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