Christopher Robert Burn, known more commonly as Chris Burn, is a British-Canadian geomorphologist. He is emeritus Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University, having retired in July 2025.[1]
Burn is a specialist in the study of permafrost and periglacial processes in northern Canada. Beginning in the early 1980s, he conducted fieldwork in the Yukon, the Mackenzie Delta, and Banks Island.[4] His research has revolved around the factors controlling permafrost distribution, geomorphic processes in permafrost landscapes, and the implications of climate warming for communities and infrastructure within the Canadian Arctic.[4]
Burn, C. R.; Moore, J. L.; O’Neill, H. B.; Hayley, D. W.; Trimble, J. R.; Calmels, F.; Orban, S. N.; Idrees, M. (21–23 September 2015). Permafrost characterization of the Dempster Highway, Yukon and Northwest Territories(PDF). Proceedings of the 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference. Quebec City, QC: Canadian Geotechnical Society. pp.Paper 705, 8 pp.
Burn, C. R.; Kokelj, S. V. (2009). "The environment and permafrost of the Mackenzie Delta area". Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 20 (2): 83–105. doi:10.1002/ppp.655.
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