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Joe Brown is an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliated with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. He holds Professional Engineer licensure in North Carolina and Alabama. His research bridges environmental engineering and public health, focusing on water infrastructure sustainability, pathogen detection methods, water treatment innovation, and health impacts of waterborne pathogens. He has held faculty positions at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has consulted for UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank.
- Affiliations: Georgia Tech, Emory University, Center for Global Safe WASH
- Research Interests: Bioaerosols, antimicrobial resistance, engineering applications in underserved communities
Research projects include MapSan (sanitation upgrades in Maputo, Mozambique), NOURISH (Cambodia nutrition project), and studies on antibiotic resistance in poultry farming. He supervises a diverse team of graduate and undergraduate researchers.
His work has explored sanitation in urban and rural settings, including studies on fecal sludge management, open defecation in the U.S., and environmental enteropathy. Articles highlight innovations in wastewater epidemiology and microbial source tracking.
Honors include his PE certifications and contributions to global WASH initiatives. Advising spans 15+ students across PhD, MS, and undergraduate programs. Major grants include NSF-funded bioaerosol studies and NIH projects on child health in Mozambique.
Labs/Teams: Brown Water Lab at Georgia Tech, collaborating with Emory and international partners.
