Professor Mohammad Shamsudduha (known as Shams) is Professor of Water Crisis and Risk Reduction in the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London (UCL).

Trained as a geoscientist, Shams specialises in the study of freshwater resources, with a particular focus on groundwater. His research interests include the characterisation of water storage and quality risks, the impacts of anthropogenic climate and land-use change on global hydrological systems, and equitable access to safe water for health and wellbeing.

For more than two decades, Shams has conducted research across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa on water resources development and management. His pioneering work on long-term groundwater storage dynamics in Bangladesh has influenced policy and informed the design of national monitoring strategies. He is also deeply engaged in advancing understanding of the UK’s groundwater resilience to climate change, land-use change, and rising sea levels.