Dr Nathan Moore

Dr Nathan Moore is an NSERC Research Fellow in the School of Geography and the Environment specializing in water and health. His research uses interdisciplinary tools to understand environmental health risks and to advance the design of potable reuse and drinking water treatment systems, towards improving the public health impact of our water systems, along with their resilience to challenges like climate change. Generally, his work falls into one of three themes:

1. Improving our Understanding Water Safety: using advanced chemical, bioanalytical, and qualitative tools to improve our understanding of water quality and holistic water safety, as well as the fate of chemical and microbial contaminants in drinking water systems.
2. Novel Water Treatment Approaches for Emerging Contaminants: computational modeling and lab- to full-scale treatment process testing to lower water supply costs, decrease resource consumption, and increase the removal of contaminants of concern.
3. Improving the Fit-for-Purpose Design of Water Supply Systems: informing the design of technologies, institutions, and policies to improve the fit of water supply systems into the diverse and challenging environments they are intended for, to ultimately improve their sustainability.

Nathan conducts this research in partnership with governments, engineers, water utilities, water system operators, and community organizations across Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe.

Prior to joining the University of Oxford, Nathan completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. He then worked as an environmental engineer based in San Francisco supporting municipalities across North America on topics ranging from water treatment process design and plant startup to climate change adaptation and digital transformation. Now, he continues consulting part-time with organizations in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean on water supply, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, and community resilience projects.

• The 100 Million Initiative (2025-present)
• The Aqualunar Challenge (2024-2025)