23 November 2021
PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement
The Dissertation Council D003.025.01 at MPI authorized by the Russian Ministry of Higher Education and Science's Attestation Committee to award degrees in geography, geology & mineralogy, and engineering in the fields of engineering geology, geocryology, and geotechnical engineering will hold its meetings on November 24 to 26, 2021 for public defense of five doctoral dissertations. The defenses will be conducted online over Zoom and can be viewed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFqU0efDHF1OGnJhcA7qwg
Schedule
November 24, 2021
09:00 Tatiana Vinokurova, Melnikov Permafrost Institute “Numerical modeling of anthropogenic changes to the permafrost thermal regime using inverse problem methods”
14:30 Dinara Davletshina, Moscow State University “Formation and decomposition of gas hydrates in permafrost”
November 25, 2021
09:00 Ivan Vakhrin, Melnikov Permafrost Institute “Thaw strain of frozen soils and changes in their physical properties in one-dimensional consolidation tests”
14:30 Sergei Grebenkin, Moscow State University “Changes in the gas permeability of sediments associated with ice and hydrate formation”
November 26
14:30 Aleksei Gunar, Moscow State University “Selecting optimal solutions to ensure integrity of oil pipelines on permafrost”