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Degrees
- D.Sc. (Geology & Mineralogy), Institute of the Earth Crust SB RAS, 1994. Dissertation: General Patterns of the Formation, Distribution and Regime of Suprapermafrost Water in the Cryolithosphere
- Ph.D. (Geology & Mineralogy), Leningrad Mining Institute, 1973. Dissertation: Formation and Regime of Icings in Eastern Yakutia
- M.S. (Engineering Hydrogeology), Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, 1965
Research Interests
- Geocryology
- Permafrost hydrogeology and environmental geoscience
- Frost-related processes and features
Current and Recent Projects
- SB RAS Basic Research Project, 2021-2025: Groundwater in Permafrost: Origins, Regime, Interactions with Surface Water and Permafrost, and Resource Development (Project Director)
- RFBR Grant 20-05-00670, 2020-2022: Suprapermafrost subaerial taliks in continuous permafrost, Central Yakutia (Project Director)
- Contract Project, LenAeroProect AO, 2020: Geotechnical and Permafrost Investigations for the Yakutsk Airport Runway-2 Reconstruction Project (Participant)
- Contract Project, Trust Fund of Future Generations in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 2020-2021: Assessing Alternative Sources for Community Water Supply in the Vilyuy River Basin (Principal Investigator)
- SB RAS Basic Research Project IX.127.2.3, 2017-2020: Integrated Studies to Understand the Dynamics of Natural and Human-Affected Landscapes in the East Siberian permafrost region (Project Co-Director). Block 2. Understanding the Interaction between Surface and Ground Water in the Formation and Dynamics of Permafrost Landscapes (Co-Principal Investigator)
- RFBR Project 17-05-00926, 2017–2019: Water-bearing Taliks in Continuous Permafrost under Changing Climate, Central Yakutia: Distribution, Hydrogeological Regime and Contribution to Streamflow Generation (Principal Investigator)
- RFBR Project 18-45-140065, 2018-2019: Evaluation of Groundwater Discharge to the Lena River Using Tritium and Hydrological Modeling (Principal Investigator)
Field Work
Dr. Shepelev participated in a large number of interdisciplinary regional and monitoring programs, involving extensive field work in Khabarovsk Region (1963-1964), north-eastern Yakutia (1966-1969), western Yakutia (1973-1975), southern Yakutia (1975-1977), Magadan Province (1977), and central Yakutia (1977-1996).
Memberships and Committee Activity
- Board Member, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Academy of Sciences
- Corresponding Member, Russian Engineering Academy
- Member, Scientific and Technical Council, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Member, Scientific and Technical Council, Lena Basin Water Management Office, Federal Agency of Water Resources
- Member, Mayor of Yakutsk Advisory Council on Research and Technology
- Deputy Chair, Public Ecological Council, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Member, Russian Union of Hydrogeologists
- Member, SB RAS Yakutian Scientific Centre Presidium
- Member, Interdisciplinary Council on Earth Sciences, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Academy of Sciences
- Deputy Chair, Dissertation Council 24.1.076.01
- Member, Scientific Council, Melnikov Permafrost Institute
- Member, Scientific Council, Institute of Oil and Gas Problems SB RAS
- Editorial Board Member, Prirodnye Resursy Arktiki i Subarktiki Journal
- Editorial Board Member, Engineering of Heilongjiang University
- Expert Panel Member, Russian Geographical Society, Yakutian Branch
- Member, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Elders Council
Teaching and Supervision Activities
Dr. Shepelev was an Associate Professor (1978-1983), Head of Department (1983-1991) and Professor (1991-2006) in the Department of Geocryology at the Yakutsk State University (now the North-Eastern Federal University). From 2006 to present, he has served as a M.S. research advisor and an examination committee member in the NEFU Department of Exploration Geology. He also supervises Ph.D. students.
Honours and Awards
- Honorary Diploma, Yakutsk City Council, 2019
- Letter of Commendation, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Head and Government, 2015
- Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) State Award in Research and Technology, 2014
- Letter of Commendation, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) President, 2014
- Honorary Diploma, Znanie Society President, 2014
- Diploma, Terra Vita International Environmental Movement, 2014
- Honorary Diploma, SB RAS Yakutian Research Centre’s Presidium, 2012, 2014
- Honorary Diploma, Russian Geographical Society, 2013
- Badge of Merit, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Ministry of Environmental Protection, 2012
- Honorary Diploma, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Committee on Innovation Policy and Science, 2012
- Badge of Merit, Znanie Society’s Yakutia Department, 2012
- Letter of Commendation, Ministry of Professional Education, 2012
- Honorary Diploma, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Department of Water Management, 2012
- “For Contribution to Science Advancement” Silver Medal, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Academy of Sciences, 2010
- N.V. Chersky Medal, 2009
- Honoured Scholar of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 2001
- Award of Excellence in Geography, Russian Geographical Society, 2000