January 26, 2020

Introduction to Permafrost for Drilling Rig Operators

On January 24, 2020, a group of drilling rig operators attending the training courses offered by Yakutskenergo Co. visited MPI as part of the classroom program. Danil Shesternev, Ph.D., a research scientist at the MPI’s Laboratory of Engineering Geocryology, gave an introductory lecture presenting the fundamentals of engineering geology and describing the special characteristics of permafrost materials. The talk was engaging and inspired many questions at the end. The trainees then proceeded to the Soil Test Lab where they observed and learned about lab equipment and frozen soil testing techniques from Nadezhda Remizova, Artem Lobanov and Anna Safina. The visit completed with a tour of the permafrost tunnel at MPI.


Jan 26 2020