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The Speakers Bureau is a directory of arctic researchers and experts that are available to visit organizations, communities or schools to give presentations. The directory contains names, addresses, science specialties, and presentation experience.
We encourage organizations and communities applying to the Arctic Visiting Speakers Series to use the Speakers Bureau to select a visiting speaker. If a particular subject or speaker is not listed, please contact Judy Fahnestock at avs [at] arcus [dot] org, for suggested speakers.
Vladimir Ilinskii
About:
Dr. II'inskii has been a senior scientist at the Biological Department at Moscow State Lomonosov University since 1994. In 2000, he received his Doctor of Science in Hydrobiology from the same university, entitled, "Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton: Ecology and Role in the Natural Purification Processes from Oil Pollution." He received his Ph.D. in microbiology in 1979 and his B.Sc. in soil microbiology in 1973.
Il'inskii's research interests are ecology of heterotrophic bacterioplankton and bacterioneuston, oil pollution biodegradation, aquatic hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria, and the microbiology of reservoirs. He has extensive scientific expedition experience participating in 18 expeditions on research vessels. He has also worked at Russian scientific field stations around the world including two wintering expeditions in the Arctic (Severnaya Zemlya) and Antarctic (Bellingshausen station, King George Island).
II'inskii has conducted many lectures and is interested in presenting to all audiences. Representative lecture titles include:
- Ecology of marine heterotrophic bacteria with special attention to polar regions
- Heterotrophic bacterioplankton of central arctic regions
- Hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria of arctic ice and water
- Oil biodegradation in situ under low temperature (marine and fresh water environments)
- Microbiological monitoring of oil pollution in marine environments with special attention to polar regions
Il'inskii enjoys traveling to new places and would like to participate in this program so that he can interact with other specialists interested in similar research. He is also interested in finding students for an exchange program.
