Curriculum Vitae

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  2025–present
  Research focus: Lava dynamics inferred from numerical modelling: influence of lava rheology on its morphology
• PhD in Geophysics (summa cum laude), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
  2021 – 2025
  Dissertation: Numerical modelling of lava dynamics
• M.Sc. in Technical Physics (with distinction), Tomsk State University, Russia
  2018 – 2020
  Thesis: Determination of the parameters of an axial two-stage compressor for local ventilation based on numerical simulation
• B.Sc. in Technical Physics (with distinction), Tomsk State University, Russia 
  2014 – 2018
  Thesis: Numerical modeling of the Rank-Hilsch effect in the vortex tube
• B.Sc. in Translation and Translation studies (additional higher education in the social and humanitarian department) (with distinction) 
  2015 – 2018
  Thesis: Mathematical Modelling in Systems Biology: An Introduction (Translation)

Research Interests

• Lava dome growth modelling. Development of numerical models for long-term lava dome formation including:
  •    Isothermal models where the main parameters influencing the morphology of lava dome growth are extrusion rate, lava viscosity, crystal content growth;
  •    Non-isothermal models studying the impact of heat transfer at the lava-air interface, latent heat, viscous dissipation and thermal boundary conditions on lava dome formation
• Lava flow modelling on natural topography
  •    using linear or nonlinear rheology
  •    investigating how physical parameters (e.g., crystal content, viscosity, yield stress) control flow morphology
• Magma flow modelling in conduits and its transition to surface flows. Analysis of how rheology influences lava dome morphology

Research Experience

• Research Assistant
  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Geoscience 
  December, 2020 - 2025 
  Research focus: Numerical modelling of lava dynamics
• Visiting Scholar – University of Oxford, UK
  Feb 2025 – May 2025
  Research focus: Numerical modelling of magma flow in conduits and lava dome development
• Visiting Scholar – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy
  March 2023
  Research focus:  Sensitivity analysis using the GPUFLOW model to investigate the influence of rheological parameters on lava flow morphology
• PhD student – Graduate School of the KIT Climate and Environment Center (GRACE) 
  Feb 2022 – June 2025 
  Tasks: Advanced training through modules, summer schools, and workshops; development of analytical and problem-solving skills in climate and environmental research