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Overview
I am a lecturer in Geoenvironmental Engineering and working with Geoenvironmental Research Centre. I am primarily into experimental and numerical studies to simulate the complex geochemical processes associated with resource extraction from industrial, mineral and mining wastes, with the philosophy of coupled phenomena in multiphase geomaterial.
My primary research interests are
- emerging contaminants
- environmental disaster (emergency) management (i.e., wildlife fire, landfill fires, etc.)
- coupled phenomena in multiphase porous media
- geoenvironmental issues in mining (heap leaching, mine backfilling and wastewater management)
- alternative resource management and valorisation of industrial by-products
- efficient design and sustainable operation and maintenance of solid waste landfills
- problematic geomaterials (i.e., dredged sediments, water and wastewater treatment sludges)
- degradation of organic matter and clean energy
Areas of expertise
- non-destructive monitoring
- multiphysics modelling
- solid waste management
- multivariate statistics
- sensors for environmental monitoring
- multiphase geomechanics
- bio-geo interface
I am a UNESCO Research Fellow as part of the UNESCO Chair team in Developing a Sustainable Geoenvironment. The team is led by Prof. Devin Sapsford (UNESCO Chair) and has Dr. Fei Jin, Dr. Pallavee Srivastava, and me as team members.
Publication
2025
- Vaverková, M. D. et al. 2025. Environmental impacts of landfills: perspectives on bio-monitoring. Environmental Geotechnics 12(1), pp. 76-85. (10.1680/jenge.23.00003)
- Singh, P. et al. 2025. Characterisation, remediation and valorisation of contaminated sediments: a critical review. Environmental Geotechnics 12(1), pp. 60-75. (10.1680/jenge.22.00201)
2024
- Mohammad, A. et al. 2024. Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of fires at municipal solid waste landfills. Environmental Geotechnics 11(7), pp. 518-531. (10.1680/jenge.22.00100)
- Sepúlveda Olea, F. E., Burke, I. T., Mohammad, A. and Stewart, D. I. 2024. Reuse potential of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash as secondary aggregate: Material characteristics, persistent organic pollutant content and effects of pH and selected environmental lixiviants on leaching behaviour. Waste Management 187, pp. 262-274. (10.1016/j.wasman.2024.07.026)
- O'Kelly, B. C. et al. 2024. Fate and impact of nano/microplastic in the geoenvironment — ecotoxicological perspective. Environmental Geotechnics 11(4), pp. 293-306. (10.1680/jenge.22.00053)
- Jiang, S. et al. 2024. Standardized framework for assessing soil quality at antimony smelting site by considering microbial-induced resilience and heavy metal contamination. Journal of Environmental Sciences 148, pp. 306-320. (10.1016/j.jes.2023.12.031)
2023
- Wang, Q., Xie, H., Peng, Y., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2023. VOCs emission from a final landfill cover system induced by ground surface air temperature and barometric pressure fluctuation. Environmental Pollution 336, article number: 122391. (10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122391)
- Mohammad, A., O'Kelly, B. C. and Singh, D. N. 2023. NovADEC: Novel approach for determination of the elemental content of organic matter. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 103(4), pp. 798-813. (10.1080/03067319.2020.1863956)
2022
- Mohammad, A., Singh, D. N., Podlasek, A., Osinski, P. and Koda, E. 2022. Leachate characteristics: Potential indicators for monitoring various phases of municipal solid waste decomposition in a bioreactor landfill. Journal of Environmental Management 309, article number: 114683. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114683)
2021
- O'Kelly, B. C. et al. 2021. Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective. Environmental Geotechnics 8(8), pp. 586-618. (10.1680/jenge.20.00179)
- Mohammad, A., Goli, V. S. N. S. and Mart{\i, P. 2021. Effect of physico-chemico-biological and operational parameters on composting of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and gaseous products emission: review. Environmental Technology Reviews 10(1), pp. 271-294. (10.1080/21622515.2021.1989060)
- Paleologos, E. K. et al. 2021. Post Covid-19 water and waste water management to protect public health and geoenvironment.. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 193-207. (10.1680/jenge.20.00067)
- Vaverkova, M. D. et al. 2021. Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: Challenges and recommendations. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 217-232. (10.1680/jenge.20.00082)
- Jiang, N. et al. 2021. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering education during the pandemic.. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 233-243. (10.1680/jenge.20.00086)
- Chandana, N., Goli, V. S. N. S., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2021. Characterization and utilization of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions (LFMSF) for sustainable development: a critical appraisal. Waste and Biomass Valorization 12(2), pp. 641-662. (10.1007/s12649-020-01052-y)
- Mohammad, A., Goli, V. S. N. S. and Singh, D. N. 2021. Discussion on ‘Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic, by Sharma et al. (2020)’. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 164, article number: 105175. (10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105175)
2020
- Goli, V. S. N. S., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2020. Application of municipal plastic waste as a manmade neo-construction material: issues & wayforward.. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 161, article number: 105008. (10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105008)
2019
- Chembukavu, A. A., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2019. Bioreactor landfills in developing countries: a critical review.. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 45(1), pp. 21-38. (10.5276/JSWTM.2019.21)
2017
- Shashank, B. S., Rakshith, S., Joseph, J., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2017. Flow of microbial suspension through porous media. Presented at: 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, 15-17 July 2017 Presented at Singh, D. N. and Galaa, A. eds.Contemporary Issues in Geoenvironmental Engineering: Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer pp. 115-122., (10.1007/978-3-319-61612-4_9)
Articles
- Vaverková, M. D. et al. 2025. Environmental impacts of landfills: perspectives on bio-monitoring. Environmental Geotechnics 12(1), pp. 76-85. (10.1680/jenge.23.00003)
- Singh, P. et al. 2025. Characterisation, remediation and valorisation of contaminated sediments: a critical review. Environmental Geotechnics 12(1), pp. 60-75. (10.1680/jenge.22.00201)
- Mohammad, A. et al. 2024. Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of fires at municipal solid waste landfills. Environmental Geotechnics 11(7), pp. 518-531. (10.1680/jenge.22.00100)
- Sepúlveda Olea, F. E., Burke, I. T., Mohammad, A. and Stewart, D. I. 2024. Reuse potential of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash as secondary aggregate: Material characteristics, persistent organic pollutant content and effects of pH and selected environmental lixiviants on leaching behaviour. Waste Management 187, pp. 262-274. (10.1016/j.wasman.2024.07.026)
- O'Kelly, B. C. et al. 2024. Fate and impact of nano/microplastic in the geoenvironment — ecotoxicological perspective. Environmental Geotechnics 11(4), pp. 293-306. (10.1680/jenge.22.00053)
- Jiang, S. et al. 2024. Standardized framework for assessing soil quality at antimony smelting site by considering microbial-induced resilience and heavy metal contamination. Journal of Environmental Sciences 148, pp. 306-320. (10.1016/j.jes.2023.12.031)
- Wang, Q., Xie, H., Peng, Y., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2023. VOCs emission from a final landfill cover system induced by ground surface air temperature and barometric pressure fluctuation. Environmental Pollution 336, article number: 122391. (10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122391)
- Mohammad, A., O'Kelly, B. C. and Singh, D. N. 2023. NovADEC: Novel approach for determination of the elemental content of organic matter. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 103(4), pp. 798-813. (10.1080/03067319.2020.1863956)
- Mohammad, A., Singh, D. N., Podlasek, A., Osinski, P. and Koda, E. 2022. Leachate characteristics: Potential indicators for monitoring various phases of municipal solid waste decomposition in a bioreactor landfill. Journal of Environmental Management 309, article number: 114683. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114683)
- O'Kelly, B. C. et al. 2021. Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective. Environmental Geotechnics 8(8), pp. 586-618. (10.1680/jenge.20.00179)
- Mohammad, A., Goli, V. S. N. S. and Mart{\i, P. 2021. Effect of physico-chemico-biological and operational parameters on composting of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and gaseous products emission: review. Environmental Technology Reviews 10(1), pp. 271-294. (10.1080/21622515.2021.1989060)
- Paleologos, E. K. et al. 2021. Post Covid-19 water and waste water management to protect public health and geoenvironment.. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 193-207. (10.1680/jenge.20.00067)
- Vaverkova, M. D. et al. 2021. Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: Challenges and recommendations. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 217-232. (10.1680/jenge.20.00082)
- Jiang, N. et al. 2021. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering education during the pandemic.. Environmental Geotechnics 8(3), pp. 233-243. (10.1680/jenge.20.00086)
- Chandana, N., Goli, V. S. N. S., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2021. Characterization and utilization of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions (LFMSF) for sustainable development: a critical appraisal. Waste and Biomass Valorization 12(2), pp. 641-662. (10.1007/s12649-020-01052-y)
- Mohammad, A., Goli, V. S. N. S. and Singh, D. N. 2021. Discussion on ‘Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic, by Sharma et al. (2020)’. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 164, article number: 105175. (10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105175)
- Goli, V. S. N. S., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2020. Application of municipal plastic waste as a manmade neo-construction material: issues & wayforward.. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 161, article number: 105008. (10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105008)
- Chembukavu, A. A., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2019. Bioreactor landfills in developing countries: a critical review.. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 45(1), pp. 21-38. (10.5276/JSWTM.2019.21)
Conferences
- Shashank, B. S., Rakshith, S., Joseph, J., Mohammad, A. and Singh, D. N. 2017. Flow of microbial suspension through porous media. Presented at: 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, 15-17 July 2017 Presented at Singh, D. N. and Galaa, A. eds.Contemporary Issues in Geoenvironmental Engineering: Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer pp. 115-122., (10.1007/978-3-319-61612-4_9)
Research
| Position | Project | People | Sponsor | Duration |
| Research Associate | ASPIRE - Accelerated Supergene Processes in Repository Engineering | Sapsford, D, Cleall, P, Harbottle, M, Owen, N, Weightman, A | EPSRC | Mar, 2022-Dec, 2022 |
| Postdoc fellow | Development of Pilot Scale Bioreactor Landfill | Singh, DN | IIT Bombay | 2021-2022 |
| Research Fellow | Sustainable Decomposition of Municipal Solid Waste | Singh, DN, Goli VSNS | DST, India | 2018-2021 |
Teaching
- EN1217 Applied Design
- EN2315 Professional Studies & Construction
- EN4212 Industrial Practice
- BEng/MSc projects
- Field Course
Biography
- 2015 - 2021 MTech and PhD in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
- 2010 - 2014 BEng. in Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
Academic positions
- Research Associate, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK (Mar, 2022- Dec, 2022)
- Post doc Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (July, 2021-Feb 2022)
Committees and reviewing
- Journal reviewer, Environmental Geotechnics, ICE; Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier; Case Studies in Construction Materials, Elsevier
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- multiphysics modelling
- contaminate fate and transport in porous media
- man-made resources
- emerging contaminate
- clean energy from organic waste
- environmental monitoring
- landfill fires management
Please contact me if you are interested in geoenvironmental research at Cardiff. Informal enquiries can be made to mohammada2@cardiff.ac.uk.
Contact Details
MohammadA2@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 79060
Queen's Buildings - South Building, Room Room S3.18A, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
+44 29208 79060
Queen's Buildings - South Building, Room Room S3.18A, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA