About Us
Our mission is to provide access to safe drinking water for victims of natural disasters and developing communities.
Our History
Our founder, Steven Blad, was a successful international businessman in the electronics and technologies industries. As his career took him to various parts of the world, he was exposed to the lack of access to safe water and sanitation, as well as increasingly critical water security needs. Steven felt that he could make a difference in the disaster water treatment field. Using his personal resources and the engineering and manufacturing capacity within his company, he began the development and testing of WaterBox in 2014, with disaster relief in mind.
Over the years, the WaterBox technical design has evolved into a high-quality, portable, and adaptable water filtration and disinfectant system. Beyond emergency response, its robust design and ease of use have made it an effective solution for disaster stricken and developing communities around the world that lack consistent access to clean water. The goal of using this device is to improve public health, support sustainable development, and combat a lack of clean water in the event of a natural disaster.
WaterBox has been engineered as a chemical free disinfection system that provides multiple layers of bactericidal filtration to produce clean water. This system uses a multi-stage filtration process that includes Ozonation and UV disinfection. Its patented design is made to withstand hostile natural environments. Its sealed, small format design inhibits tampering and water damage. Additionally, by combining filtration and disinfection, WaterBox is designed to remove organic and inorganic material, and destroy live pathogens.
WaterBox makes it possible to access high volumes of clean water anytime, anywhere. Waterbox’s efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability proves that it is an ideal solution for water contamination.
Our Board
We have assembled a team of experts to form our advisory board.
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Dr. Shihong Lin, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Waterbox Advisory BoardDr. Shihong Lin is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He did his undergraduate at Harbin Institute of Technology (China), his PhD at Duke University (with Mark Wiesner), and his postdoc at Yale University (Menachem Elimelech). He currently directs a research group with a general interest in advancing aqueous separation process to address critical challenges at the water-energy-food nexus.
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Dr. Xing Xie, Ph.D., PE
Scientific Advisor
Waterbox Advisory BoardDr. Xing Xie is a Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor at Georgia Tech and has held this position since 2017. He did his undergraduate at Tsinghua University (Bejing, China), masters atTsinghua University and Stanford University, and Ph.D. at Stanford University. During his schooling he was a research assistant and research fellow at Tsinghua and Stanford. He continued his career as a post-doctoral scholar at CalTech and as an assistant professor at Georgia Tech.
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Dr. Hyatt Sutton, M.D.
Waterbox Advisory Board
Dr. Hyatt Sutton is the current Medical Director of Lifecare at Hickory Woods and has been serving in this role since July 2012. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Harding University and medical degree from University of Alabama School of medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Vanderbilt University in 1997, where he would stay and become Chief medical resident from 1997 to 1998.
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Dr. Scott Harris Ph.D.
Waterbox Advisory Board
Dr. Scott Harris is the Vice President of Church and Global Engagement with Mission Increase. Mission Increase equips faith-based non-profits in organizational health. Scott’s specific role is to help non-profits and churches around the globe work better together to disciple God’s people to reach all peoples. Born in San Jose, California, Scott grew up in the Caribbean and then worked in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as a student minister and church planter with the International Mission Board (IMB).
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Hud Croasdale
Waterbox Advisory Board
Hud Croasdale most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Norfolk State University Research & Innovation Foundation, a 501(c)(3), affiliated with Norfolk State University to support the research mission of the institution, promote applied research and contribute to the economic strength of the region. He previously worked at Virginia Tech University developing and managing strategic partnerships with private sector organizations and research universities.