Education and Degrees
- Ph.D. (Geology and Mineralogy), Permafrost Institute, Yakutsk, 1993. Dissertation: Permafrost Temperature Controls in the Yakutian Diamond District
- M.S. (Engineering Geology), Yakutsk State University, 1973
Research Interests
- Thermal state of permafrost
- Natural and man-induced changes in permafrost
- Thermal erosion
- Gully formation
Current and Recent Projects
- SB RAS Basic Research Project, 2021-2025: Structure of Continental Permafrost and Key Stages of Its Evolution during the Neopleistocene and Holocene (Co-Investigator)
- SB RAS Basic Research Project IX.135.2.5, 2017-2020: Structure, Age and Development of Permafrost in the Interior Areas of Central and Northeast Asia – Element 4.3. Regional Characteristics of Thermal Denudation in the Ice-Complex Areas (Co-Investigator)
- Contract Project, Sakha (Yakutia) Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy, 2018: Geocryological Monitoring of the Hydrothermal Regime at the Kharylakh and Lippeleekh Reservoirs (Churapcha Lake) (Principal Investigator)
- Expert Assessment for the Federal Tax Service, Sakha (Yakutia) Inter-Regional Inspectorate, 2018: Assessment of Thermal Erosion Rates in Batagai Alyta, Even-Bytantai Region, for Flood Risk Management (Principal Investigator)
- Second Yakutia Expedition (MPI), 2017: Comprehensive Investigation and Mapping of the State of Permafrost in Yakutia for Elaborating Scientific Guidelines and Technologies for Socio-Economic Development (Participant)
Memberships and Committee Activity
- Member, Russian Geographical Society
- Member, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Ministry of Environmental Protection Public Council
Honours and Awards
- Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Ministry of Education and Science Letter of Appreciation (2020)
- Il Tumen State Assembly Letter of Appreciation (2018)
- SB RAS Yakutia Research Centre United Trade Union Commendation and Badge of Merit (2018)
- Lenin Komsomol Centennial Order of Honour (2018)
- Yakutia with Russia 385 Years Commemoration Badge (2017)
- Il Tumen State Assembly Commendation (2014)