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 seeks to address public health challenges related to water supply and sanitation in resource-constrained settings. He has specific expertise and research interests in the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in the prevention of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, the development and testing of novel sustainable on-site sanitation technologies, and innovative faecal sludge management processes. His research collaborations are inter-disciplinary and international in nature, combining laboratory research and field-based research. He has conducted research and co-authored publications with partners in a number of countries in Africa and Asia, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal, Bénin, India, and Nepal. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK and has served on strategic advisory groups and technical review panels for the World Health Organization, the UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Swedish Research Council. He is also currently the Co-Chair of Imperial College London's Global Development Hub, a cross-university strategic initiative aimed at supporting research, education and entrepreneurship projects and partnerships that contribute to addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He holds a bachelor's degree with honours in engineering science and a PhD in civil-environmental engineering, both from the University of Toronto.