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Julian O'Shea
Director
Engineers Without Borders Australia
j.oshea@ewb.org.au
Julian O'Shea, is an award-winning humanitarian engineer
who is passionate about applying appropriate technology to
improve the quality of life in the world's most
disadvantaged communities.
He is the Director of the EWB Institute, the education, research and training
division of Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB), an international notfor-profit
development organization. In this role, he manages programs that link
local students to projects in communities in Australia and across Asia. These
projects include: developing a low-smoke, dung-burning stove for deforested
areas of Nepal; developing a floating bio-digester to convert waste into energy
for the communities on the Tonle Sap lake in Cambodia; and conducting water
and energy audits for an Indigenous community in Western Australia.
A Chartered Profession Engineer, with postgraduate qualifications in
engineering project management and business administration, he is currently
completing a PhD in Engineering Education for Social Justice. He is founding
editor of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering and was the inaugural Chair
of the Designing Our Future: Australian Humanitarian Engineering Research
Forum.
Julian’s career achievements and community service has seen him recognized in
numerous prestigious forums, including being named Young South Australian of
the Year, awarded a Pride of Australia Medal and named one of Australia's 15
Most Inspiring Young Engineers.