Roger Burks
Entomologist Writer
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRoger Burks is an entomologist and science communicator who translates complex biological problems into accessible visual and technological solutions, drawing on over two decades studying Chalcidoidea systematics. With a PhD in Entomology and roles at UC Riverside, USDA, and the FDA, he blends fieldwork, specimen photography and stacked imaging, database design, web development, and scripting to advance taxonomy and education. He now augments his toolkit with JavaScript and AI to create immersive visual learning that leverages human cognitive patterns and neurodiversity-aware approaches. A pragmatic collaborator, he has maintained international research resources such as private character matrices for Tree of Life projects and routinely supervises and trains students to scale specialist knowledge.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of Arkansas at Pine BluffDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entomology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entomology at University of California, Riverside
Github Skills (18)
biodiversity-informatics10
paradox-interactive10
nomenclature10
taxonomy9
describe9
evolution9
biodiversity9
collections8
ruby8
historical4
vite1
json1
vuejs31
owl1
database1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
chalcid/ucd_website
Jul 2023 - May 2026
Public facing website for https://ucd.chalcid.org
Contributions:239 PRs, 265 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
rogerburks/biorealmsTest3
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:3 PRs, 23 pushes, 4 branches in 19 days
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