Biography

I have 41years of R & D experience, including 26 years as a Senior Research Officer in the National Research Council of Canada, on materials development, characterization, processing and testing.

Research Interests

• Physics and mechanics of materials and application to frozen ground
• Permafrost engineering
• Monitoring the freezing/thawing interface in the Canadian Arctic
• Measurement of electrical freezing and thawing potentials

Recent Publications

PARAMESWARAN, V.R., BURN, C.R., PROFIR, A. and NGO, Q. ‘A note on electrical freezing and shorting potentials’ Cold Regions Science and Technology , Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 83-89, February 2005

BURN, C.R., PARAMESWARAN, V.R., *KUTNY, L., AND BOYLE, L. 1998 ‘Electrical potentials measured during growth of lake ice, Mackenzie Delta area, N.W.T.’ in Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Permafrost, Yellowknife, N.W.T. (Quebec City: Nordicana) pp. 101-106.

Memberships

• Metallurgical and Materials Society
• Sigma-Xi, Registered Professional Engineer