Dr. Ahsan Maqbool

By training, Dr. Ahsan Maqbool is a soil physicist and environmental researcher working at the interface of soil processes, contaminant transport, and subsurface hydrology. His research focuses on the fate and transport of persistent and emerging contaminants in agricultural soils, with particular emphasis on land-surface processes (e.g., rainfall, tillage, and bioturbation) that drive redistribution and on their implications for soil–groundwater interactions.

Within the ADAPT project, he manages the Infiltration Continuum Lab (ICL), supports project coordination, and co-supervises PhD students. His work integrates virtual modeling approaches to design experiments addressing cluster-specific research questions. While his own focus on reactive transport modeling of micropollutants (e.g., PFAS and pharmaceuticals) under unsaturated flow conditions.

Academic profile

• 2021- 2024 Marie Curie Fellow Researcher at the Spanish National Research Council, Cordoba, Spain
• 2021-2025, International Doctorate with highest distinction from the University of Córdoba & Sevilla, Spain.
• 2020-2021, ANSO Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
• 2017-2020, Master of Environmental Engineering at China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China.
• 2012-2016, Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.