Dr. Burge is a nationally recognized fluvial geomorphologist with wide-ranging experience in river restoration. He has been involved in all phases of river restoration projects, including project scoping, technical assessments, channel design, tendering, construction administration, project completion and post construction monitoring. He has been a part of collaborative teams that design channels that meet the goals of multiple stakeholders. Key collaborators have included fisheries biologists, hydrologists, geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, civil engineers and structural engineers. Dr. Burge has extensive experience conducting river research on sediment management, sediment transport, river stability, hydrotechnical geohazard assessment and fish habitat. He uses hydrological analysis, hydraulic modelling, and fish habitat criteria to inform his designs. He and his team employ a natural channel design philosophy in river restoration. Dr. Burge led the hydrotechnical and geomorphological impact assessment and sediment and erosion control plan for the Mount Polley tailings storage facility (TSF) breach, design of channels to mitigate sediment contamination and improve fish habitat for Teck, a number of channel restorations throughout the Okanagan following damage due to flooding, and hydrotechnical designs of bridge and pipeline crossings.