Dr Mo Hoque
Summary
Room 2.07b Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú 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, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, 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
Islam, M. A., Hoque, M. A., Couceiro, F., Fowler, M.
17 Nov 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 389, 13p., 127396
Research output: Article
Hoque, M. A., Khaing, K. K., Fowler, M., Sultana, M. S., Myint, C. C., Swe, A., Dennis, P., Shahid, S., Fones, G. R.
1 Nov 2025, In: GeoHealth. 9, 11, 18p., e2024GH001326
Research output: Article
Costopoulos, E., Imamura, A., Khan, N., Butler, A., Millett, C., Hoque, M. A., Vineis, P., Belesova, K., Khan, A.
29 Sep 2025, In: European Journal of Epidemiology
Research output: Article
Feist, S. E., Hoque, M. A., Islam, M. A., Dewan, A., Fowler, M.
1 Jul 2025, In: Ecological Indicators. 176, 14p., 113543
Research output: Article
Oyebamiji, A. R., Hoque, M. A., Whitworth, M.
1 Jan 2025, In: Earth Systems and Environment. 9
Research output: Article
2024
Oyebamiji, A. R., Hoque, M. A., Whitworth, M.
18 Jul 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
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