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George Burba

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George Burba
Born
George G. Burba
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska
Moscow State University
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsLI-COR Biosciences
Battery Ventures
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
University of Nebraska
Moscow State University
Doctoral advisorShashi Verma

George Burba is an American bio-atmospheric scientist, author, and inventor.

Burba is a Science & Strategy Fellow at LI-COR Biosciences of the Battery Ventures Group,[1] a Global Fellow[2] at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, and a Graduate Adjunct Professor[3] at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a co-founder of CarbonDew, a non-profit Community of Practice developing novel climate solutions across economic sectors.[4]

Burba is a leading figure[5][6][7] in micrometeorology, surface-to-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gasses, water vapor, heat and momentum, and the direct real-time measurements of carbon emission and sequestration, evaporation and transpiration, and turbulent transport within the atmospheric boundary layer. He is an author of multiple books[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] on these subjects, used by universities and teaching institutions across the globe,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] as well as numerous other publications.[6][22]

Research and career

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Burba is an expert on the in-situ measurement methods: an author of instrument surface heating concept,[23][24] related equations known as “Burba corrections”,[25][26][27][28][29] an inventor[30] of two new types of gas analyzers known as “enclosed-path”[31][32] and “semi-open-path”,[33] a multi-method flux emissions station,[34] and new methods for computing gas fluxes from the open-path high-speed laser-based analyzers,[35][36][37][38][39] and from the multiple types of low-speed gas analyzers.[40][41] He is an elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.[42]

After his PhD, Burba worked as a graduate faculty at the University of Nebraska and as a scientist at the LI-COR Biosciences. In 2016, he was appointed Global Fellow at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. At LI-COR Biosciences, he was appointed to the position of Science Fellow in 2017, and to the position of Science & Strategy Fellow in 2019. The same year he was elected a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.

In 2022, Burba co-founded CarbonDew, a non-profit climate- and carbon-focused international Community of Practice, that united carbon experts from over 200 organizations to jointly address the negative consequences of climate change by promoting fair and equitable solutions based on direct measurements of GHG exchange in and out of the air.

In 2023, he was inducted as a Full Member of SigmaXi, the Scientific Research Honor Society.[43]

Education

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Burba was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University and at the University of Nebraska where he received a PhD in 2005[44] in Bio-Atmospheric Sciences for the study of GHG, water, light and energy transport in the natural and agricultural systems, supervised by Professor Shashi Verma.

Personal life

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George Burba is a son of ru:George A. Burba and a grandson of Aleksandr A. Burba.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Battery Ventures Acquires Analytical-Instrumentation Pioneer LI-COR Biosciences". Bloomberg.com. 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Global Fellows". waterforfood.nebraska.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer. "George Burba at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln". directory.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  4. ^ Stories, Green Success (2024-04-15). "Anchoring Equitable Climate Solutions in Direct Atmospheric Measurements". Green Success Stories. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "Google Scholar List of Scientific Citations of works by Burba". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  6. ^ a b "ORCID Worldwide Infrastructure List of Publications by George Burba (0000-0003-2095-0057)". orcid.org. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  7. ^ "WorldCat International Library Catalog List of books and articles by Burba". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  8. ^ Burba, George (2022-09-06). Eddy Covariance Method For Scientific, Regulatory, and Commercial Applications. LI-COR Biosciences. ISBN 978-0-578-97714-0.
  9. ^ . Burba, G; Kurbatova, Y; Kuricheva, O; Avilov, V; Mamkin, V (2016). Handbook for the Method of Turbulent Pulsations (Метод Турбулентных Пульсаций: Краткое Практическое Руководство). LI-COR Biosciences & IPEE Russian National Academy of Sciences. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-692-57831-5.
  10. ^ Burba, George (2013). Eddy Covariance Method for Scientific, Industrial, Agricultural and Regulatory Applications: a Field Book on Measuring Ecosystem Gas Exchange and Areal Emission Rates. LI-COR Biosciences. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-61576827-4.
  11. ^ Burba, George; Anderson, Dan (2010). A Brief Practical Guide to Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements: Principles and Workflow Examples for Scientific and Industrial Applications. LI-COR Biosciences. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-61543013-3.
  12. ^ Burba, George (2011). Wetland Ecosystems: Water & Energy Exchange. Evapotranspiration and Energy Flux Components in Three Wetland Communities. VDM. p. 108. ISBN 978-3-63935864-3.
  13. ^ Burba, George (2009). Water, Light and Energy in Ecosystems: A Case Study of Fluxes and Efficiencies in Native Grassland and Cultivated Wheat. VDM. p. 80. ISBN 978-3-63916967-6.
  14. ^ Burba, George (2001). "Illustration of Flux Footprint Estimates Affected by Measurement Height, Surface Roughness and Thermal Stability". In Hubbard, K; Sivakumar, M (eds.). Big Automated Weather Stations for Applications in Agriculture and Water Resources Management. World Meteorological Organization, WMO-PUB-1074. p. 248.
  15. ^ "Princeton University Library: Author: Burba, G." catalog.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  16. ^ "Stanford University Library: Author George Burba". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  17. ^ "University of Oxford Library: Author G. Burba". solo-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  18. ^ Yale University Library: George Burba. LI-COR Biosciences. 2013. ISBN 9780615768274. OCLC 870524144.
  19. ^ "Cornell University Library: List of books and articles by Burba, G." cornell.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  20. ^ "German National Library (Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek): Author George Burba". portal.dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  21. ^ "Lomonosov Moscow State University: Burba G. - сотрудник | ИСТИНА – Интеллектуальная Система Тематического Исследования Нaукометрических данных". istina.msu.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  22. ^ "Burba Interview with Nebraska Farmer Magazine". Nebraska Farmer. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  23. ^ "Citations of Instrument Surface Heating Concept on Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  24. ^ Burba G, McDermitt D, Grelle A, Anderson D, Xu L (2008). "Addressing the influence of instrument surface heat exchange on the measurements of CO2 flux from open-path gas analyzers". Global Change Biology. 14 (8): 1854–1876. Bibcode:2008GCBio..14.1854B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01606.x. S2CID 85841670.
  25. ^ "Google Scholar List of Citations of Burba Heating Corrections". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  26. ^ "Google Scholar List of Citations of Burba Corrections". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  27. ^ Rocha AV, Shaver GR (2011). "Burn severity influences postfire CO2 exchange in arctic tundra" (PDF). Ecological Applications. 21 (2): 477–489. Bibcode:2011EcoAp..21..477R. doi:10.1890/10-0255.1. hdl:1912/4703. PMID 21563578.
  28. ^ Amiro B (2010). "Estimating annual carbon dioxide eddy fluxes using open-path analysers for cold forest sites". Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 150 (10): 1366–1372. Bibcode:2010AgFM..150.1366A. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.06.007.
  29. ^ Reverter BR, Sanchez-Canete EP, Resco V, Serrano-Ortiz P, Oyonarte C, Kowalski AS (2010). "Analyzing the major drivers of NEE in a Mediterranean alpine shrubland" (PDF). Biogeosciences. 7 (9): 2601–2611. Bibcode:2010BGeo....7.2601R. doi:10.5194/bg-7-2601-2010.
  30. ^ "World Intellectual Property Organisation List of Burba's inventions". patentscope.wipo.int. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  31. ^ Burba G, Schmidt A, Scott R, Nakai T, Kathilankal J, Fratini G, Hanson C, Law B, McDermitt D, Eckles B, Furtaw M, Velgersdyk M (2012). "Calculating CO2 and H2O eddy covariance fluxes from an enclosed gas analyzer using an instantaneous mixing ratio". Global Change Biology. 18 (1): 385–399. Bibcode:2012GCBio..18..385B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02536.x. S2CID 5032291.
  32. ^ US Patent, Active 8130379, Burba, G; Furtaw, M & Eckles, R et al., "Gas analyzer", issued 2012 
  33. ^ US Patent, Active 9121793, Burba, G, "Semi-open-path gas analysis systems and methods", issued 2015 
  34. ^ US Patent, Active 11561324 Burba, G, "Methods and Apparatus for Measuring Gas Flux", issued 2023
  35. ^ "2010 R&D100 Award Winner for Methane Analyzer". www.rd100conference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.[permanent dead link]
  36. ^ "Burba Interview with Environmental Monitor Magazine". www.fondriest.com. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  37. ^ "Burba Interview with RICHARD PIERSOL / Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  38. ^ "EU Patent. "Gas analysis data handling device for computing a gas flux and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium"".
  39. ^ "US Patent. "Method and apparatus for determining gas flux"".
  40. ^ "EU Patent. "Methods and apparatus for measuring gas flux"".
  41. ^ "US Patent. "Methods and apparatus for measuring gas flux"".
  42. ^ "National Academy of Inventors Senior Member Elections". National Academy of Inventors. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  43. ^ "Member Directory". www.sigmaxi.org. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  44. ^ G, Burba, George (2005). Water and energy fluxes in native tallgrass prairie and cultivated wheat ecosystems (Thesis). University of Nebraska - Lincoln.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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