Dr. Alexander Zinoviev Ph.D in physical and mathematical sciences   Phone: (3852) 66-64-74  Fax: (3852) 666474 Mail to

Research interests

• theory of turbulence
• Mathematical modeling of hydrophysical and ecological processes
• Ice-thermal processes
• computational hydraulics
• hydrological research
• limnological research
• stream processes
• water quality
• application of GIS in hydrological study

Education and qualification

• 1975-1978 – Altai State University, Barnaul
• 1978-1980 – Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
• 1980 – defence of a graduation project "Spectral analysis and stability of solutions of Lorentz system", Altai State University, Barnaul.
• 1980-1981 – graduate employee at Novosibirsk State University, thermal physics department
• 1983-1986 – postgraduate at Novosibirsk State University, thermal physics department
• 1987 – Ph.D. dissertation "Nonlinear resonance instability of plane-parallel streams" (specialty: 01.02.05 - mechanics of a liquid, gas and plasma, Institute of Thermal Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk
• 1995 – senior researcher at Institute for Water and Environmental Problems SB RAS

Post-graduate students´ supervision

• 2007 – Dr. A.V. Kudishin, IWEP SB RAS, Barnaul

Employment History

• 1986-1987 – junior researcher of Institute of Thermal Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk
• 1987-1988 –  researcher of IWEP SB RAS, Barnaul
• 1989-1999 – senior researcher of IWEP SB RAS, Barnaul
• 1999-2000 – Deputy Director for Science, IWEP SB RAS
• 2000 – head of group of mathematical modeling, IWEP SB RAS
• 2001-2007 – senior researcher of IWEP SB RAS, Barnaul
• Since 2007 – head of Laboratory of Hydrology and Geoinformatics, IWEP SB RAS

Participation in Scientific and Environment Societies, other official duties and responsibilities

• International Program "Clean Water – A Step Forward" of Association of Academies of Sciences of Asia (AASA), Scientific Secretary   
• Water Program of International Academy Panel (IAP), representative of Central Asia   
• Siberian section of Scientific Board of RAS "Water inland resources", Scientific Secretary 

International conferences and grants

• International conferences

  • The 7th PPNW Workshop, 2003, July 1-5, Petrozavodsk, Russia
  • International Conference on priority trends of science and technology development with participation of young scientists, postgraduates and students, November 24-25, 2005, Barnaul, Russia
  • International Conference "Environment in Arctic inland water bodies in view of industrial development of northern territories", June 21-25, 2005, Arkhangel´sk, Russia
  • The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Extreme Hydrological Events: New Concepts for Security, 2005, July 11-15, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • The Second International Symposium "On the West Exploitation and Sustainable Development", 2005, August 2-5, Urumqi, China
  • The Second International Conference "Fundamental Problems of Water Resources Study and Use" September 20-24, 2005, Irkutsk, Russia
  • International exhibition-conference on scientific and technological achievements of enterprises, firms and higher schools, August 29-September5, 2006, Urumqi, China
  • International Conference "Computing and Information technologies in science, engineering and education, September 20-22, 2006, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan  
  • Regional Workshop "Integrated Water Resources Management", 2007, March 7-9, Amman, Jordan
  • International Conference "Current problems of man-made lakes and their basins", May 28-June 1, 2007, Perm, Russia
  • IAP Water Programme Evolution and Strategic Planning Meeting, May 29-31, 2007, Trieste, Italy
  • The British-Russian Conference «Hydrological Impact of Climate change», 2007, June 13-15, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • The VI Regional Workshop «Water Resources and Water Use Problems in Central Asia and the Caucasus», 2007, July 10-13, 2007, Barnaul, Russia
  • The Tenth International Symposium on River Sediments «Effects of River Sediments and Channel Processes on Social, Economic and Environmental Safety», 2007, August 1-4, Moscow, Russia
  • International Asia-Pacific Region Workshop of International Academy Panel (IAP) on Water Security & Ground Water Sustainability, 2008, March 7-9, Beijing, China
  • The IAP meeting of the Steering Committee, 2008, May 17-18; the International Conference on Ecohydrological Processes and Sustainable Floodplain Management, 2008, May 19-23, Lodz, Poland
  • The Sixth International Conference "Decrease of risk and mitigation of natural and anthropogenic emergency situations – priority trends for provision of complex safety of population in the south of West Siberia, June 27, 2008, Barnaul, Russia  
  • International Symposium on Environment and Sustainable Development of Central Asia, 2008, June 25-28, Urumqi, China

Publications