Mohamed M. Hantush, Ph.D., P.H., F.EWRI. F.ASCE, a senior research hydrologist at the EPA Office of Research and Development, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Hantush conducted research to inform environmental policy and provides technical expertise for regional Superfund groundwater remediation projects. A recognized leader in the field, he serves as the section editor for Groundwater Hydrology for the ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. In 2025, Hantush reached significant professional milestones, receiving Honorary Membership from the American Institute of Hydrology (AIH) and earning his professional hydrologist certification.
His distinguished career is marked by numerous accolades, including the 2020 Robert G. Wetzel Award for Water Quality (American Institute of Hydrology), the first recipient of Outstanding Associate Editor Award for the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (2012), and multiple U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science and Technology and ORD Honor Awards for providing critical technical support to EPA Regional Offices.
Hantush specializes in computational hydrology and water quality modeling. His research interests encompass groundwater and contaminant hydrology, ecohydrology, and the application of statistical and probabilistic methods for model uncertainty estimation and risk assessment. His extensive scholarly contributions include over 90 publications in premier journals, where he has co-edited special issues and authored numerous technical articles and editorials. His work is widely cited and serves as a foundational resource for peer research and graduate theses.
For over two decades, Hantush has been an active contributor to ASCE EWRI through various Technical and Task Committees, including Wetland Hydrology Technical Committee (past chair and vice chair), Surface Water Hydrology Technical Committee (control member since 2007), Wetland Processes Modeling Task Committee (past chair), and TMDL Analysis and Modeling Task Committee. His leadership extends to moderating technical sessions and contributing peer-reviewed abstracts to national ASCE conferences, further advancing the state of hydrologic science.
He holds master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from the University of California, Davis.
