Staff

Function and Responsibilities:

Postdoctoral researcher and member of the "Remote Sensing for Geohazards" and "Volcanotectonics" research groups; research focuses on volcanic structures and volcano-cryosphere interactions, using remote sensing methods, specifically, analysis of data from multi-sensor systems (satellites, airborne, and UAVs).

Research Interests:

My research focuses on the morphologies of active and dormant volcanic edifices and associated landforms such as volcanic glaciers, volcanic lakes, and debris avalanches. I study the morphological changes through remote sensing, namely satellite and aerial photogrammetry, as well as SAR data analysis. I collect aerial data during fieldwork and process historical aerial photographs, which allows me to construct and compare high-resolution digital elevation models over several decades. I have studied volcanic eruptions in Kamchatka, Iceland, and the Canary Islands. My recent research addresses the interaction between active volcanoes and the cryosphere and the associated hazardous processes, such as lahars and landslides driven by rapid glacier melt and permafrost degradation.

Career:

Since 11/2025: Postdoc in section 1.4, GFZ

11/2022-10/2025: GFZ Discovery Fellow in section 1.4

02/2022-07/2022: Postdoc in section 2.1, GFZ

10/2018-08/2020: Postdoc in section 2.1, GFZ

05/2000-01/2022: Laboratory Assistant → Senior Researcher in the Laboratory of Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Kamchatka Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Education:

2015-2016: Ph.D. in Geography at Saint Petersburg State University, thesis title: “Geomorphological features and morphodynamics of the current dome growth at Molodoy Shiveluch Volcano”

2012-2015: Postgraduate courses on Geomorphology and Evolutionary Geography at Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University

2004-2010: Diploma at Kamchatka State Technical University, thesis title: “Engineering of an automated system of aerial survey data collection”