Degrees
- D.Sc. (Physical Mathematics), Tomsk State University, 2004. Dissertation: Modeling of Anthropogenic Contamination in Permafrost
- Ph.D. (Engineering), All-Union Research Institute for Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Moscow, 1986. Dissertation: Determining the Thermophysical and Mass Transfer Characteristics of Frozen Soils by an Optimal Control Method
- M.S. (Mathematics), Yakutsk State University, 1974
Research Interests
- methodology for computer modelling of heat and mass transfer processes in contaminated frozen soils
- principles of controlling geocryological hazards related to global climate change
- development of principles and methods for natural and waste water treatment and water protection in permafrost regions
Current and Recent Projects
- SB RAS Basic Research Project, 2021-2025: The Thermal Field and Permafrost in Northeastern Russia: Controls and Dynamics (Participant)
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research – National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant (RFBR Grant No. 20-55-53036), 2020-2022: Differences between the Aldan-Stanovoy Highland (Russia) and the Tibet Plateau (China) in Permafrost Response to Precipitation Changes (Project Director)
- RFBR Project 18-41-140008\18, 2018-2020: Developing a Numerical Modelling Procedure for Adverse Permafrost Processes Caused by Climate Change and Anthropogenic Effects (Project Director)
- Contract Project, LenAeroProect AO, 2020: Thermal Analysis of an Insulating Embankment for the Runway Reconstruction Project at Magan Airport, Yakutia (Co-Investigator)
- RFBR Project 18-41-140008, 2018-2020: Developing a Numerical Modelling Procedure for Adverse Permafrost Processes Caused by Climate Change and Anthropogenic Effects (Project Director)
- RFBR–Russian Geographical Society Project 17-05-41079\18, 2017-2019: 1:2,500,000-Scale Mapping of Upper Permafrost Parameters, Eastern Russian Arctic (Co-Investigator)
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR Grant No. 18-55-53041) – National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2018-2019: A Comparative Study of the Influence of Convection Flows of Water and Air on State of Permafrost in the Aldan-Stanovoy Upland and the Tibetan Plateau (Participant)
Teaching and Supervision Activities
- Lecturer at the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), Yakutsk. Courses: Natural and Wastewater Treatment Technology; Reconstruction of Water Supply and Drainage Systems and Structures; Design of Water Supply and Drainage Systems; Maintenance of Water Supply and Drainage Systems
- Undergraduate student supervision
- Graduate student supervision
- Chair, Attestation Committee on Water Supply and Drainage, Technological Institute
- Member, Attestation Committee on Applied Mathematics and Information Science
- Member, Examination Committee on Energy Saving and Efficiency in Buildings, Institute of Engineering and Technology
Memberships and Committee Activity
- Member, Scientific Council, Institute of Physico-Technical Problems of the North, Yakutsk
- Member, Dissertation Council D 212.306.04, K.212.306.07, North-Eastern Federal University
- Member, Dissertation Council D 003.025.01, Melnikov Permafrost Institute
- Member, Science and Technology Council, Sakha (Yakutia) Ministry of Housing, Public Utilities and Energy