Research Supervision/Guidance

  1. Supervised summer research projects for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students (2012). NSF Engineering Research Center for Bio Renewable Chemicals.
    • Rebecca, P. (undergraduate student, Oklahoma State University), Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2012). Assessing E. coli concentrations in the sediment and bank of the Squaw Creek Watershed during rainfall events. American Society of Agriculture Engineering (ASABE) Annual Conference, July 29 – August 1, 2012, Dallas, Texas. (poster)
    • Litwiller, J. (undergraduate student, Illinois Central College), Purvis, R., Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2012). Assessing E. coli concentrations in the Squaw Creek Watershed during storm events. American Society of Agriculture Engineering (ASABE) Annual Conference, July 29 – August 1, 2012, Dallas, Texas. (poster)
    • Litwiller, R. Purvis, Pandey, P.K., Soupir. M.L. (2012). Assessing E. coli concentrations in stream water during storm events. Iowa State University, Research Experience for Undergraduates Poster Symposium.  August 3, 2012
    • Purvis, R., Pandey, P.K., Soupir. M.L. (2012). Assessing Escherichia coli concentrations in the sediment and bank of Squaw Creek during rainfall events. Iowa State University, Research Experience for Undergraduates Poster Symposium.  August 3, 2012
  2. Supervised undergraduate research assistant.
    • Paxson, A. (undergraduate student, Iowa State University), Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2011). E. coli concentrations in streams of an agricultural dominant watershed. 5th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression. April 19, 2011. Oral presentation.
    • Paxson, A., P. Pandey, and M. Soupir. 2012. Variability of E. coli Concentrations within the Squaw Creek Watershed. 6th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression.  April 17, 2012.  Oral presentation.
    • Paxson, A., Soupir, M.L., Pandey, P. K. (2010). Analyzing correlations between E. coli concentrations and various factors in Squaw Creek’s Watershed. Iowa State University, Science with Practice Poster Symposium. (received award for top three posters).
    • Paxson, A., Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2010). Develop a process to plot E. coli concentrations in streams of an agricultural dominant watershed. ISU Science with Practice Poster Symposium.
    • Paxson, A., P. Pandey, and M. Soupir. 2012. A process to plot E. coli concentrations in streams of an agricultural dominant watershed. Undergraduate Research in the Capital Event in Des Moines, IA, 2012.
    • Paxson, A., P. Pandey, and M. Soupir. 2011. A process to plot E. coli concentrations in streams of an agricultural dominant watershed. Undergraduate Research in the Capital Event in Des Moines, IA, 2011.
  3. Supervised the summer research projects of two high school teachers who spent a summer in our lab as part of the Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (ACTS).
    • Sims, R. (high school teacher, Maxfield Elementary School, St. Paul, Minnesota), Velasquez,C., Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2009). Developing a method for reducing pathogen influx into a watershed. ISU DOE ACTS Poster Symposium.
    • Velasquez, C. (high school teacher, Mulberry Elementary School, Muscatine, Iowa), Sims, R., Pandey, P. K., Soupir, M.L. (2009). An analysis of E. coli in the sediment and water column of Squaw Creek. ISU DOE ACTS Poster Symposium.
  4. Assisted in supervising a master level student – Biogas Production from Cowdung and Sugarcane by Addition of Neutralizing agents, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, India, 2004.
  5. Assisted in supervising a master level research student – Modeling and Simulation for Optimum Design of On-farm Reservoir for Integrated Agriculture System. Department of Agriculture and Food Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, India, 2004.