♦  Personal

Name   Zinovy M. Malkin
Born on October 6, 1950 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia
Married, three sons, two grandsons

♦  Affiliation

Department of Radioastronomy Researches
Pulkovo Observatory

♦  Address

Pulkovo Observatory Pulkovskoe Sh., 65 St. Petersburg 196140 Russia

Tel.:  +7-(812)-363-7442 Fax:  +7-(812)-723-1922 E-mail: regular:  malkin@gao.spb.ru, backup: zmalkin@zmalkin.com Webpage: zmalkin.com

♦  Education, academic degrees

1972	Graduated from the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) State University, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Department of Astronomy; diploma thesis: "Investigation of the near-diurnal wobble term in the observations of bright zenith stars at the Poltava observatory", advisor: Dr. Vadim Gubanov
1985	Candidate of Science degree (eq. PhD) in Astrometry; dissertation: "Theory and practice of the observations with PZT and a proposal on a photoelectric zenith tube", advisor: Dr. Vitaly Naumov
1995	Senior Researcher degree (eq. Dozent) in Astrometry
1998	Doctor of Science degree (DSc, eq. Habilitation) in Astrometry; dissertation: "Classical and satellite methods for maintenance of time and coordinate systems"

♦  Employment history

2006 - now	Pulkovo Observatory
1990 - 2006	Institute of Applied Astronomy
1975 - 1990	Pulkovo Observatory
1972 - 1975	Mendeleev Institute of Metrology

♦  Main current research interests

• Astrometry
• Space geodesy and geodynamics
• Computation, analysis, comparison, and combination of EOP and radio source catalogs
• Data processing

♦  Publications

Author of 281 papers (109 as sole and 54 as the first author), including 58 peer-reviewed papers (24 as sole and 4 as the first author). Full list of publications and presentations includes more than 400 items. Most of the papers are available here in both English and Russian, as well as in ADS and arXiv.

♦  Professional Activities

Abbreviations:
AGU - American Geophysical Union
EVGA - European VLBI Group for Geodesy and Astrometry
IAG - International Association of Geodesy
IAU - International Astronomical Union
IERS - International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
IGS - International GNSS Service
ILRS - International Laser Ranging Service
IVS - International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry

General membership

• Member of IAU Commission A1 "Astrometry" (2015-)
• Member of IAU Commission A2 "Rotation of the Earth" (2015-)
• Member of IAU Commission A3 "Fundamental Standards" (2015-)
• Member of IAG (2015-)
• Member of Section 9 "Space Geodynamics" of the Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2014-)
• Member of Section 9 "Astrometry and Applied Astronomy" of the Scientific Council on Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2012-)
• Fellow of IAG (2011-)
• Member of Geodesy Section of the National Geophysical Committee of Russia (2011-)
• Member of AGU, Geodesy Section (2007-)
• Member of EVGA (2005-)
• Associate Member of IVS (1999-)
• Member of IAU (1997-)
• Associate/Correspondent member of IERS (1995-)

Current activities

• Member of IVS Working Group on Galactic Aberration (2015-)
• Chair of IAG Sub-Commission 1.4 "Interaction of Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames" (2015-)
• IAG representative in the IAU Commission A2 "Rotation of the Earth" (2015-)
• Associate Editor of Fundamental Astronomy section of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (2015-)
• Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Geodesy (2015-)
• Member of IAU/IAG Joint Working Group on Theory of Earth Rotation and Validation (2013-)
• Member of IAU Division A Working Group "Third Realisation of International Celestial Reference Frame" (2012-)
• Member of IVS Task Force on UT1 Intensives (2010-)
• Member of IAU SOFA Board (1996-)

Past activities

• Member of IAU Commission 31 "Time" (2012-2015)
• Member of IAU Commission 8 "Astrometry" (2011-2015)
• Chair of IAG WG 1.4.1 "Geophysical and Astronomical Effects and the Consistent Determination of Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames" (2011-2014)
• Member of IAG WG 1.4.2 "Colocation on Earth and in Space for the Determination of the Celestial Reference Frame" (2011-2014)
• Member of IAG WG 1.4.3 "Realization of Celestial Reference Frames" (2011-2014)
• Chair of IAG WG 1.4.1 "Theoretical Aspects of the Celestial Reference System and Systematic Effects in the CRF Determination" (2008-2011)
• Member of IAG WG 1.4.2 "Realization of Celestial Reference Frames" (2008-2011)
• Member of IAG WG 1.4.3 "Interaction Between Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames" (2008-2011)
• Member of IERS/IVS WG "Second Realization of the ICRF" (2006-2010)
• Member of IVS VLBI2010 Committee/VGOS Technical Committee (2005-2016)
• Associate member of IGS (2005-2013)
• Member of IERS WG "EOP prediction" (2005-2009)
• Member of IAG GGOS WG "Ground Networks and Communication" (2005-2008)
• Member of IVS WG 3 "VLBI2010" (2003-2005)
• Member of IVS Directing Board (2003-2007)
• Member of IVS WG "Geophysical Models in VLBI Software" (2002-?)
• Member of IVS WG 2 "Product Specification and Observing Programs" (2001-2002)
• Member of IAU Working Group "Definition of Coordinated Universal Time" (2001-2006)
• Member of Organizing Committee of IAU Commission 19 "Rotation of the Earth" (2000-2006, elected; 2009-2015, IAG representative)
• Member of Section 9 "Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, and Applied Astronomy" of the Scientific Council on Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1999-2012)
• Associate Member of ILRS (1998-2013)
• Member of IAU Commission 19 "Rotation of the Earth" (1997-2015)

♦  Meeting activities

Scientific/program committee member, convener

• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2015", St. Petersburg, Russia, 21-25 Sep 2015
• Journées 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia, 22-24 Sep 2014 (Co-Chair)
• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2012", St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 Oct 2012
• 7th IVS General Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 4-7 Mar 2012
• IAG Commission 1 Symposium REFAG 2010, Marne la Vallée, France, 4-8 Oct 2010
• IERS Workshop on EOP Combination and Prediction, Warsaw, Poland, 19-21 Oct 2009
• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2009", St. Petersburg, Russia, 15-19 Jun 2009
• 5th IVS General Meeting, St. Petersburg, Russia, 3-6 Mar 2008
• Positioning and Timing 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-15 Apr 2005
• 3rd IVS General Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 9-11 Feb 2004
• XXV IAU General Assembly, Joint Discussion 16, Sydney, Australia, 22 Jul 2003
• 2nd IVS General Meeting, Tsukuba, Japan, 4-7 Feb 2002

Local organizing committee member

• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2015", St. Petersburg, Russia, 21-25 Sep 2015
• XIII Russian-Finnish Symposium on Radio Astronomy, St. Petersburg, Russia, 25-29 May 2015
• Journées 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia, 22-24 Sep 2014
• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2012", St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 Oct 2012
• All-Russian Astrometry Conference "Pulkovo-2009", St. Petersburg, Russia, 15-19 Jun 2009
• Positioning and Timing 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-15 Apr 2005
• Journées 2003, St. Petersburg, Russia, 22-25 Sep 2003
• Astrometry, Geodynamics and Celestial Mechanics at the Turn of the XXIth Century, St. Petersburg, Russia, 19-23 Jun 2000
• XXVIIth Russian Radio Astronomy Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, 10-14 Nov 1997
• Modern Problems and Methods of Astrometry and Geodynamics, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-27 Sep 1996
• XXVIth Russian Radio Astronomy Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, Sep 18-22, 1995

Invited talks and lectures

• Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia, 21 Apr 2015 (lecture)
• IAG Commission 1 Symposium REFAG 2014, Luxembourg, 13-17 Oct 2014 (coauthor)
• Journées 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia, 22-24 Sep 2014 (speaker)
• St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 24 Apr 2014 (lecture)
• 8th IVS General Meeting, Shanghai, China, 3-7 Mar 2014 (coauthor)
• Journées 2013, Paris, France, 16-18 Sep 2013 (coauthor)
• St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 24 Apr 2013 (lecture)
• IAU XXVIII General Assembly, IAU Joint Discussion 7, Beijing, China, 27-29 Aug 2012 (speaker)
• IAG Commission 1 Symposium REFAG 2010, Marne la Vallée, France, 4-8 Oct 2010 (speaker)
• EGU General Assembly 2008, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008 (coauthor)
• Problems of Modern Astrometry, Moscow, Russia, 22-26 Oct 2007 (speaker)
• 5th APSG Workshop, Hong Kong, 15-17 Jun 2005 (coauthor)
• Positioning and Timing 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-15 Apr 2005 (coauthor)
• Journées 2003, St. Petersburg, Russia, 22-25 Sep 2003 (speaker)
• Astrometry, Geodynamics and Celestial Mechanics at the Turn of the XXIth Century, St. Petersburg, Russia, 19-23 Jun 2000 (speaker)
• Scientific School "Astronavigation-2000", St. Petersburg, Russia, Mar 21, 2000 (speaker)
• IAU Coll. 178 "Polar Motion: Historical and Scientific Problems", Cagliari, Italy, 27-30 Sep 1999 (speaker)
• Modern Problems and Methods of Astrometry and Geodynamics, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-27 Sep 1996 (speaker)

Contributed presentations

• Presenting author and coauthor at 87 meetings.

♦  Programming

• Software for processing of the Pulkovo PZT observations.
• Software for processing of the Pulkovo ZTF-135 zenith telescope observations.
• GROSS (Geodynamics, Rotation of the Earth, Orbit determination Study Software) package for processing of SLR observations and analysis, comparison, and combination of EOP and station coordinates time series.
• Active participation in update of OCCAM package and other software for processing of VLBI observations.
• Numerous programs for processing and analysis of space geodesy observations; analysis, comparison, and combination of EOP and station coordinates time series; data exchange.
• Fortran library of applied routines MAL (Mathematical and Astronomical Library). The library contains about 1000 mathematical, astronomical, geodetic, and service routines of common use.
• GAGER (Geodesy, Astrometry, Geodynamics, and Earth Rotation) software merging previous and newest developments is underway.

The total volume of the software is more than 2,000 Fortran modules, DOS batches, and UNIX scripts of the total size more than 7 MB.