Researcher Profiles

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1. AARON OPDYKE

   Role or Position: Lecturer in Humanitarian Engineering

   Institution: The University of Sydney

   Email: aaron.opdyke@sydney.edu.au

   Contact Number : 02 8627 9049

   Brief biography (100 words or less): I am a Lecturer in Humanitarian Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney. My research focuses on humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction, strengthening preparedness for and recovery after disaster and conflict through the lens of safe and equitable shelter and settlements. I have worked closely with governments and organisations across the Asia-Pacific region on resilient and sustainable infrastructure to address global development challenges.

   Areas of Research: disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, humanitarian response

   Key Words: risk, disasters, climate change, housing

   City or State: NSW

   Link to professional page: https://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/about/our-people/academic-staff/aaron-opdyke.html

   Link to research page : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tRhsM5AAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

   Link to personal or Lab page: https://humanitarianfrontierslab.org/

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   By Aaron Opdyke, September 15
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   • September 15

2. CRIS BIRZER

   Role or Position: Senior Lecturer

   Institution: The University of Adelaide

   Email: cristian.birzer@adelaide.edu.au

   Brief biography (100 words or less): Dr Cris Birzer MIEAust CPEng is a Chartered Professional Mechanical Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Humanitarian Engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering. Cris is the Director of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative (HDSI). He is a former consultant engineer and also member of the Australian Defence Force, having worked in East Timor, the Solomon Islands, and the 2019/2020 Australian Bushfire Response. Cris also deployed to Nepal with the World Food Programme to assist with the 2015 Earthquakes emergency response.

   Areas of Research: Renewable Energy, Biomass/biogas/biodigesters, Cookstoves, Humanitarian Technology Implementation

   Key Words: Humanitarian Technology

   City or State: SA

   Link to professional page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cris-birzer/

   Link to research page : https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=IQyF_DMAAAAJ

   Link to teaching page : https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/cristian.birzer

   Link to personal or Lab page: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/humanitarian/

   By Cris Birzer, September 16
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   • September 16

3. NICK BROWN

   Role or Position: Lecturer - Humanitarian Engineering

   Institution: RMIT University

   Email: nick.brown@rmit.edu.au

   Contact Number : +61399253024

   Brief biography (100 words or less): Nick believes that engineering has an important role to play in addressing complex global issues such as poverty, inequality and sustainability. He is passionate about inspiring, equipping and empowering engineers to meet community aspirations and desires both in Australia and overseas. His research work focuses on the application of design, technology and education for social change.

   Areas of Research: Humanitarian Engineering Education; Challenging Contexts; non-engineered materials; inclusion; experiential learning

   Key Words: Education; Humanitarian Design

   City or State: VIC

   Link to professional page: https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/b/brown-dr-nick

   Link to research page : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick-Brown-7

   Link to personal or Lab page: https://sites.google.com/view/humanitarian-engineering-lab/home

   By Nick Brown, September 17
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   • September 17

4. SCOTT DANIEL

   Role or Position: Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Engineering

   Institution: University of Technology Sydney

   Email: scott.daniel@uts.edu.au

   Contact Number : 0295141827

   Brief biography (100 words or less): Scott Daniel is Senior Lecturer in Humanitarian Engineering. A former high school mathematics and science teacher, he has worked in 10 countries on 5 continents, and as a consultant and facilitator with UNESCO, Australian Volunteers for International Development, Engineers without Borders Australia, Unbound, World Vision, the University of Sydney, the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. His current research focuses on the development of socio-technical thinking and co-design expertise in the context of humanitarian engineering, and humanitarian engineering education and practi

   Areas of Research: education, design, practice

   Key Words: humanitarian engineering education, humanitarian engineering practice, scenario-based assessment

   City or State: NSW

   Link to professional page: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Scott.Daniel

   Link to research page : https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=gdJ6C18AAAAJ&hl=en

   Link to personal or Lab page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-daniel-he-him-5110447/?originalSubdomain=au

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   By Scott Daniel, September 16
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