Dr. Nick Brown
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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nick.brown@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2562-2258
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Media enquiries
- Collaborative projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
About
Nick Brown believes that engineering has an important role to play in addressing complex global issues such as poverty, inequality, and sustainability. He is passionate about equipping and empowering engineers to meet community aspirations and desires both in Australia and overseas.
At RMIT University Nick co-leads the Humanitarian Engineering Lab which delivers innovative teaching and research at the intersection of design, technology, and education for social change. Nick has a track record delivering high standard education, evidenced by an Australia Award for University Teaching, two Engineers Australia teaching awards, three Vice Chancellors awards for teaching and four STEM College and School of Engineering teaching awards. Nick is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) a member of the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows and a member of Engineers Australia.
Before joining RMIT, Dr Brown was the Research Lead at the not-for-profit organisation Engineers Without Borders Australia. In this role he led the development and delivery of a suite of innovative humanitarian engineering education and research initiatives that generated new knowledge and technologies for sustainable development.
Nick studied at the University of Edinburgh in the UK for both his masters and doctorate degrees in civil and environmental engineering.
Media
Research fields
- 401004 Humanitarian engineering
- 401002 Engineering education
- 4011 Environmental engineering
UN sustainable development goals
- 1 No Poverty
- 4 Quality Education
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 13 Climate Action
Academic positions
- Academic Lead - Learning and Teaching Innovation
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Feb 2024 – Present
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2022 – Present
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2021
- Lecturer (Industry Fellow)
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 May 2018 – 30 Jun 2019
Non-academic positions
- Research Lead
- Engineers Without Borders Australia
- Education & Research
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Apr 2014 – 30 Apr 2018
Supervisor projects
- Climate Justice and Wet Cities in South-West Coastal Bangladesh: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Advancing Equitable Adaptation Strategies
- 18 Jul 2024
- Uncrewed Aerial Systems solutions for Humanitarian Action
- 20 Dec 2023
- The role of social enterprise in post disaster reconstruction
- 4 Jan 2023
- Approaches, technologies, and tools for water services in Timor-Leste
- 22 Dec 2022
- Engineering for humanitarian action: challenges and opportunities for the application of frontier technologies in humanitarian contexts
- 21 Feb 2022
- Unpacking Intersecting Complexities in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs for Challenging Contexts
- 22 Apr 2021
Teaching interests
