Burdette Barker

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Irrigation Specialist


Burdette Barker

Contact Information

Office Location: ENGR 227, UWRL 240
Phone: 435-797-3926
Email: Burdette.Barker@usu.edu
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Educational Background

PhD, Biological Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017
Spatial Irrigation Management Using Remote Sensing Water Balance Modeling and Soil Water Content Monitoring
MS, Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, 2011
Estimation of Field Alfalfa Evapotranspiration in a Windy, Arid Environment
BS, Biological Engineering, Utah State University, 2009
Professional Agricultural and Biological Engineer, Nebraska, 2018

Expertise

Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering

Biography

Burdette is the Extension Irrigation Specialist for Utah. He has worked throughout the Western U.S. in irrigation engineering consulting and research. He focuses on providing information and tools to help Utah's agricultural producers. His areas of expertise include irrigation system design and quantifying irrigation water use through flow measurement, crop water use measurement, and crop water use modeling.

Teaching Interests

Burdette teaches courses in irrigation systems design and evaluation.

Research Interests

Crop water use, irrigation management, irrigation technologies, and flow measurement.

Awards

Elenore Gakeneier Swarts Outstanding Doctoral Student, 2016

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Presidential Fellowship, 2016

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Second Place Entry, Graduate Student Poster Contest, 2015

Nebraska Water Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Publications | Fact Sheets

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Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

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    Publications | Technical Reports

    Research Reports

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      Publications | Other

      Bulletins

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      Teaching

      CEE 5001, 6001 - Field Irrigation Systems Design and Evaluation, Fall 2022

      Extension

      Connecting the Utah Water Research Laboratory with Extension, 2022 - Ongoing
      Quantifying Field Irrigation Performance in Utah, 2022 - Ongoing
      Quantifying Irrigation Water Use in Utah, 2022 - Ongoing
      1B. Sevier County Assignment: Agronomic Crops 2of2 - Research , 2009 - 2025

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Sheridan Stewart, Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2022 - May 2024

      Recent Research & Projects