Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Name: Magdy Mohsen Mohammed Bahgat
Address: Faculty of Sciences- Suez Canal University- Egypt
Email: Magdybahgat@hotmail.com
Personal Information
Place of Birth: Ismailia- Egypt
Citizenship: Egyptian
Education
1981 B. Sc Botany, Suez Canal University University, Egypt.
1989 M. Sc Botany, (microbiology), 1985, Suez Canal University,
Egypt
1992 Ph D Microbiology, Suez Canal University University, Egypt.
Affiliation
Assistant Prof., Suez Canal University, Faculty of Sciences, Egypt.
Positions
2008- : Assistant Prof., Suez Canal University, Faculty of Sciences,
Egypt.
1998- 2008: Assistant Prof., College of Health Sciences, Jazan,Saudi Arabia.
1998: Assistant Prof., Suez Canal University, Faculty of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Egypt.
1992-1998: Lecturer, Suez Canal University, Faculty of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, Al-Arish,
Egypt.
1989-1992: Assistant lecturer, Suez Canal University, Faculty of Sciences,
Botany Department, Ismailia, Egypt.
1983-1989: Demonstrator, Suez Canal University, Faculty of Sciences, Botany
Department, Ismailia, Egypt.
Research Area
 Microbial Ecology
 Microbiological communities playing role in nutrients transformations in
wetlands and marine environments
Areas of teaching Under- and Postgraduate students
Principles of microbiology- Microbial biodegradation- Microbial nitrogen
transformations- Microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems
Research Projects
1- Development Of A Gravel Bed Hydroponic System To Treat Domestic
Wastes Funded by British Government (1988 to 1990)
2- Development Of A Gravel Bed Hydroponic System To Treat Toxic
Industrial Wastes Funded by British Government (1 April 1991 to October
1995)
3- Community Participation in Developing Al-Tal- El- Kabir Markaz
Selected Publications
1. May, E, Butler, J.E., Ford, M.G., Ashworth, R.F., Williams J. and
Baghat M.M.M. 1990. Chemical and microbiological processes in
Gravel Bed Hydroponic (GBH) systems for sewage treatment. in, Cooper
P.F. and Findlater B.C. (eds). Constructed Wetlands for Water Pollution
Control. pp33-40. Pergammon Press, London.
2. Butler, J.E., Ford, M.G., May, E, Ashworth, R.F., Williams, J., Dewedar,
A., El-Housseini, M. and Baghat M.M.M. 1993. Gravel Bed Hydroponic
sewage treatment: performance and potential. In: Constructed Wetlands
for Water Quality Improvement. G.A. Moshiri (ed.). Chapter 24. pp.
237-247. Lewis Publ., Ann Arbor.
3. Williams, J.B., Bahgat, M.M.M., May, E., Butler, J.E. and Ford, M.G.
1994. The Potential of Gravel Bed Hydroponic Systems to Treat Sewage
and Remove Pathogenic Organisms. Proc. Western Africa Water and
Environment Conference, Accra, Ghana, Water Africa Ltd., Liverpool.
4. Williams, J.B., Bahgat, M.M.M., May, E., Butler, J.E. and Ford, M.G.
The Removal of Pathogenic Microorganisms During Sewage Treatment
in Gravel Bed Hydroponic Constructed Wetlands; IAWQ 4th
International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution
Control, China, September, 1994.
5. Dewedar, A. and Bahgat, M. (1995) Fate of faecal coliform bacteria in a
wastewater retention reservoir containing Lemna gibba L. Water
Research 29, 2598–2600.
6. Williams. J.B., Ashworth, R.F., Bahgat, M, May, E., Ford, M.G.,
Loveridge, R.F. and Butler, J.E. 1995. Physical and chemical aspects of
sewage treatment in Gravel Bed Hydroponic systems. University of
Portsmouth. Monograph No.2. ISBN No.1 898108 66 8.c
7. Williams. J.B., Bahgat, M, May, E., Ford, M.G., Loveridge, R.F. and
Butler, J.E. 1995. Microbial treatment processes in Gravel Bed
Hydroponic constructed wetlands. University of Portsmouth. Monograph
No.3. ISBN No. 1 898108 67 6
8. Williams, J.B., Bahgat, M., May, E., Butler, J.E. and Ford, M.G. 1995.
Mineralisation and pathogen removal in GBH constructed wetlands for
wastewater treatment. Wat. Sci. and Tech. 32:3: pp 49-58.
9. Ahmed Dewedar, Magdy Bahgat and Hesham M. Shafik 1996
Preliminary investigation on Development of periphyta film on glass
slids immersed in Lake Timsah, Ismaillia, Egypt. J. Union Arab Biol.
Cairo vol. 3 (B) 217-229,
10.
Stott, R., Jenkins, T., Williams. J.B., Bahgat, M, May, E., Ford,
M.G. and Butler, J.E. 1996. Pathogen removal and microbial ecology in
Gravel Bed Hydroponic constructed wetlands. University of Portsmouth.
. Monograph No.4
11.
Loveridge, R.F., Williams. J.B., Butler, J.E., Bahgat, M and ElShatoury, S. 1996. Changes in plant biofilm composition in constructed
wetland sewage treatment gravel beds. Proc. 9th International Congress
on Soilless Culture. Jersey, April 1996.
12.
J.B. Williams, R. Stott, M.M. Bahgat, R.F. Loveridge,
R.F.Ashworth, A. Awad, E. May, M.G. Ford, J.E. Butler and A.
Dewedar. 1997. Gravel bed hydroponic systems for sewage treatment
and reuse. Water Resources Journal No.195. pp 32-38
13.
Bahgat, M. (1998) Sand-Filters used for Wastewater Treatment:
reduction of suspended solids, organic carbon, inorganic nitrogen
compounds and metals. In: Proceedings of 3rd International Water
technology conference IWTC-98, pp. 37-50. Mansoura University Press,
Alexandria.
14.
Bahgat, M., Dewedar, A., and Zayed, A. (1999) Sand-Filters used
for Wastewater Treatment: Buildup and Distribution of Microorganisms,
Water Research, 33, 8, 19-49.
A. Deweder, H. M. Shafik, M.Bahgat, and I. Khafage 1999
Microbiological analysis and water quality of Bahr El-Baqur Drain
near its outlet into Lake Mamzala -Egypt. 8th international
conference on the conservation and management of lakes 17-21
May 1999 Copenhagen-Denmark
15.
Mahmoud M, Bahgat M, Zalat SM & Dewedar A (1999).
Eristalinus larvae and the role of bacteria in their feeding. J. Union Arab
Biol. 11A Zool: 417-433.
16.
May, E; Williams J. B.; Stott, R.; Bahgat, M.M.; Loveridge, R.F.;
Awad, A.; Ford, M.G.; Butler, J.E. (2002). Sun, sand and sewage: the
Gravel Bed Hydroponic experience. Proceedings of AquaEnviro
Workshop held at the Earth Centre, Leeds, UK, December 2001.
17.
A Dewedar; M Khanem; I Khafagi; M Bahgat and M Fares (2005)
An appropriate sewage treatment system for delta Egyptian villages:
design, performance and cost-benefit analysis. J. Union Arab Biol. 14B
Microbiology and Viruses: 41-65.
18.Dewedar, A, Bahgat, M., and Shabana, E. E.(2008) Distribution and
Activity of Nitrogen Cycling Bacteria in Bardawil lagoon, Egypt.
Accepted: African Journal of Aquatic Science
19.
Dewedar, A. , Bahgat, M., and Shabana, E. E. (2008) Extracellular
Enzymatic Activity and Composition of Heterotrophic Bacterial
Communities in Bardawil lagoon. Submitted to: African Journal of
Aquatic Science
20.
Magdy Bahgat (2008) Total count and growth rates of bacteria in
lake Timsah and hypersaline Bardawil lagoon. Submitted to: Acta
Botanica Hungarica