Chris Burk

Chris Burk

Chris Burk is a chemical engineer and an independent consultant. He works with companies that are developing or investing in new process-related technologies - helping them connect science, engineering, and business through techno-economic modeling. His clients have included VC firms, universities, national labs, independent startups, and startup incubators.

Previously, he spent twelve years in industry, working with new chemical technologies ranging from lab-scale R&D to pilot plant operation. Most recently he was a senior process engineer with New Sky Energy in Boulder, Colorado. He also developed the popular chemical engineering Excel add-in Process Utilities. He is a licensed professional engineer and a member of AIChE, and he holds BS and MEng degrees from Cornell University.

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