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Education
- M.S. (Geography), Yakutsk State University, 1988
Research Interests
- Permafrost landscapes
- Climate change effects
- Human impacts
- Oureach programs
- History of permafrost studies
Current and Recent Projects
- Co-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 1. Assessing the Current State of Permafrost Landscapes in East Siberia in the Context of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Evolution (Principal Investigator: Alexander Fedorov, Ph.D.)
- Project Director, Russian Geographical Society, 2018: Lena River Floating University, Yakutsk–Vitim
- Project Director, Russian Geographical Society, 2017: Lena River Floating University, Yakutsk–Tiski
Field Work
- 2018 – Middle and Upper Lena basin
- 2017 – Middle and Lower Lena basin
- 1993 – Kerdyugen, Meneika and Rozha monitoring sites, Central Yakutia
- 1992 – Microclimatic observations in different slope settings in the mid-high mountains of East Siberia
- 1989-1991 – Kumakh, Batymakh and Yuttekh monitoring sites, Verkhoyansk Mountains
- 1988 – Amga River basin, central Yakutia
- 1986 – lake studies in the Vilyui area
Teaching and Outreach Activities
- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Natural Sciences, North-Eastern Federal University (Courses: Geocryology; Permafrost Environments)
- Advisor, Geocryology Science Club, Yakutsk City Classical School
- Assistance and science consulting for TV documentaries and shows (2018 – NHK, Japan; 2018 – TV Asahi, Tokyo, Japan; 2016 – Germany; 2015 – Pandataria Film Src, Italy; 2015 – Angry Planet, Toronto, Canada
- Organizer and jury member of the Do I Know My Yakutia? Annual Quiz for School Students
Memberships
- Scientific Council member, Yakutia Office of the Russian Geographical Society
- Public Council member, Sakha (Yakutia) Department of Cultural Heritage Protection
External Professional Activities
- Peer reviewer, Yakutia Office of the Russian Geographical Society Grant Program
Honours and Awards
- 2017 – Russian Geographical Society Commendation, St. Petersburg (in recognition of active contributions to RGS)
- 2017 - Sakha (Yakutia) Department of Investment Promotion and Entrepreneurship Commendation (for assisting in the organization of the Travel to the Cold Pole Festival 2017)
- 2016 – Yakutsk Municipal Administration Commendation (for assisting in the organization of the Yosso.Permafrost Arctic Biennale 2016)
- 2016 – Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Honorary Diploma
- 2016 – Russian Geographical Society Commendation, Moscow
- 2015 - Sakha (Yakutia) Committee on Innovation Policy and Science Commendation