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Permafrost occupies about 24 percent of the land surface of the Northern Hemisphere as far north as Greenland, and as far south as Himalayas. It is distributed in Scandinavia, China, Canada, USA and other countries. Geocryology department of MSU includes about 30 academic staff members and over 60 students. A Master Program in English on Geocryology started for Russian and foreign students in 2015.

Geocryology Department of Moscow State University

Address: Geocryology Department, Faculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation Tel. +7 (495) 939-1728 +7 (495) 939-1281 E-mail: geocry@geol.msu.ru www.geocryology.com

Russia has the largest territory of permafrost in the world and traditions to explore, work and survive there.

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Courses Permafrost Dynamics The temperature mode of soil and dynamics of permafrost soils, cryogenic processes, and climate change influence on cryolithozone. The course defines a place and a role of permafrost in environment, gives knowledge of formation of seasonal frozen soils and permafrost. The discipline introduces students to permafrost landforms.

Permafrost Geotechnics The engineering constructions and their interaction with the environment are discussed. Methods of the forecast of thermal and mechanical stability of engineering constructions on permafrost are studied. Buildings, pipelines, railways, airfield construction in the North are studied. Permafrost of the World The main task is to give to students an idea of permafrost distribution all around the world; to characterize the basic regularities of extent and formation of permafrost and seasonally frozen grounds together with the history of the environment. Regional Geocryology of Russia Permafrost conditions together with the climate, geological and tectonic structure and history. Geocryology of Solar System's Planets Permafrost conditions and cryogenic processes, taking place on planets of Solar system. The major directions of course are Martian cryosphere and its cryogenic processes; methods of study of cryogenic processes on extraterrestrial planets. Optional Courses Pollution of Permafrost Soils An overview of the problems, related to pollution of permafrost and influence of pollutants on frozen and freezing soils properties. Soils Melioration in Cryolithozone The methods of strengthening of the frozen soils are considered in this course.

Evolution of Cryosphere The main objective is the history of the Earth cryosphere. Chemical Migration in Permafrost The behavior of salts and pollutants including heavy-metal ions, radioactive elements in freezing and frozen soils. Gas and Gas Hydrates Gas and gas hydrate content of permafrost and subpermafrost horizons are studied in this course. Geophysical Methods The magnetic, electric, seismic, radioactive properties of frozen sediments are discussed in this lecture course. Field Training Field Training in Vorkuta Construction on permafrost: major problems. Methods of field studies are studied. Students participate in drilling of frozen grounds and equipment installation. Geophysics on permafrost are studied.

Frozen Soils Structure and Properties Nature of frozen soils, their structure and properties. Frozen soils are considered as multiphase, multi-component systems. Development of the physic-chemical and mechanical processes is discussed, as well as soil structure and properties transformation under freezing and thawing. Methods of Permafrost Studies The major tasks of the study are the skills of planning, organization and scientific support of the field permafrost survey and specialized observations, including data processing, maps drawing-up, description of cryogenic processes.

Coop Field Training


Field work with a geotechnical or construction company in the Russian North.