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PhD Alexander Klimchouk (Ukraine) |
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| Website: | www.speleogenesis.info |
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| Affiliation: | Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology |
| Position: | Director |
| Specialization: | Geomorphology |
| Geoactivity: | Western Ukraine, Crimea, Western Caucasus, Turkey, North America, Middle East |
| Interests: | karst geomorphology and hydrogeology, speleogenesis, gypsum karst, high mountain karst, hypogene speleogenesis |
Dr. Alexander Klimchouk
CV of Alexander Klimchouk
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date and place of birth: 29 August, 1956; Odessa, Ukraine
Nationality: Ukrainian
Marriage Status: Married in 1975, two children, Oleg (1976) and Aleksiy (1982)
Professional Address
Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology
TavricheskyNational University
4 Prospect Vernadskogo,
Simferopol 95007
Ukraine
Phone: +380-65-2638857 +380-50-3522948
E-mail: klim@speleogenesis.info
Academic Qualifications:
M.Sc. in Physical Geography and Geomorphology, 1983, Kiev State University
Ph.D. in Hydrogeology, 1999, Institute of Geological Sciences, Natl.Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
Foreign languages: Russian, English
Research Fields:karst hydrology and geomorphology, speleogenesis, hypogene and artesian speleogenesis, gypsum karst, epikarst, high mountain karst, subsidence hazard and land use in karst terrains.
Scientific publications: over 300 scientific works in the field of karstology and speleology, published in national and international journals, books and conference proceedings, including 12 authored and edited books and over 60 papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
Present positions:
2006 – present: Director, Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology, Ministry of Science & Education of Ukraine and National Academy of Science of Ukraine
Previous positions:
2006-2007: Outstanding Visiting Scholar, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
1993 – 2006: Senior Scientist, Department of Hydrogeological Problems, Institute of Geological Sciences, Natl. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
1990-1993: Part-time Director, Kiev Karst & Speleological Center, Natl. Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev
1990-1993: Scientist, Department of Hydrogeological Problems, Institute of Geological Sciences, Natl. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
1973 - 1990: Technician, Research Assistant, Head of the Karst & Speleological Department, Institute of Geological Sciences, Natl. Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev
Other professional activities:
Current:
Secretary-Adjunct (Member of the Bureau) of the Union International of Speleology
(1991-1998, 1998-2001, 2009-present)
President, Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis of the Union International of Speleology (since 1994)
Editor-in-Chief, the online Journal of Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers (www.journal.speleogenesis.info), the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis.
Editor-in-Chief, "Speleology and Karstology", the scientific journal of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine
Full Member, Karst Commission of the International Geographical Union (since 2000)
Member, the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Speleology, UIS (since 1995), the Advisory Board of the "Theoretical and Applied Karstology", the journal of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (since 2000), the Advisory Board of the “Acta Carsologica”, the journal of the Slovenian Karst Institute.
Member, the Science Committee of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Texas, USA, 2009.
Member, the Science Committee of the International Conference on Karst, Malaga, Spain, 2010
Past:
Senior Vice-President of the Union International of Speleology (2005-2009)
Vice-President, National Association of Soviet Speleologists (1986-1991)
President, Ukrainian Speleological Association, the recognized national body (1992-1997; 2003-2005)
Secretary-Adjunct (Member of the Bureau) of the Union International of Speleology
(1991-1998, 1998-2001)
Corresponding Member for the International Geographical Union Commission: "Environmental Changes in Karst Areas" (1990-1996)
Full Member, Commission of the International Geographical Union: "Sustainable Development & Management of Karst Terrains " (1996-2000)
Participant to the UNESCO/IGCP No. 299 Project "Geology, Climate, Hydrology and Karst Formation" (1990-1995) and IGCP No. 513 Project “Karst Aquifers and Water Resources”
Partner to the EC Framework IV Project ROSES, “Risk of Subsidence due to Evaporite Solution” (1998-2000)
Member, the Advisory Board of the "Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science ", Fitzroy Dearborn, UK (2002-2004)
Editor of the "Light", the International Speleological Journal for the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (1991-1997)
Member, the Editorial Board of the "Peshchery" (Caves) – Interuniversity Collection of Scientific Transactions, Perm, Russia (1987-1995)
Principal Organizer and Chair of the 5-th All-Union Congress of Karstology and Speleology, Kiev, 1987
Principal Organizer and Chair of the International Conference on Karst Hydrogeology of Artesian Basins, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 2009.
Karst research and cave exploration activity:
Western Ukraine, Crimea (Ukraine); Northern Russia, Ural (Russia); Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan); Western Caucasus (Georgia-Abkhazia, Russia); Turkey (Central Taurus), Armenia, Ethiopia, Julian Alps (Slovenia), Sicily and Pre-Alps (Italy), Rocky Mountains (Canada), New Mexico and Texas (USA), South China.
Research projects: During 1979-1993 directed 19 R&D projects funded by governmental agencies and industries of the USSR, Ukraine, Armenia, Ethiopia
1998-2000 - Ukrainian Principal Investigator for the EC Framework IV Project ROSES (Risk of subsidence due to evaporite solution)
2006-2010 – Principal Investigator for three R&D projects funded by the government of Ukraine
Awards and Honors:
1977: Golden Medal, All-Union Tourist Counsel
1985: Certificate of Honor, All-Union Geographical Society
1985: Certificate of Honor, Ukrainian Geographical Society
1990: Honorary Citizen of Alabama and South Dakota States
1991: Honorary member of the National Speleological Society (USA.)
1996: Research Fellowship of the University of Padova (Italy)
1997: Honorary member of the Ukrainian Speleological Association
1998 - 2005: Inclusion to "Who’s Who in the World", 16th through 22th Editions
2000: International fellow, The Explorers Club (New York)
2005: The Morozov’s Medal (Russia) for outstanding achievements in cave exploration
2006: Outstanding Visiting Scholar, National Cave and Karst Research Institute and NMT (USA)
2010: Laureate of the Ukraine State Prize in Science and Technology