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Room BB1.20, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3QL

Tel: +44 (0) 2392 84 2453

E-mail: mo.hoque@port.ac.uk

Mo Hoque
Senior Lecturer in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geoscience, University of Portsmouth

Name variants in publications: Mohammad A Hoque; MA Hoque

Mo Hoque is a Senior Lecturer in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geoscience at the University of Portsmouth. His research focuses on reducing human exposure to environmental contaminants arising from groundwater systems, with particular emphasis on deltaic environments in low and middle income settings.

His work integrates groundwater systems science and contaminant hydrogeology with environmental geoscience and public health, translating fundamental science into decision support tools, partnerships, and policy relevant outcomes. He has led internationally recognised research on arsenic and salinity in groundwater, advancing understanding of contaminant mobilisation, spatial risk, and long term sustainability of drinking water sources.

In collaboration with international partners, he led development of iArsenic, a digital decision support tool for rapid assessment of tubewell arsenic risk, now adopted by the Department of Public Health Engineering in Bangladesh and informing national mitigation planning. His research on drinking water salinity and sodium has helped establish water as a measurable pathway for health exposure.

He has published over 50 peer reviewed journal articles in leading international journals, with over 4,200 citations, and has secured funding from NERC and NIHR. He supervises doctoral and postgraduate researchers in hydrogeology and environmental geoscience and serves as Associate Editor of Hydrogeology Journal, the official journal of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.

Biography

Education

• PhD in Hydrogeology, University College London, 2010
• PGDip in Water Resources Development, Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology, 2004
• MSc in Geology, University of Dhaka, 2001
• BSc (Hons.) in Geology, University of Dhaka, 1999

Career

• 2016 – present, Senior/Lecturer in Hydrogeology, University of Portsmouth, UK
• 2013 - 2016, Research Associate, Imperial College London, UK
• 2010 - 2013, Research Associate, University College London, UK
• 2004 – 2011 Lecturer / Assistant Professor, Shahjalal University of Science Technology, Bangladesh
• 2001 – 2004, Research Assistant, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research interests

My research sits at the interface of hydrogeology and environmental geoscience, with a focus on groundwater systems and environmental contaminants. I use a range of hydrological and geochemical approaches to understand how water acts both as a resource and as a pathway for contaminant transport, exposure, and environmental risk.

Current research interests include:

• Contaminant hydrogeology, with particular emphasis on arsenic in groundwater

• Climate change, salinisation, and human health in deltaic environments

• Geoenvironmental risk intelligence and land contamination

• Drinking water constituents and medical hydrogeology

• Water quantity and quality in the context of sustainable development

Teaching responsibilities

I lead core undergraduate and postgraduate modules in hydrogeology and environmental geoscience, including Hydrology and Geoenvironmental Risk (M31644), Contaminated Land and Groundwater Protection (M20138), and the Environmental Science and Management Project (M33926). I also contribute to environmental fieldwork, professional skills development, and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.