Dr. MOHAMMED Sarfaraz Gani Adnan
DPhil (University of Oxford), M.Sc., BURP
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Brunel University London
Uxbridge UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan holds the position of Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Brunel University London. His current research project is titled "Nature-based solutions to mitigate multi-hazard risks in coastal megacities".
Previously, Dr. Adnan served as a Research Fellow in Multi-hazards in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. During this tenure, he made significant contributions to an EU-funded project "Multi-hazard and risk-informed system for enhanced local and regional disaster risk management (MEDiate Horizon Europe CL3-2021-DRS-01)".
Dr. Adnan's academic journey includes the attainment of a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in Geography and the Environment from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Commonwealth Scholar. He also obtained a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP) degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and an MSc degree in International Cooperation and Urban Development from Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD) of Germany as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar.
His research interests include interdisciplinary research in the field of multi-hazard interactions, environmental risk assessment and management, climate change adaptation, and geospatial sciences. He has led pioneering work that addressed the complex flooding processes and flood adaptation options (structural and nature-based solutions) in the coastal region of Bangladesh.
Dr. Adnan's scholarly contributions extend to numerous esteemed journals, such as Nature Sustainability, Nature Climate Change, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Research Letters, Land Use Policy, among others. His dedication to academic excellence has been recognized through multiple research grants and scholarships throughout his career.
With over 14 years dedicated to research and academia, Dr. Adnan remains steadfast in his commitment to advancing knowledge and addressing real-world environmental challenges. He looks forward to continuing his impactful work within the academic realm, contributing further to the fields he is passionate about.
RECENT ACTIVITIES
Adnan, M. S. G., Siam, Z. S., Chakma, S., Rashedur, M. R., & Dewan, A. (2025). Landslide susceptibility mapping using machine-learning algorithms and earth observation data. In Earth Observation Applications to Landslide Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling (pp. 313-333). Elsevier.
Adnan, M. S. G., Kabir, I., Hossain, M. A., Chakma, S., Tasneem, S. N., Saha, C. R., ... & Dewan, A. (2024). Heatwave vulnerability of large metropolitans in Bangladesh: An evaluation. Geomatica, 100020.
White, C. J., Adnan, M. S. G., Arosio, M., Buller, S., Cha, Y., Ciurean, R., ... & Ward, P. J. (2024). Towards multi-hazard and multi-risk indicators–a review and recommendations for development and implementation. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2024, 1-36.
Adshead, D., Paszkowski, A., Gall, S. S., Peard, A. M., Adnan, M. S. G., Verschuur, J., & Hall, J. (2024). Climate threats to coastal infrastructure and sustainable development outcomes. Nature Climate Change, 14, 344-352.
Lee, R., White, C. J., Adnan, M. S. G., Douglas, J., Mahecha, M. D., O'Loughlin, F. E., ... & Zscheischler, J. (2024). Reclassifying historical disasters: from single to multi-hazards. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 912, 169120.
Dewan, A., Islam, K. A., Enan, M. E., Fariha, T. R., Rafiuddin, M., & Adnan, M. S. G. (2024). Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in Cities: Seasonal Variability and Influential Factors. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-16.
Sarker, S., & Adnan, M. S. G. (2024). Evaluating multi-hazard risk associated with tropical cyclones using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process model. Natural Hazards Research, 4 (1), 97-109.
Current Project: Nature-based solutions to mitigate multi-hazard risks in coastal megacities. Brunel University London
Blog (Springer Nature Sustainability Community)
The legacy of polders: Diagnosing complex flooding processes and adaptation options in the coastal region of Bangladesh
Invited Talk (Institute of Engineers Bangladesh)
The legacy of polders: Diagnosing complex flooding processes and adaptation options in the coastal region of Bangladesh
