CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Vadim A. Kravchinsky

Education:
Ph.D. in geophysics: Irkutsk State Technical University (Russia, http://www.istu.irk.ru/) and East-Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics, and Mineral Resources (VSNIIGGiMS) at Russian Committee of Geology, Ministry of Natural Resources (http://catalog.2gis.ru/irkutsk/i15530/ )

Mine-engineer geophysicist diploma: Department of Geology of the Irkutsk State Technical University (Russia).

Employment:

07.2002–present

Associate Professor, Physics Department
University of Alberta

07.2002–07.2008

Assistant Professor, Physics Department
University of Alberta

03.2001–06.2002

Post-doc, Physics Department
University of Alberta

09.1997–03.2001

Invited professor/researcher
Institut du Physique de Globe de Paris (http://www.ipgp.jussieu.fr/)
CNRS and Université Paris-VII (sequence of contracts)

1996–2002

Director of Irkutsk Paleomagnetic Laboratory
VSNIIGGiMS and Institute of Geochemistry (Siberian branch of Russian Academy of Science) (http://www.igc.irk.ru/)

Before 1996

Researcher
VSNIIGGiMS and Institute of Geochemistry

Engineer-geophysicist
Irkutsk Geophysical Expedition (industry)

Some additional invited positions:

Invited researcher in paleomagnetic laboratory of Institut du Physique de Globe de Paris (IPGP), paleomagnetic laboratory, 2 months

Invited researcher in paleomagnetic laboratory of University of Rhode Island, the USA, 2 months

Invited scientist fellowship, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, 2.5 months

Invited researcher in paleomagnetic laboratory of IPGP, paleomagnetic laboratory, 2 months

Fellowship in paleomagnetic laboratory of University of Pittsburgh, the USA, 2 months

Research interests: paleomagnetism, rock-magnetism, tectonics and geodynamics, paleoclimate
Languages: Russian (native), English, French (writing with dictionary)

Current graduate students (see also Gradstudents in the Physics Department and more details at Lab link):

 

Name

Program

Duration

Thesis Topic

1.

Rui Zhang

Ph.D..

2006 – 2010

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility in loess sequences; paleomagnetism of Alberta kimberlites; anisotropy of the paramagnetic and magnetic susceptibility.

2.

Dunia A. Blanco

Ph.D.

2008 – 2013

Paleointensity of basalts from the large intrusive provinces.

3.

Karol Rohraff (co-supervised with M. Sacchi)

M.Sc.

2009 – 2011

Time series processing: stratigraphy and paleoclimatic implications

Former graduate students (see details at Lab link):

 

Name

Program

Duration

Got first job at

4.

Jeff Samson

M.Sc.

2007 – 2009

 

3.

Shawn Walker

M.Sc.

2004 – 2007

Aurora Enterprise (North Canada and US)

2.

Jason Zhigang Han (co-supervised with D. Schmitt)

M.Sc.

2002 – 2005

Shell Canada (Calgary)

1.

Mikhail A. Krainov (co-supervised with M.I. Kuzmin)

Ph.D.

2000 – 2005

Russian Academy of Sciences (permanent researcher)

Supervising/co-supervising the high qualified personnel (last 6 years):

Konstantin Dlussky
(post-doctoral fellow 2004–2006)

Co-supervision. Project: paleoclimatic changes encoded in the loess/paleosol sequences.

Now at AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd. (Edmonton, Alberta)

Matthew Cannon
(undergraduate student, 2004–2005)

Supervision. Paleomagnetism of North Alberta kimberlites (report to the Geological Survey of Alberta).
Receiver of the best undergrad. student research paper award of 2005 (Physics Department).

Now at British Petroleum–Canada (Calgary, Alberta).

Rebecca Hansen
(NSERC award summer research assistant, 2004)

Supervision. Petromagnetic study of loess-soil samples

Last year student (University of Alberta)

Service to Professional Community:

2005–present

The IAGA Senior Representative to the CNC-IUGG for Canada

June 2002–September 2006

Vice-Chair of the Geophysical Division, Geological Association of Canada

1996–2000

Member of Scientific Council of the East-Siberian Research Institute of Geology and Geophysics (Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia)

Teaching: http://www.ualberta.ca/~vadim/Courses.htm

Membership in Professional Societies: American Geophysical Union, Canadian Geophysical Union, Geological Society of Canada, Institute for Geophysical Research member (University of Alberta).