Prof. Moinul Hosain Oliver
PhD in Env. Eng. (Australia), MS in IWM (BAU), BSc in Ag. Eng. (BAU)
 
Area of Expertise:
Hydrology, Geohydrology, Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, Water-sensitive Design, Agro-ecology, Biofouling, Aquifer Management.
 
Office: Room # 613, BS Building (East)
Tel: +8809666342117
Email: oliver@gau.edu.bd
 
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Dr. Oliver brings over 19 years of experience in academics, research and water-centered program leadership. He specializes in irrigation and drainage engineering, groundwater management, and agroecology. His expertise also includes water sensitive agro-urban design (WSAUD), nature-based solutions, areas of water security, and climate-resilient aquifer management and agrivoltaics. His work integrates academics, research, policy, and practice to promote sustainable water resource management. Prof. Oliver also works in the . He coordinates research and program development with both public and private sector organizations to provide scalable solutions on emerging water issues.
 
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Dr. Oliver is currently exploring the partial-rootzone-drying (PRD) as a sustainable technology for arid agriculture. His other research engagements include soil sensor based irrigation automation, irrigation extension services, agricultural meteorology, and managed aquifer recharge. He also contributes to a cross-institutional effort to address ‘biofouling’ problems in water infrastructures. Dr. Oliver has successfully led a reach team to design and develop Bangladesh’s first pressure compensated emitter manufactured using recycled plastic materials. 

Academic, Research and Institutional Affiliations:

     

Recent Publications:

  • MSR Khan, MZ Uddin, M Moniruzzaman, A Khatun, & MMH Oliver (2026) Irrigation Scheduling for Improving Yield and Water Productivity of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Variety BARI Chola-9. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 24(1), 271-286. https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v24i1.89671 
  • MN Kadir, HM Abdullah, MMH Oliver (2025) Assessing Agricultural Vulnerability to Extreme Floods in Bangladesh: An Integrated Modeling Approach, AGU25, American Geophysical Union Conference 2025, 1921639, https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1921639
  • S Akter, MM Rahman, R Zannat, MM Rana, MMH Oliver, MA Ali (2025) Development of smart micro-irrigation system using Arduino Uno for okra cultivation in Bangladesh. Research in Agricultural Engineering. https://doi.org/10.17221/18/2024-RA
  • MM Rahman, K Mohanta, UM Zamil, MHM Oliver (2025) Development and evaluation of a wheel-powered sprayer machine for marginal farmers. Tractors and Agricultural Machinery. https://doi.org/10.17816/0321-4443-636373
  • Akter, M.Y., Islam, A.R.M., Mallick, J. Alam, M., Shahid, S., Alam, G.M., Pal S.C. and Oliver, M.M.H. (2024) Temperature extremes Projections over Bangladesh from CMIP6 Multi-model Ensemble. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 155, 8843–8869 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05173-5
  • Hossain, M.A., Haque, M. A.,Rana, M., Billah, M.T. and Oliver, M.M.H. (2024) Optimizing Pectin Yield from Burmese Grape (Baccurea ramiflora) Peels using Box-Behnken Design and Quality Evaluation. International Journal of Food Science. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8064657
  • Hossain, S.M.I. and Oliver, M.M.H. (2024). Performance of shallow tube well irrigation system at Ghatail upazila in Bangladesh. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 13(01), 840-849. https://doi.org/10.18801/jstei.130124.84
  • Rana, M. M., Rahman, M. M., Oliver, M. M. H., & Miah, M. Y. (2023) Development and evaluation of the first automated irrigation system for alternate wetting and drying technique for rice cultivation in Bangladesh. Smart Agricultural Technology, 6, 100348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100348
  • Jahan N., Alam M. M., Hossain M. A., Oliver M. M. H., Mojid M A , Hoque M A , Sarker K. K. (2023) Evaluation of low-head drip systems for vegetable farming in Bangladesh. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal. Vol. 25(1):1-14. https://cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/7361
  • Molla, A.H., Manik, N.M., Haque, M.M., Haque M. A. and Oliver M. M. H. (2023) Solid-state bioconversion of organic wastes into compost as bio-organic fertilizer by screened fungal isolates and its performance in agronomic usage. Journal of Material Cycles Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01648-1
  • Zannat, R., Rahman, M.M., Akter, S., Rana, M.M., Oliver, M.M.H., Ali, M.A., Moniruzzaman, M., Uddin, M.Z. and Saha, K.K. (2023) Development of Automated Water Delivery System for Microirrigation in Bangladesh for Okra Cultivation, European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 5(2), pp.63–71. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2023.5.2.668
  • Uddin, M. Z., Saha, K. K., Moniruzzaman, M., Rahman, M., Ahmed, M. and Oliver, M.M.H.* (2022) Estimation of Subsurface Pollutant Load and Its Seasonal Variation in an Irrigation Channel, European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 4 (6), pp. 54–61. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2022.4.6.606
  • Molla, A. H., Zahan, H., Oliver, M. M. H., & Mosharaf, M. K. (2022). Exploration of Potential Indigenous Non-phytopathogenic Fungi for Bio-organic Fertilizer Recycling from Organic Waste. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 20. https://doi.org/10.32526/ennrj/20/202200110
  • Saha, K. K., Rahman, A., Rahman, M. M., Syduzzaman, M., Ali., M. A., Riza, D F., Uddin, M. Z., Moniruzzaman, M. and Oliver, M. M. H.* (2022). Classification of Starfruit Maturity using Smartphone-image and Multivariate Analysis. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100473
  • Rahman, M.M., Ali, M.R., Oliver, M.M.H., Hanif, M.A., Uddin, M.Z., Tamim-Ul-Hasan, M., Saha, K.K., Islam, M.H. and Moniruzzaman, M. (2021) Farm mechanization in Bangladesh: A review of the status, roles, policy, and potentials, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100225
  • Saha, K.K., Uddin, M.Z., Rahman, M.M., Moniruzzaman, M., Ali, M.A. and Oliver, M.M.H (2021) Estimation of Cardamom Capsule Size and Surface Area Using Digital Image Processing Technique. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University. 19(3): 398–405. https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.34255.
  • Rana, J., Kamruzzaman, M., Oliver, MMH and Akhi, K. (2021) Financial and factors demand analysis of solar powered irrigation system in Boro rice production: A case study in Meherpur district of Bangladesh, Renewable Energy, 167 (433-439). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.100
  • Moniruzzaman, M., Saha, K. K., Rahman, M. M. and Oliver, M. M. H. (2020). Effect of available solar irradiance on vertical farming in semi-open urban places. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 10(02), 717-726. https://doi.org/10.18801/jstei.100220.72.
  • Rahman, M.M. and Oliver, M.M.H. (2019) Detection and Contouring of BAU-Kul Using Image Processing Techniques, Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 23 (2):1-10. https://doi.org/10.3329/aba.v23i2.50052
  • Oliver, M.M.H., Hewa, G.A., Pezzaniti, D., Haque, M.A., Haque, S., Haque, M.M., Moniruzzaman, M., Rahman, M.M., Saha, K.K. and Kadir, M.N. (2019) COVID-19 and Recycled Wastewater Irrigation: A Review of Implications. Preprints.  https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0105.v1.
  • Islam, M.M.; Karim, M.R.; Oliver, M. M. H.; Urmi, T.A.; Hossain, M.A.; Haque, M.M. (2018) Impacts of Trace Element Addition on Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) Agronomy. Agronomy, 8, 100 (1-13). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070100
  • M. A. Haque, Oliver, M. M. H., Putranto, A., Adhikari, B. (2018) Drying and Denaturation Kinetics of Beta-Lactoglobulin during Convective Drying, Journal of Food Engineering, 237, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.05.018
  • Haque M. M., Oliver M. M. H., Nahar K., Alam M. Z., Hirata H. and Tsuyumu S. (2017) CytR Homolog of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum Controls Air-Liquid Biofilm Formation by Regulating Multiple Genes Involved in Cellulose Production, c-di-GMP Signaling, Motility, and Type III Secretion System in Response to Nutritional and Environmental Signals. Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 8, Art. 972. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00972
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Hewa, G. A., & Pezzaniti, D. (2016). Thermal variation and pressure compensated emitters. Agricultural Water Management, 176, 29-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.05.012
  • Oliver, M. M. H. & Hossain, S. M. I. (2016). Effect of greywater irrigation on wheat and mung-bean production in clayey-loam soil. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 07(02), 638-647. http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.070216.76
  • Jahan N., Oliver, M. M. H., Khair, M. A. & Gulandaz, M. A. (2016). Designing locally fabricated wooden piston valves for a low-cost hand pump. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 08(02), 669-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.070216.79
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Hewa, G. A. & Pezzaniti, D. (2014). Bio-fouling of subsurface type drip emitters applying reclaimed water under medium soil thermal variation. Agricultural Water Management, 133, 12-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.10.014
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Pezzaniti, D. & Hewa, G. A. (2014). Subsurface emitter clogging in a reclaimed water irrigation scheme with controlled suspended solid. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 9(6), 847-860. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V9-N6-847-860
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Hewa, G. A., & Pezzaniti, D. (2014). Predicting emitter sensitivity to clogging: a focus on the biological component. Technical Paper No. 0417-000061, Irrigation Association Education Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 17-21 November 2014, 118-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2959.2640
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Hewa, G. A. & Pezzaniti, D. (2012). Subsurface drip irrigation with reclaimed water: issues we must think now. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 168, 203-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SI120171
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Talukder, M. S. U. & Ahmed, M. (2008). Alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice cultivation. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 6(2), 409-414. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4841
  • Hasan M. M., Talukder, M.S.U., Rahman, M.M. & Oliver M.M.H. (2008). Yield and water use of mung-bean under water stress condition. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences 35(2), 147-152.
  • Oliver, M. M. H., Talukder, M. S. U. & Hye, M. A. (2006). Estimation of solar radiation from different regions of Bangladesh and its relation with potential crop yield. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 17(1&2), 49-57.