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James Brown serves as Associate Course Director for Humanitarian Water Engineering and Technical Advisor for the Safe Water Optimization Tool at York University's Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. With over a decade of field experience, he has implemented water and sanitation programs across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East including Ebola response in Sierra Leone, Mosul contingency planning in Iraq, and infrastructure design in South Sudan, Myanmar, and Lebanon.
Educational background:
- Master of Product Design Engineering (2009), University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art
His research integrates engineering with humanitarian practice, specializing in market-based WASH approaches, quality assurance systems, and data science applications for crisis contexts. James co-founded a UK social enterprise developing locally manufacturable water access solutions and co-authored technical guidance on Market Based Approaches and Quality Assurance in WASH.
Recent publications demonstrate trends toward evidence-based water treatment through data-driven tools like the Safe Water Optimization Tool, with field evaluations in refugee settings showing practical applications for surface water chlorination.
James leads the Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab conducting projects in Uganda and delivers the Humanitarian Water Engineering Online Intensive Course. While no personal scientific awards are specified, his work has been featured in major WASH compendia and supported by institutional grants including Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge.
Details regarding academic advising and personal grant leadership are not provided in available materials.
