GEOCRYOLOGY LABORATORY

Head of Geocryology Laboratory: Dr. Dmitry O. Sergeev
Ph.D. (Geology)

Address: 101000, Russia, Moscow, Ulansky pereulok, 13, 2, P.O. Box 145

Tel: (+7 495) 624-96-22, (+7 495) 607-47-89

E-mail: cryo@geoenv.ru

Fax: (+7 495) 623-18-86

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Development of geoecological elements of environmental management in permafrost zones in conditions of climate change and industrial impact.

• Theoretical studies of thermal exchange processes between atmosphere and the active layer of permafrost rocks.

• Development of new methods and technics to ensure the stability of engineering structures at permafrost zones in conditions of global warming.

• Development of theoretical basis for the use of non-conventional thermal resources and natural cold at permafrost zones.

• Development of a structured approach using the statistical theory of strength to determine deformation and strength properties of frozen rocks in the arrays.

• Development of rheological models of frozen soil using methods of composite materials mechanics.

• Development and implementation of complex mathematical models of the geological environment, including thermal, filtration and mechanical components.

• Realization of stationary geocryological observations at sites of permafrost zone.

• Development of field study programs for university and specialized secondary school students in order to strengthen staffing and organizational framework of field and laboratory geocryological studies.

• Organization of permanent interagency scientific workshop on geocryological problems.

• Development of estimation procedure for geocryological hazards and risks.