Igor Rastegaev, D.Sc., Prof.

Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Permafrost Engineering

Email: rastegaev2009@yandex.ru

Educational Background

• M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Moscow Automobile and Road Construction University, 1969
• Ph.D. (Engineering), Moscow Automobile and Road Construction University, 1971. Dissertation: Physical Modeling of Operation of Continuous Digging Machines
• D.Sc. (Engineering), Permafrost Institute, Yakutsk, 1987. Dissertation: Excavation of Frozen Soils by Percussion Drilling and Ripping

Research Interests

• Permafrost engineering
• Excavation in cold regions
• Pile foundations in permafrost
• Snow control
• Permafrost as building material

Memberships

• Russian Engineering Academy (1992-1997 Vice President for Siberian and Northern Affairs, 1997-2002 Chief Scientific Secretary, 2002-present Full Member)
• International Engineering Academy, Full Member
• Dissertation Council D 003.025.01, Member

Teaching

• 1976-1982 Chair, Department of Construction Machinery, Evening Industrial Institute, Norilsk
• 1982-1983 Associate Professor, Department of Construction Machinery, Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering
• 2009-present Part-time Professor lecturing on frozen ground excavation and pile foundations, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction University