Michael Burkart
Nutrient Criteria, chair
Nutrient Management, secretary
mburkart@iastate.edu

Dr. Michael Burkart is a hydrogeologist and Affiliate Associate Professor (retired) in the Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Iowa State University . He has had a research career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Geological Survey for more than 34 years. His general research interests include quantitative techniques to assess and estimate water quality responses to agricultural activities at a regional scale. Most recently he has been studying how to reduce agricultural nitrogen loads to streams and develop methods to allocate source-loads of nutrients that may impair water resources. He also leads a group of scientists developing nutrient criteria for lakes and streams in the State of Iowa.