Curriculum Vitae
Dr. NOSIR SHUKUROV
Personal Data
Place of Birth: Uzbekistan
Date of Birth: April 26, 1971
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Uzbekistan
Work Address: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan,
49 N. Khodjibaev Street, Tashkent 700041, Uzbekistan
Phone: 998-71-2626882
Fax: 998-71-2626381
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
URL: www.geocities.com/nosirsh .
URL: http://www.ingeo.uz.
Publications.
Present position:
Senior Scientist, Institute of Geology & Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan;
Education:
Ph.D. in Geology and Mineralogy, Environmental Geochemistry, Tashkent State University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2000).
M.S. in Geology and Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Tashkent State University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1993).
Specialization: Environmental Geochemistry, Environmental Protection in mining districts and rational management of nature.
Research Interests: Environmental Geochemistry of technogenic dispersion aureoles caused by mining and industrial waste; The forms of heavy metals in contaminated soils and forms of their transformation during interaction with the environment; the transfer of metals from soils to biota; theories and techniques of remediation of metal-contaminated sites; Bio - and hydro-geochemical methods for estimation of natural ecosystems;Occurrence forms and bioavailablility of heavy metals in polluted soils; Interactions of soil microorganisms and heavy metals in contaminated soils in industrial areas, with bioremediation aspects;
Employment and Experience.
Years of professional work: 16 years (from 1993 up to 2008).
2000- up to now - Senior Scientist at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
1997-2000 - Scientist at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
1994-1997 - Ph.D. Student at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
1993-1994 - Assistant scientist (probationer), Institute of Geology and Geophysics of Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan
Academic Awards and Honors:
2000 - has been awarded a prize by the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan for the best scientific investigation of year in natural sciences; 2001, 2005, 2008 - DAAD short term research
scholarships for further academic study and training in Germany (Bayreuth(2001), Mainz(2005),Mainz(2008); 1998, 2002, 2004 - JICA monthly supports for further academic study and training in Turkey (Ankara) and China (Beijing); 2003-2004 – UNESCO/Israel co sponsored postdoctoral fellowship for collaborative research in Israel (Bar-Ilan); 2004 – - NATO science fellowship for collaborative research in Greece (University of Athens); 2005-2007 -INTAS YS fellowship grant; 2007 -NATO Reintegration Grant.
Publications: 89 publications (26 - in Journals, 63 - in Abstracts of International conferences and meetings).
List of Publications.
Recent selected publications:
1.Shukurov, N., Pen-Mouratov, S. and Steinberger Y. (2005). The impact of Almalyk industrial complex on soil chemical and biological properties. Environmental Pollution
136:331-340
2. Shukurov, N., Pen-Mouratov, S., Genzer, N., Steinberger, Y. and Plakht, J. (2005). Distribution of soil microbial biomass and soil free-living nematode population in terrace chronosequences of the Makhtesh-Ramon crater.
Arid Land Research and Management, Vol 19:1-17.
3. Shukurov, N., Pen-Mouratov, S. and Steinberger Y. (2006). The influence of soil pollution on soil microbial biomass and nematode community structure in Navoiy industrial
park, Uzbekistan . Environment International. 32:1-11.
4. Pen-Mouratov, S., Shukurov, N., and Steinberger, Y. (2008) . Influence of industrial heavy metal pollution on soil free-living nematode population.. Environmental Pollution, Volume 152, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 172-183.
5. Pen-Mouratov, S., Shukurov, N., and Steinberger, Y. (2008).. Soil microbial activity and free-living nematode community in the upper soil layer of the anticline erosional cirque, Makhtesh Ramon, Israel. . European Journal of Soil Biology, Volume 44, Issue 1, January-February 2008, Pages 71-79.
List of Publications.