Taufique Mahmood joined the Global Institute for Water Security in June 2012. He received his PhD in hydrology from Arizona State University, MS in Engineering Science from University of Mississippi and BSc in geology from University of Dhaka. In September 2015 he joined the faculty at the University of North Dakota.
His research focuses on cold region processes modelling, beneficial management practice's impact on hydrological processes, water quality modelling and finally impacts of land use and climate change on watershed hydrology.