Burke

Christopher B. Burke is president of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. He also is a professor of practice in the Department of Civil and Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a leading expert in stormwater management.

Headquartered in Rosemont, IL, his group is involved in civil, municipal, transportation, water resource, mechanical, structural, construction, traffic, and environmental engineering and environmental resource services. He has authored more than 30 publications in water resources, including the Stormwater Drainage Manual for the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program. He established the Burke Hydraulics and Hydrology Research and Teaching Laboratory, the Burke Undergraduate Hydraulic Laboratory, the H2O Laboratory, and the Christopher B. Burke Professorship at Purdue University.

He has been recognized with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award, the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association, an honorary doctorate from Purdue University, the Charles Ellet Award from the Western Society of Engineers, the Corporate Philanthropic Award from the West Suburban Philanthropic Network, and an APWA Top Ten Leader of the Year Award. He is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.