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Education and Degrees
- Ph.D. (Geology & Mineralogy), Melnikov Permafrost Institute, 2015. Dissertation: Effect of Frost Weathering on Railroad Embankment Failures: A Case Study of the Tommot to Kerdem Section of the Amur-Yakutsk Railroad
- M.S. (Mining Engineering), Neryungri Technical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University, Neryungri, 2010
Research Interests
- Engineering geology
- Permafrost studies
- Geotechnical engineering
- Building climatology
Current Projects
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research – National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant (RFBR Grant No. 20-55-53006), 2020-2022: Rock and Soil Weathering in Cold Environments of Southern Yakutia, Russia and North-Eastern China: Mechanisms and Characteristics (Project Co-Director)
- SB RAS Basic Research Project IX.135.2.6, 2017-2020: Geocryological Environment and Its Role in Functioning of Natural-Technical Systems. Block 1. Physics and Mechanics of Frozen, Freezing and Thawing Soils and Their Role in the Development of Geocryological Environment and Stability of Urban, Linear, Hydraulic and Mining Infrastructure (Participant)
- MPI–NIEER CAS Cooperative Research Project on Permafrost Degradation along the possible Beijing-Moscow high-speed railway and their mitigation measures, 2019-2022 (Principal Investigator)
- MPI–NIIER CAS Cooperative Research Project on Permafrost Degradation along the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline and the Manzhouli (China)-Chita (Russia) Railway, and their Mitigative Measures, 2019-2022 (Principal Investigator)
Appointments and Field Work
- 2017–present, Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Permafrost Engineering, Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Yakutsk
- 2013–present, Leading Engineer, Neryungristroy Testing Laboratory, Neryungri (laboratory testing and management to determine the deformation and strength characteristics of soils and rocks, central mixed concretes and their aggregates; inspection of foundation pits; building inspection)
- 2015–2019, Head of the Research and Innovation Activities Department, Neryungri Technical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University, Neryungri
- 2013–2019, Head of the Geoecological Monitoring and Geotechnical Investigation Laboratory, Neryungri Technical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University, Neryungri
- August 2012–December 2013, Engineer, Sakha (Yakutia) Academy of Sciences (geological investigation of peat deposits in Verkhoyansk district, Yakutia)
- July 2011–October 2011, Geologic Engineer, Krasnoyarskaya Inzhiniringovaya Co., Krasnoyarsk (geotechnical investigation for the Kankun hydro project, southern Yakutia)
- 2010-2017 Assistant Planner, Assistant Geophysicist, Head of the Field Geophysical Team, Neryungrigeofizika Co., Neryungri (geotechnical investigation for the Ulak-Elga and Tommot-Yakutsk railway projects; geophysical surveys along the East Siberia – Pacific Ocean Pipeline System; gold prospecting in Chukotka)
- 2010–2013, Senior Lab Technician, Department of Technology and Technics of Mineral Deposits Development, Neryungri Technical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University
- July 2009–October 2009, Geological Survey, Neryungri-Metallik Co. (1:10,000 geological mapping along the Temny-Taborny gold field, Yakutia
- June 2008–September 2008, Leading Engineer, Laboratory of Frozen Rock Physics (laboratory testing of soil and rock properties for exploration, mining and construction companies)
Teaching
Courses taught at the Neryungri Technical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University, Neryungri (2016-present)
- Environmental protection
- Drilling in permafrost
- Geocryology
- Mineral exploration safety
Honours and Awards
- 2011 – Honorary Diploma, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Ministry of Science and Professional Education
- 2008 – Best Post-Graduate Student in Earth Sciences in the Russian Academy of Sciences Award, Russian Foundation for Research Support