Ahmad K. Hegazy

Biography

Prof/Dr Ahmad Kamel Hegazy has received his PhD in Plant ecology University of Alberta, Canada during the period of 1982-1986. Currently, he is working as Professor of Applied Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity in Cairo University. His research has included plant population and community ecology; biodiversity, conservation and management of protected areas; biological interactions; allelopathy; environmental pollution, phytoremediation, restoration ecology; and environmental impact assessment. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: State prize in environmental research and education (2003); State prize for encouragement in biological science (2000) and State prize for environment protection in the field of biodiversity and protected areas (1997), International publications awards- Cairo University, Silver Medal of Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations-FAO (2002).  He is serving as an editorial member/ editor-in-chief of several reputed journals like Journal of Forestry Research (Springer), Egyptian journal of botany, and some online journals & expert Reviewers for many journals published by Springer, Elsevier, Academic Press, Jon Wiley & sons, etc, beside many online journals. He has authored about 150 research articles/books. He is a member of many international, regional and national academic societies. 

Research Interest

Bioremediation,  Agricultural Research