CHARLES M. BURT, Professor emeritus of Irrigation, and Chairman and Founder of the Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Burt received a B.S. in Soil Science from Cal Poly, an M.S. in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from USU. Experiences include professional work in 27 countries, three tours in Vietnam as a combat demolition specialist, work as a farm laborer in the San Joaquin Valley as a youth, designer/sales/installation in a major irrigation dealership in Fresno, partner in a consulting agricultural engineering firm, and 38 years at Cal Poly where he previously taught core irrigation classes, but now focuses on applied technical assistance (with some research) through ITRC. He has written and worked extensively regarding on-farm irrigation system design, water balances, irrigation efficiency, the energy-water nexus, canal automation, and irrigation project modernization. He has received a variety of awards including, the Person of the Year from the Irrigation Association, the Royce J. Tipton Award from ASCE, and the USCID Merriam Improved Irrigation Award. He is a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer with the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers and is a Registered Professional Engineer in California in both Civil and Agricultural Engineering.