Curriculum vitae

Of

Mohamed Mohamed Said Sayed

Head of Aquaculture Department, Associate Professor of Fish Production, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

Personal Information:

• Name: Mohamed Mohamed Said Sayed
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Egyptian
• Birth Date: June 22, 1975
• Birth Place: Cairo, Egypt
• Marital Status: Married
• Home Address: Sector 133, block 449b, 4^th floor, El-Salam 1, Suez, Egypt
• Work Address: Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, El-Salam1, Suez, Egypt.
• Telephone: 002: 0623512757 (Home) ▬ 002: 0623674263 (Work)
• Mobile phone: 002 : 01093794379
• Fax: 002: 0623674264
• P.O. Box: Fesal – suez.
• Post code:43221
• E-mail: msaid226@yahoo.com
•             : msaid226@icloud.com
• Skype: Dr.MohamadM.Said
• Websites: http://frc.scuegypt.edu.eg/index.php

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Languages:

• Arabic: The Mother Tongue                     
• English: Reading, Writing and Spoken very well
• French: Reading, Writing and Spoken fair

Computer Skills:

• International Computer Driving License; "ICDL":

Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Internet.

• Statistical analysis software:

SAS, SPSS, Mat Lab, Harvey, MTDF, REML, and R- language.

Education:

• 2009: Ph. D. in Fish Breeding, Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Thesis Title: "Estimation of genetic parameters for some economic traits in Nile tilapia   Oreochromis niloticus"

Supervised by: Prof. El-sayed S. E. Galal and Prof. Amin A. El-Gamal.

• 2000: M. Sc. in Fish Breeding, Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Thesis Title: "Studies on stocking practices in Oreochromis niloticus".

Supervised by: Prof. Amin A. El-Gamal, Prof. Abd-Elhamid M. Eid and Prof. Gaber I. El-Desoky.

• 1996: B. Sc. in Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Research Interests:

• Aquaculture
• Fish Spawning
• Fish Breeding

Employment History:-

• August 2023 till now Vice Dean for postgraduate studies and research
• May 2017 till now: Associate professor of Fish Production, Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
• January 2021 till now: Consultant Suez, Canal Company for Aquaculture
• January 2021 till now: Member of the board of directors, Suez Canal Company for Aquaculture
• October 2019 till now: Technical consultant, Grand Fish Feed Company, Cairo Egypt.
• August 2018:2020 Head of Aquaculture department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
• 2017: 2019: Consultant for Egyptian Germaine Cooperation Authority (G I Z) Cairo, Egypt.
• 2017: 2018 till now: Consultant for Misr El-khir Organization Cairo, Egypt.
• 2017:2018: Consultant for Knowledge Economy Foundation, Cairo, Egypt.
• 2012: 2017: Lecturer of Aquaculture, Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
• 2011-2012: Executive consultant for El-Shrouk Group: Fish Production Company, El-Manzala, El-Dakhlya, Egypt.
• 2010:2011: Manager of the Aquaculture Production Sector, Alex Group (MAZLOUM), El-Tell El-Kabir, Ismailia, Egypt.
• 2007-2010: Manager of the Fish Production Sector, Ceramica Cleopatra Group, Sahel-Eltena, North Sinai, Egypt.
• 2000-2007: Executive consultant for a number of civil Aquaculture facilities.
• 1999-2003: Supervise a large aquarium that belongs to Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
• 1996-2006: Researcher in the Aquaculture Closed Systems (RAS) Project, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Teaching Experience: -

2001-2003: I taught the practical part of the following courses for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University:

• Aquaculture and fish farms.
• Fish hatcheries.
• Fish production systems.
• Aquatic environment.
• The production of marine organisms.

2011-till now: I taught the theoretical and practical parts of the following courses for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University:

• Introduction to fish resources science.
• Aquaculture engineering.
• Biological statistics and experimental design.
• Invertebrate culture.
• Aquatic organisms genetics.
• Aquaculture principles.
• Aquaculture systems.
• Aquatic animals breeding
• Aquatic organisms spawning
• Designing and constructing fish hatcheries
• Mari-culture
• Ornamental fish production
• Supervise (2012 till now) the field training for the undergraduate students (Aquaculture department), Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University
• Supervise (2012 till now) six graduation projects Aquaculture department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University:-
  1. Development of un-covenantal floating fish feeds
  2. Atomized recirculating aquaculture system
  3. Ornamental Aquaponics
  4. Applications of rice straw on aquaculture
  5. Multi-trophic aquaculture
  6. Aqua mimicry technology

2014:2017 I taught the theoretical and practical parts of the following courses for postgraduate students in the Fish Farming and Technology Institute, Suez Canal University:

• Fish hatcheries production.
• Advanced fish spawning.
• Fish hatcheries designing
• Improved strains in aquaculture.
• Spawning and production of aquatic organisms
• Aquaculture technology
• Sustainable Aquaculture

2017-till now: I taught the following courses for postgraduate students in the faculty of fish Resources, Suez University.

• Fish Culture Systems “advanced”
• Fish and Crustaceans Husbandry
• Biological statistics and experimental design “advanced”
• Brood stock nutrition and husbandry
• Statistical analysis of aquaculture data
• Sustainable aquaculture
• Data analysis

Professional Experience:

• Expert in the semi-intensive production of Nile tilapia, common carp, silver carp, African catfish, stripped mullet, thin-lipped mullet, seabream, and keeled mullet. 25 years' experience in designing earthen ponds, determining  appropriate stocking density, fertilization of fish ponds, feeding, weekly sampling, analysis of weight gain, average daily growth, survival rate, harvesting, and marketing.
• Hands on the commercial artificial spawning of Nile tilapia, Common carp, Silver carp, Grass carp, Bighead carp, African catfish, koi carp, and Gold fish. Mastering of designing and constructing of spawning units, incubators, and larva rearing units, selecting & preparing of brood stock, determining of sex ratio and densities, fry feeding and rearing, Nile tilapia hormonal sex reverse, overwintering, and marketing of different fish seeds.
• Special experience in the Tilapia intensive culture (20:30 kg /m³). All duties of designing, constructing and operating of three civil intensive fish farms (raceways and circular concrete tanks within a flow-through systems supplied with different aeration devices).
• Designing and operating large Aquaculture closed systems (RAS). Mastering of basic constructions, plumbing (PVC), process machines, lighting, pumps, different aeration systems, intensive systems monitoring, and evaluation of closed systems efficiency
• Preparing (2016/2017) a full design and supervise the construction of the closed system experimental fish farm (RAS) that belongs to Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
• Preparing (2016/2017) a full design and supervise the construction of the fish hatchery that belongs to Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
• Consultant (2017) for Misr Elkheir organization concerning the initiative “Developing Aquaculture and Aquaponics Projects in Some Upper Egypt Governments”.
• Consultant (2017/2018) for the project entitled “Development of a Market Information Platform for Farmed Fish in Egypt” cooperation between the WroldFish center and the Knowledge Economy Foundation.   
• Consultant (2018/2019) for the Egyptian Germaine cooperation authority (G I Z) project entitled “Egyptian – Germaine program for preparing water management”.   
• Member of the evaluation committee in Marine fishes component that belongs to SASME project funded with the French government.    
• Member of the evaluation committee in MADE 2 (Mari-culture Development in Egypt (MADE 2) project that belongs to the Italian government.
• Executive manager 2019: till now of the semi commercial aquaponics unit that belongs to the Suez University.
• Executive manager 2019: till now of the intensive fish production unit that belongs to the Suez University (RAS/ Fish hatchery/ Race way).

Research Experience:

• Expert on the mathematics that related to Aquaculture, e.g., calculating of the requested flow rate, determining the appropriate water transport system, feeding rate, Ammonia production rate, Oxygen demand rate, cage floatation and buoyancy, determining the suitable aeration devices, designing fish farms, designing fish hatcheries, and all the calculations related to designing and operating of closed systems.
• Knowledgeable in the analysis and critical limits of the basic water parameters that related to the Aquaculture environment, e.g., salinity, alkalinity, PH, dissolved oxygen, Hardness, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, and Hydrogen Sulphide.
• Hands on the statistical analysis of Aquaculture experiments data with a special experience on designing, operating and data analyzing of the genetic improvement experiments, e.g., selection and crossing.
• Member (2015- Till now) of the research project entitled “Establishment and settlement of technological sitter to service advanced industrials into the regional center in Suez University, the Academy of Scientific Research and technology “Suez, red sea, and Sinai province”.
• Member (2016- Till now) of the research project entitled “Development a hummer mill for rice straw to utilize as raw material in some industrial products”
• Member (2017- till now) of the editorial board of the International Journal of Oceanography and aquaculture (IJOA).
• Member (2017- till now) of the editorial board of the Progress in Aqua farming and Marine Biology (BAFMB)
• Reviewer (2018- till now) for the Indian journal of fisheries (IJF)
• 2019: Till now, head of the research team of the research project entitled “Development of earthen systems for intensive shrimp production “bio-floc technology as an example” The scientific Research and Technology Academy, ministry of high education and scientific research.
•  2021 till now Co. PI of the research project entitled “Hatching and  artificial production of the threatened Sea cucumber species in Egypt. The scientific Research and Technology Academy, ministry of high education and scientific research.

University Activities:

• 2011-2012: member the committee of preparing the following proposals to Suez Governorate:   

1- Utilization of El-kour zone on the Aquaculture (special respect to sea enclosures- fish cages).

2- Opportunities of the Aquaculture investments on the Suez governorate.

3- Marine training center.

4- Usage of the American drainage project facilities on Aquaculture.

• 2011 – 2013: Member of the board of trustees, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University.
• 2011 – 2013: Supervise 'live your dream group’ Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University. Including sports, arts, and social activities.
• 2012: Elected as a lecturer’s representative on the election board for the Suez University President elections.
• 2013 – 2014: Supervise 'Suez youth for change group, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University. Including sports, arts, and social activities.
• 2011 – 2015: Member of the library committee, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University.
• 2011:2020 Academic Coordinator of the Marine Fisheries Technology Program Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University: An Un-traditional Education programs that including a bachelor degree on: Navigation, marine engineering, and marine safety control. All duties of supervising study plans, laboratory facilities, academic staff, felid training, short visits, and exams.     
• Member of the postgraduate committee, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University.
• 2011 – 2020: Member of the Un-traditional Education committee, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University
• Member of the labs committee, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University.
• 2015: Member of the higher committee for supervising the elections of student union, Suez University.
• 2015: Member of the committee of preparing the regulations of postgraduate, Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2015: Member of the committee of modifying the regulations of undergraduate, Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016: Member of the higher committee of reviewing the list of postgraduate, Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016: Member of the higher committee of reviewing the modifications on the list of undergraduate, Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016: Member of the board of the quality insurance unit Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016: Head of the graduated following unit Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016: Member of the committee for self-education regulations Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• Member of the education and students committee Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• 2016/2017: Member of the Science & culture relationships committee Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.
• Member of the faculty committee, Faculty of Fish resources, Suez University.

Membership in Societies:

• Mediterranean Society for Aquaculture, Egypt.
• Egyptian Society for Water, Aquaculture and Environment, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Abbassa, Abo Hammad, El-Sharkia, Egypt.
• Egyptian Society for Aquaculture. Ismailia, Egypt
• Egyptian society for Animal production, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Conferences, Workshops and Training Courses:

• November 2011: Workshop on the Academic advising and the study with the credit hours system Faculty of Fish Res\\xources, Suez University.
• April 2011: The 4^th Global Fisheries & Aquaculture Research Conference and the 15^th Conf. of Egyptian Society of Fisheries Development, Cairo, Egypt.
• November 2013: Aquaculture 2013 international conference 3 - 7 November 2013, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain (poster presentation).
• September 2014: The Role of the scientific research on supporting Suez Canal Axis development conference: Main presenter of the Suez University   proposal.
• November 2015: Training course in Marine Fish and Mollusks hatchery and culture. In framework of requalification of employment and diversification for youth in the Mediterranean fisheries sector (Ready Med Fish Project), Alexandria, Egypt.
• November 2015: Finalization workshop of requalification of employment and diversification for youth in the Mediterranean fisheries sector (Ready Med Fish project) Cairo, Egypt.
• May 2015: Workshop on the Shrimp culture between indeed and the future Egyptian Aquaculture society, Ras El-bar, Damita, Egypt
• September 2015: The International exhibition for the management and production of poultry, livestock, and fish: Supervisor of the Suez University partition.
• October 2015: Workshop on the Sustainable development for the Mari-culture in the red sea,  Suez and aqbba region, Egyptian Aquaculture society, Ismailia, Egypt.
• December 2015: The 5^th International Conference on Aquatic Resources “challenges, Development , and Sustainability”, Alexandria, Egypt.
• January 2016: Launching workshop of the SDC- funded “Sustainable Transformation of Egypt’s Aquaculture Market System” project (STREAMS). WorldFish, Cairo, Egypt.
• April 2016: Trainer in the training course entitled “Fish spawning and hatchery management, Fish Farming and technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• May 2016: International Training course in the innovative shrimp production systems Bioflock, Biomimicry, and Biological farming. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
• July 2016: Trainer in the training course entitled “Principals of Fish culture” Fish Farming and technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• July2016: The 2^nd summit in Fisheries and Aquaculture international conference 11- 13 July Kuala lumpur, Malaysia “oral presentation”.
• August 2016: Workshop on Financial Sustainability & Market Assessment of Demand Driven Services for Incubators. 21^st & 22^nd  August. USAID, SEED, Cairo, Egypt.
• October 2016: The International exhibition for the management and production of poultry, livestock, and fish: Supervisor of the Suez University partition.
• November 2016: Trainer in the training course entitled “Sinai youth qualification, Aquaculture program” Konoz elbardawel, Bar-Elabd, North, Sinai Egypt.   
• January 2017:Workshop on Market opportunity mapping, USAID, SEED, Sohag, Egypt
• February 2017: Trainer in the training course entitled “Principals of Aquaculture” Fish Farming and technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• March 2017: Speaker in the workshop entitled “Intensive Shrimp production Using biofloc Technology”. Faculty of fish resources, Suez University.
• April 2017: Workshop on Technological incubators tool-kit, USAID, SEED, Sohag, Egypt.
• April 2017: Workshop on the Fish loss and waste, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Alexandria, Egypt.
• July 2017: Trainer in the training course entitled “Principals of Aquaculture” Fish Farming and technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• August 2017: Speaker in the High level discussion group on “Innovative Opportunities in Fish and Sea food Products distribution and Processing, Cairo, Egypt.
• December 2017: Trainer in the training course entitled “Principals of Aquaculture” Fish Farming and technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• February 2018: Trainer in the training course entitled “Marine fishes and crustaceans hatching” Faculty of Agriculture, Seuz Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
• March 2018: National Conference for Scientific Research, Conferences and exhibitions Center Cairo, Egypt.
• July 2018: 4^th Regional Aquaculture  Production Conference –MENA U. S Soybean Export council (USSEC)
• August 2018 roundtable meeting “Recent Health problems in Fish Farms and How Good Nutrition and Good Practices Help to Avoid theses Disease. U. S Soybean Export council (USSEC)
• September 2019: Head of the organization committee of the 1^st International Conference “Blue Economy to Achieve the African Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development, Suez University, Egypt 10-13 September 2019.
• October 2019: Trainer in the training course: Aquaponics projects: Designing, construction, and management. Suez University, Suez, Egypt. . 
• Mach 2020: Trainer in the Workshop: Small / medium scale projects in aquaculture sector. Suez University, Suez, Egypt.   

Publications:

1. Mohamed. M. Said; Amin A. El-Gamal, Abd-Elhamid M. Eid, Gaber I. El-Desoky (2000): Studies on stocking practices in Oreochromisniloticus. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University.
2. Mohamed. M. Said; Elsayed S. E. Galal; and Amin A. El-Gamal (2009): Estimation of genetic parameters for some economic traits in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University.
3. Mohamed M. Said, 2015. Effect of initial weight variation on growth performance of monosex Nile tilapia fingerlings. Abbassa International Journal of Aquaculture, 8(1): 317-323.
4. Mohamed M. Said and A.S.H. Elsherbeny, 2015. Effect of broodstock size combination on reproductive performance of Nile yilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Journal of Animal, Poultry, and fish production (4):1-5.
5. Mohamed. M. Said and Wagdy Mekkawy, 2016. Genetic Evaluation of Growth and Survival at 6 Weeks old Fry of Egyptian Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Between Improved Abbassa and Commercial Manzala Strains in a Diallel Crossing. Journal of Egyptian Society of Animal production, 53 (2):141-146.
6. Mohamed M. Said, 2016. Compensatory growth for different stocking practices in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Fingerlings. Abbassa International Journal of Aquaculture, 9 (2): 236-252.
7. Mohamed M. Said and Eman A. Manaa, 2016. Examination of causes of growth depensation in Juvenile, Monosex Nile Tilapia (Oreochromius niloticus.) Journal of Egyptian Society of Animal production,53 (3):191-198.
8. Mohamed. M. Said; Elsayed S. E. Galal; and Amin A. El-Gamal .2016. Line Crossing Parameters for Weight, Length, Condition Factor, and Tolerance to Some Environmental Extreme Conditions in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis Niloticus Journal of Aquac. Res Development 7:6, 2016