Bud Burke

Bud, a soil scientist, advised Paul Zehfuss as he worked with us to date deposition on the Fish Springs Alluvial Fans in Owens Valley.
Doctoral Degree
University of Colorado, Ph.D. Geology, 1972Other Related Links
Bud's Humboldt State University web pageHumboldt State University Geology Department web page
Email Address
rmb2@axe.humboldt.eduCurrent Position and Contact Information (4/2008)
ProfessorDepartment of Geology
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst St.
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 826-3931
Junior-Authored, Refereed Publications Based on UVM Research
Zehfuss, P.H., Bierman, P.R., Gillespie, A.R., Burke, R.M., and Caffee, M.W., 2001, Slip rates on the Fish Springs fault, Owens Valley, California, deduced from cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al and soil development on fan surfaces: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 113, p. 241-255. (download pdf)Other Meeting Abstracts Based on UVM Research
Bierman, P.R., Nies, S., Zehfuss, P., Burke, R., Gillespie, A., and Caffee, M., 1998, 10-Be and 26-Al age estimates for five tectonically offset fan surfaces, Owens Valley, CA: Geological Society of America, 1998 annual meeting Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, v. 30, p. 141. (download pdf)Zehfuss, P.H., Burke, R., Bierman, P.R., Gillespie, A., and Caffee, M., 1998, A comparison of relative and numerical dating techniques applied to tectonically offset fan surfaces, Owens Valley, CA: Geological Society of America, 1998 annual meeting Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, v. 30, p. 141. (download pdf)