Helen Diana Burgess (28 July 1951 – 24 August 1999), was a Canadian conservation scientist.
Burgess spent her career at the Canadian Conservation Institute ("CCI"), where she was a Senior Conservation Scientist.
She was a researcher in paper and textiles conservation processes and an expert in the areas of cellulose degradation analysis, conservation bleaching, washing, enzyme applications on paper, as well as aqueous and mass deacidification of paper.