Rudolf Zhang, D.Sc.
Principal Research Scientist, Laboratory of Permafrost Engineering
Tel.: (4112) 390-866
Email: zhang@mpi.ysn.ru
Educational Background
- M.S. (Hydrotechnical Engineering), Moscow Institute of Water Management, 1964
- Ph.D. (Engineering), Kostyakov Institute of Water Management and Engineering, Moscow, 1977. Dissertation: Thermal Regime of Small Embankment Dams for Basin Irrigation in Central Yakutia
- D.Sc. (Engineering), Melnikov Permafrost Institute, 2001. Dissertation: Temperature Regime and Stability of Low-Head Dams and Earthen Canals in Permafrost Regions
Research Interests
- Permafrost engineering
- Embankment dams and hydraulic structures
- Refrigeration systems
Memberships
- Member, Dissertation Council D 003.025.01
- Full Member, Russian Engineering Academy
- Member, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technological Policy
- Member, Technical Council, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Ministry of Construction, Industry and Building Materials
- Member, Science and Technology Council, Land Reclamation and Agricultural Water Management Bureau, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Ministry of Agriculture
- Member, Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Supreme Engineering Council
- Director, Yakutian Branch of the Russian Engineering Academy
Field Work
Experimental studies, permafrost site investigations and performance observations of embankment dams and other hydraulic structures in Yakutia, including:
- embankment dams on the Chakiya River with siphon spillways applied for the first time in Yakutia
- Khorobut system for basin irrigation, Central Yakutia
- Tatta River hydro scheme for water supply to the Central Yakutia areas east of the Lena River
- Neryungri dam on the Olongoro River, southern Yakutia, for power generation
- dam on Malaya Cherepanikha River, Olekminsk Region, for basin irrigation
- Deputatsky Tin Mine tailings and water supply dams, Ust’-Yana Region
- Dadaar land reclamation canals, Tompo Region
- Sarylakh Gold Mine dam, Oymyakon Region
- embankment dam with a siphon spillway on Matta River, Gorny Region
- Maganka River dams
- Amga River diversion project, Central Yakutia