Dr. Sci. (Geography) (Yakutsk, Russia).

Research interests: Arctic coastal dynamics, Subsea permafrost, Periglacial geomorphology.

PhD thesis: Cryomorphogenesis of the Lena Delta Area (1991).

Doctoral dissertation: Cryomorphogenesis and lithodynamics of the Nearshore Shelf Zone of the East Siberian Seas (2008).

Field work:

Geocryological and geomorphological field investigations in the Arctic islands and coastal areas of the Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi Seas, in the Russian Far East coastal areas, and along the Hudson Bay in Quebec.

Memberships:

• Russian National Committee for the Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC)
• Working Group on Education and Research Promotion, Russian Governmental Commission on Arctic Development
• Working Group on Arctic Research, Russian Ministry of Science and Education Scientific Coordination Council
• Action Group on Geosciences, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
• Working Group, Russian Academy of Sciences’ Scientific Council on the World Ocean
• Editorial Board Member, Nauka i Teknika v Yakutii
• Editorial Board Member, Kriosfera Zemli Journal