ProfessorMichael Templeton

Michael R. Templeton is Professor of Public Health Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London and the Oxfam and Water For People / Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Global Sanitation Technology. His research focuses on addressing engineering and public health challenges related to water supply and sanitation. He has conducted research, innovation, and capacity-strengthening activities with partners in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sénégal, Côte d'Ivoire, Bénin, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, India, China, and Nepal.

Professor Templeton is a chartered civil engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. He has served on strategic advisory groups and expert review panels for the World Health Organization, the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, UK Research and Innovation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Swedish Research Council. He holds a bachelor's degree with honours in engineering science and a PhD in civil-environmental engineering, both from the University of Toronto.