Devon M. Burr, Research Geologist

U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Team
2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001
E-mail: dmburr@usgs.gov

Education
Employment History
Awards
Bibliography
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Education

Ph.D. (2003) Geosciences (advisor: Vic Baker), minor: Planetary Sciences (advisor: Alfred McEwen). University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
M.S. Geology (1998), University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
M.A. Liberal Arts (1996), St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM.
B.S. Political Science (Honors) (1989), United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

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Employment History

Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona (1998-2000)
Graduate Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory (1994-1995) supervisor: Jane Nordholt, NIS-1
United States Naval Officer, Meteorology/Oceanography specialty (1989-1994)

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Awards

Investigating fluvial sediment transport in real time
Cache la Poudre River, Colorado
700 x 460, 271 kB

Graduate Student Researcher Program fellowship (2000-2003), Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Best Student Presentation (Apr. 2002), University of Arizona Geosciences Symposium
Fulbright fellowship, National Energy Authority, Iceland (Jan. 2001-Aug. 2001 )
Outstanding Student Paper (Planetary Sciences Division) (May, 2000), Spring meeting, American Geophysical Union
Institute for the Study of Planet Earth graduate student grant (2000)
Graduate Student Summer Program (Summer, 1997), Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Iowa Fellow, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Aug. 1996 - May 1998)
Distinguished Graduate; member of various honor societies (May, 1989), United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
United States Coast Guard Academy Exchange Scholar (Aug - Dec., 1987)

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Bibliography

Journal Articles

Nordholt, J.E., J.J. Berthelier, D.M. Burr, H.O. Funsten, R. Goldstein, J.M. Illiano, K.P. McCabe, D.J. McComas, D.M. Potter, and D.T. Young (1996) The Cassini Ion Mass Spectrometer: performance metrics and techniques in AGU Monograph on Measurement techniques for space plasmas.

Burr, D.M. and A.S. McEwen, (2002) Recent extreme floods on Mars. In: The Extremes of the Extremes: Extraordinary Floods (ed. by �. Snorrason, H. P. Finnsd�ttir & M. Moss) (Proc. of a Symp. at Reykjavik, July 2000). Publ. no. 271, IAHS Press, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK.

Burr, D.M. A.S. McEwen and S.E.H. Sakimoto (2002) Recent aqueous floods from the Cerberus Fossae, Mars. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(1), 10.1029/2001GL013345.

Burr, D.M., J.A. Grier, A.S. McEwen, L.P. Keszthelyi, (2002) Repeated Aqueous Flooding from the Cerberus Fossae: evidence for very recently extant, deep groundwater on Mars. Icarus, 159(1), 53-73.

Burr, D.M. (2003) Hydraulic calculations for Athabasca Vallis, Mars. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 48(4), 655-664.

Abstracts

McEwen, A.S., R. Beyer, D.M. Burr, L.P. Keszthelyi and P.D. Lanagan, (1999) Well-preserved volcanic and fluvial features on Mars. Fall Meeting, AGU (abstract P22B-02).

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen and P.D. Lanagan (2000) Recent fluvial activity in and near Marte Vallis, Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXI (abstract 1951).

Casavant, R.R., D.M. Burr and R.J. Davies (2002) Giant hummocks and ploygonal faulting in deep-water sediments:a new terrestrial analog for Martian polygonal terrain. Spring meeting, AGU (abstract P42A-07).

Burr, D.M. and A.S. McEwen, (2000) Improved discharge calculations for the Cerberus Region, Mars. Spring meeting, AGU (abstract P25A-16).

Burr, D.M. and A.S. McEwen (2000) Extreme floods on Mars: relatively recent events. IAHS conference, Extremes of Extremes, Reykjav�k, Iceland.

Berman, D.C., W.K. Hartmann, and D.M. Burr (2001) Marte Vallis and the Cerberus Plains: evidence of young water flow on Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXII (abstract 1732).

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen, S.E.H. Sakimoto, B.Bradley, P.D. Lanagan, D. Berman, W. Hartmann (2001) Recent aqueous flooding in the Cerberus Plains region, Mars. European Geophysical Society XXVI, Nice, France, March.

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen, S.E.H. Sakimoto, P.D. Lanagan (2001) Flooding from Fissures, and other water-lava interactions in the Cerberus Plains region, Mars. Spring meeting, Icelandic Geological Society, Reykjav�k, Iceland, March.

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen, S.E.H. Sakimoto and P.D. Lanagan (2001) A potential surface sample of hydrothermal material near the Cerberus Rupes, Mars. Joint Geological Society of London/Geological Society of America conf., "Earth System Processes", Edinburgh, Scotland, June.

Sakimoto, S.E.H., S. Reidel and D.M. Burr (2001) Geologically recent Martian volcanism and flooding in Elysium Planitia and Cerberus Rupes: plains-style eruptions and related water release? Geol. Soc. Am. Annual meeting, Denver, November (abstract 178-0).

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen, and S.E.H. Sakimoto (2001) Recent Aqueous Floods from the Cerberus Rupes, Mars. Fall meeting, AGU (abstract P22A-0537)

A.S. McEwen, D.M. Burr, Jor�nn Hardar�ottir, Armann Hoskuldsson, Laszlo Keszthelyi, Peter Lanagan, �rni Snorrason, Thorvaldur Thordarson (2001) Icelandic analogs for volcanic and fluvial procceses on Mars. Fall meeting, AGU (abstract P32D-0573).

Burr, D.M., A.S. McEwen, L.P. Keszthelyi, and P.D. Lanagan (2002) Extensive aqueous flooding from the Cerberus Fossae, Mars, and its implications for the Martian hydrosphere. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIII (abstract 1047).

Burr, D.M., P.A. Carling, and R. Beyer (2002) Investigations into dunes features in Athabasca Valles, Mars Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract xxxxx-xx.

Burr, D.M. (2003) Temporary ponding of floodwater in Athabasca Vallis, Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIV (abstract 1066)

McEwen, A.S., E. Turtle, D. Burr, M. Milazzo, P. Lanagan, P. Christensen, J. Boyce and the THEMIS Science team (2003) Discovery of a large rayed crater on Mars: Implications for recent volcanic and fluvial activity and the origin of Martian meteorites. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIV (abstract 2040).

Jaeger, W.L., L.P. Keszthelyi, D.M. Burr, A.S. McEwen, V.R. Baker, H. Miyamoto, and R.A. Beyer (2003. Ring dike structures in the Channeled Scabland as analogs for circular features in Athabasca Valles, Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIV (abstract 2045).

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