Burdette Barker
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Irrigation Specialist
Contact Information
Office Location: Logan Campus | ENGR 227Phone: 435-797-3926
Email: Burdette.Barker@usu.edu
Educational Background
PhD, Biological Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017 Dissertation
Spatial Irrigation Management Using Remote Sensing Water Balance Modeling and Soil Water Content Monitoring
MS, Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, 2011 Thesis
Estimation of Field Alfalfa Evapotranspiration in a Windy, Arid Environment
Professional Agricultural and Biological Engineer, Nebraska, 2018
Biography
Burdette is the Extension Irrigation Specialist for Utah. He has worked throughout the Western U.S. in irrigation engineering consulting and research.
Teaching Interests
Irrigation systems design and evaluation.
Research Interests
Crop water use, irrigation management, and irrigation technologies.