

Dr Mo Hoque
Summary
Room 2.07b Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, 91¸£ÀûÍø, PO1 3QL
Tel: +44 (0) 2392 84 2453
E-mail: mo.hoque@port.ac.uk
I am a senior lecturer in hydrogeology. Following BSc and MSc degrees in Geology (Dhaka, 1996–2001), I completed a PhD in hydrogeology as a Commonwealth Scholar at UCL (2006–2010). I joined the 91¸£ÀûÍø in 2016, having previously worked as a post-doctoral researcher at University College London and at Imperial College London. Before moving to the UK, I was engaged in university teaching at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology and research at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh.
I lead hydrogeology and geoenvironmental research at 91¸£ÀûÍø where the ambition is to reduce human exposure to contaminants related to geo-environmental hazards, climate change, and anthropogenic land degradation. I am engaged in NERC and NIHR grant-funded research projects, and I supervise three fully-sponsored PhD students.
I am an editorial board member of three peer-reviewed journals. I am the author/co-author of over 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, including those published in Nature Geoscience, PNAS, Environmental Health Perspectives, and Water Resources Research, and have received over 3000 citations.
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, 91¸£ÀûÍø, 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
Broadly hydrogeology and environmental geoscience. I utilise a variety of hydrology approaches in the context of environmental geoscience, where water is not only a resource but an agent transporting contaminants and modulating their fate in the environment. My current focus encompasses:
- Contaminant hydrogeology and arsenic in the environment
- Climate change, salinisation and human health in deltas
- Geoenvironmental risk intelligence and land contamination
- Drinking water constituents and medical hydrogeology
- Water (quantity& quality) and sustainable development in developing countries
Teaching responsibilities
UG: Hydrology and Geoenvironmental Risk (M31644 & M30017); PG: Groundwater Protection (M20138 & M20126) and Contaminated Land Assessment & Remediation (M20136); and Contribute to Environmental fieldwork & professional skills, and student research projects (both at UG and PG levels).
Research outputs
2025
Oyebamiji, A. R., Hoque, M. A., Whitworth, M.
1 Jan 2025, In: Earth Systems and Environment. 9
Research output: Article
2024
Hoque, M. A., Amponsah, K. B., Blum, A., Walton, N., Dennis, P., Butler, A. P., Hugman, S., Bamberger, A., Fowler, M.
1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 637, 16p., 131363
Research output: Article
Tsai, C., Hoque, M. A., Vineis, P., Ahmed, K. M., Butler, A. P.
3 Mar 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 10p., 5211
Research output: Article
2023
Hoque, M.
3 Sep 2023,
Research output: Book
Feist, S. E., Hoque, M., Ahmed, K. M.
1 Jan 2023, In: Earth Systems and Environment. 7
Research output: Article
2022
Bugai, D., Kireev, S., Hoque, M., Kubko, Y., Smith, J.
29 Oct 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 16p., 18215
Research output: Article
2021
Feist, S. E., Hoque, M. A., Islam, M. A., Ahmed, K. M., Fowler, M.
1 Nov 2021, In: Global and Planetary Change. 206, 15p., 103639
Research output: Article
2020
Hoque, M. A., Burgess, W. G.
1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Hydrology. 590, 15p., 125507
Research output: Article
Colyer, P. M., Hoque, M. A., Fowler, M.
1 Oct 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 738, 17p., 140102
Research output: Article
Nwankwo, C. B., Hoque, M. A., Islam, M. A., Dewan, A.
9 May 2020, In: Earth Systems and Environment, 16p.
Research output: Article