Measuring light interception and soil water content while assessing the development of interseeded cover crops in corn. North Dakota State University (Dr. Ransom) May 2018-May 2020.