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Degrees
- D.Sc. (Engineering), Melnikov Permafrost Institute, 2020. Dissertation: Integration of Geophysical Methods for Assessing the Condition of Permafrost Foundations of Water-Retaining Structures and Mine Facilities in the Yakutian Diamond Province
- Ph.D. (Engineering), Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting, 1986. Dissertation: Electrical Logging in Dry Boreholes for Permafrost Studies
- M.S. (Mining Geophysics), Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting, 1975
Research Interests
- Engineering geophysics
- Permafrost monitoring
Current and Recent Projects
- SB RAS Basic Research Project, 2021-2025: Sustainability of Coupled Natural and Human Systems in Permafrost Regions and New Technologies for Using Cold Resources
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Yakutskenergo OAO). Geophysical Monitoring of the Right Abutment of the Vilyui Hydro Complex Dam
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Geophysical Monitoring of the Udachny Mine Dams
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Geophysical Monitoring of the Nyurba Mine Dams
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Geological and Geophysical Assessment of Geocryological Conditions in Near-Surface Enclosing Rocks, Nyurba and Botuoba Open Pit Mines
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Development of Guidelines for Setting Up an Automated Ground Temperature Control System at the Aikhal Mine
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), A GPR Survey of Pile Foundation Concrete Blinding, Botuoba Geological Exploration
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Udachny Mine: A Ground Temperature Control System for Shaft Headframes During the Installation and Operation Periods
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Integrated Geophysical Studies of Permafrost on the Eastern Slope of the Nyurba Open Pit Mine
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Alrosa Co.), Geophysical Site Investigation of the Tymtaidakh Drainage Water Collector
- Principal Investigator, Contract Project (Town of Mirny Housing Department), GPR Inspection of the Foundation Soil beneath Residential Building No. 5
Inventions
- Russian Federation Invention Patent no. 2735495. Method for Preparation of Mined Rock for Mineral Separation. Applicant and Proprietor: Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Inventors: S.A. Velikin, Y.G. Ivanov, Y.L. Marchenko, R.V. Zhang, A.A. Yakimov. Filed 01.08.2019. Publ. 03.11.2020, Bull. 31
- Russian Federation Patent 2665097. Freezing System for an Embankment Dam on Permafrost and Embankment Design. Applicant and Proprietor: Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Authors: R.V. Zhang, D.M. Shesternev, S.A. Velikin, A.A. Zhang. Filed 14.03.2017. Published: 28.08.2018, Bull. 25.
- Russian Federation Invention Patent 2634765. System for Ground Cooling and Freezing. Applicant and Proprietor: Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Inventors: R.V. Zhang, D.M. Shesternev, G.P. Kuzmin, S.A. Velikin, A.A. Zhang. Filed 16.09.2016. Published 03.11.2017, Bull. 31
- Russian Federation Invention Patent 2630241. Method for Constructing Solid Waste Disposal Facilities in Permafrost Regions. Applicant and Proprietor: Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Inventors: G.P. Kuzmin, D.M. Shesternev, S.A. Velikin. Filed 06.07.2016. Published 06.09.2017, Bull. 25
- Logging Equipment and Techniques. Velikin, S.A., Babkov,-Esterkin, S.V., I/C 17711302; Velikin, S.A., I/C 1383258; Babashkin, A.A., Velikin, S.A., I/C 1317380; Zhandalinov, V.M., Kalinychev, V.S., Velikin, S.A., I/C 894655
- Methods and Systems for Self-Potential Measurements. Snegirev, A.M., Velikin, S.A., I/C 1236406; Velikin, S.A. I/C 1382196.
Honours and Awards
- Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) State Prize, 2019
- Merited Scientist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Honorary Title, 2014