Degrees
- D.Sc. (Geology and Mineralogy), Permafrost Institute, Yakutsk, 1991. Geochemical Fields in Permafrost
- Ph.D. (Geology and Mineralogy), Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow (IMGRE), 1980. Dissertation: Hydrogeochemical Haloes of Gold Deposits in Eastern Yakutia and Their Usability in Exploration
- M.S. (Hydrogeology), Leningrad State University, 1959
Research Interests
- Geochemical investigations of natural waters, soils and rocks
- Geochemical exploration of mineral deposits
- Geochemical monitoring
- Environmental geochemistry
Current Projects
- SB RAS Basic Research Project, 2021-2025: Groundwater in Permafrost: Origins, Regime, Interactions with Surface Water and Permafrost, and Resource Development
Selected Past Projects
- Contract Project, Sinet Group, 2019-2020: Origin and Composition of Dust in Yakutsk (Principal Investigator)
- 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 – Block 3. Geochemical Fields in Permafrost Landscapes: Formation, Distribution and Application
- Principal Investigator, Monitoring of Acid Deposition (Contract Project, Republic of Sakha Ministry of Environmental Protection)
- SB RAS Basic Research Project VIII.69.2.3, 2013-2016. Multidisciplinary Research on Late Pleistocene and Holocene Evolution of Permafrost Landscapes in East Siberia. Block 3. Geochemical Fields in Permafrost Landscapes: Formation, Distribution and Application (Principal Investigator)
- Core Project VII.63.2.3, 2010-2012. Geothermophysical and Geochemical Fields in North Asian Permafrost: Dynamics and Prediction of Future Changes. Part 4. Geochemical Processes in the Atmosphere-Surface System
- Contract Project, Yakutskenrgo Co. # 32/11: Reconstruction of the Temperature Monitoring Network of Boreholes at the Yakutsk Co-Generation Plant
- Collaborative Project with the Northern Hemisphere Cryosphere Program in Research Institute for Global Change of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (NHCP/RIGC/JAMSTEC), 2010-2012. Snow Survey in Siberia (Yakutsk to Oymyakon)
- Northern Forum Project, Environmental Research and Monitoring of the Atmosphere and Oceans. Sub-Project, Acid Rain
Memberships and Committee Activity
- Member, Dissertation Council 24.1.076.01
- Member, United Scientific Council on Earth Sciences, SB RAS, 2000-2010