George Burba, Ph.D., Global Fellow at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Summary
An atmospheric and ecosystem scientist, Dr Burba is a Fellow at LI-COR Biosciences, Global Fellow at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, and a Graduate Adjunct Professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska.
Authored and co-authored over 350 publications, including 6 books (first authorship), over 100 refereed scientific publications, multiple articles, and technical and conference papers relevant to atmosphere-biosphere interactions, and magazine articles on popular science, travel, and photography. Hold 11 patents granted in the US and internationally in 40+ countries, with 10 on successfully commercialized technology, devices, and methods.
Books are on the curricula in 50+ universities, and in 30+ libraries including Oxford, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Cambridge, Cornell, Duke, MIT, Purdue, McGill U, Caltech, Dartmouth, Imperial College London, Karlsruhe IT, Max Planck Institute, etc. Multiple 'Highly Cited' and 'Top 10' papers cited in IPCC and FAO Reports, Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology, Nature Climate Change, etc.
Taught over 150 courses, workshops, seminars, and invited lectures, including those at 20+ universities, AmeriFlux, Argonne, AsiaFlux, BASC, Battelle, EPA, ICOS, InGOS, IITM, NEON, OzFlux, WMO, etc. Additionally, presented over 450 presentations and webinars. Participated in 250+ conferences and meetings in 30+ countries.
Authored and co-authored over 350 publications, including 6 books (first authorship), over 100 refereed scientific publications, multiple articles, and technical and conference papers relevant to atmosphere-biosphere interactions, and magazine articles on popular science, travel, and photography. Hold 11 patents granted in the US and internationally in 40+ countries, with 10 on successfully commercialized technology, devices, and methods.
Books are on the curricula in 50+ universities, and in 30+ libraries including Oxford, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Cambridge, Cornell, Duke, MIT, Purdue, McGill U, Caltech, Dartmouth, Imperial College London, Karlsruhe IT, Max Planck Institute, etc. Multiple 'Highly Cited' and 'Top 10' papers cited in IPCC and FAO Reports, Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology, Nature Climate Change, etc.
Taught over 150 courses, workshops, seminars, and invited lectures, including those at 20+ universities, AmeriFlux, Argonne, AsiaFlux, BASC, Battelle, EPA, ICOS, InGOS, IITM, NEON, OzFlux, WMO, etc. Additionally, presented over 450 presentations and webinars. Participated in 250+ conferences and meetings in 30+ countries.
Contact info
Location: Lincoln, United States
Industry Experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work Experience
Global Fellow
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Provide significant and sustained contributions to the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute global research, scholarship, engagement and education programs. Complement substantively and geographically the Institute Leadership and Faculty Fellows areas of expertise.
Fellow
Provide scientific leadership for long-term strategic planning and short-term tactical initiatives. Lead, and serve as a Principal Investigator on the development teams for major new products, applications and methods. Mentor other scientists and research groups.
Graduate Adjunct Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Collaborate on research projects with universities and other research organizations. Serve on graduate and supervisory committees, grant review boards. Collaborate with faculty on research to evaluate new measurement systems and methods.
Research Specialist, Carbon Sequestration Program
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Multi-year interdisciplinary research of carbon and water balance in the major agroecosystems of the North-Central USA. Measure, process, and analyze carbon dioxide, evapotranspiration, energy fluxes and relevant weather and ecosystem parameters.
Senior Research Associate, Micrometeorology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Multi-year interdisciplinary research of carbon balance and evapotranspiration in the major agroecosystems of the North-Central USA. Measure, process and analyze of carbon dioxide and energy fluxes data, and relevant weather parameters. Model evapotranspiration in the Great Plains region.
Senior Applications Scientist, Science & Technology
Develop and design of the state-of-the-art instrumentation for the study of atmosphere-biosphere interactions, trace gas and energy exchange, and other environmental processes. Design related experiments and field campaigns, and improve methods of data processing and analysis.
Senior Scientist, Advanced Research & Development
Recognize and test new technologies for state-of-the-art instrumental systems to study atmosphere-biosphere interactions, trace gas, water and energy exchange, and other environmental processes. Design field campaigns, methods for data processing and analysis, and conduct relevant studies.
Principal Scientist, Advanced Research & Development
Identify and develop new technologies and methods for state-of-the-art environmental measurements designed to study and monitor atmosphere-biosphere interactions, trace gas, energy and radiative exchange, and other environmental processes and parameters. Develop new methodologies.
Owner & Photographer
Run a small family business of travel photography. Manage travel schedules, multiple large portfolios, and business relationships working with 30+ photographic agencies, magazines and design firms. Over 50,000 photos sold. Selected among best American photographers for"America 24/7" project.
Principal Scientist & Technical Group Leader, R&D
Lead interdisciplinary research team of multiple Ph.D. and M.S. level scientists, and provide organization and oversight of 250+ research projects and activities related to development of new technologies and methods for state-of-the-art measurement systems for water, and greenhouse gases.
Industry Expertise
- Innovation
- Professor
- Scientist
- Researcher
- Organization Type
- Research Institute
- Corporate
- Manufacturer
- Engineering Company
- Equipment Supplier
- Technology & Solution Provider
- Basin Irrigation
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Water Harvesting
- Water Efficiency
- Agro Eco System Modeling
- Irrigation
- Irrigation and Drainage
- Future Irrigation Systems
- Ecosystem Management
- Water Resources
- Watershed
- Freshwater
- Water Monitoring
- Climate Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Envirionmental Data Management
- Constructed Wetlands
- Water Losses
- Irrigation & Water Management
- Biotechnology
- Consulting & Services
- Fossil Fuels
- Green Technology
- Renewable Energy
- Research
- Water
- Agriculture
- Technologies
- Industrial