ZYKOV Yuri D.

Born May 6, 1936, Mr.. G. Moscow. He graduated from the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University (1958).

PhD (1969), Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1992). Senior Researcher (1975). Head of the Laboratory of Planetary and historical geocryology Geological Faculty (1996).

. Member of the Scientific Council of RAS on Cryology Earth.

. Awarded the Medal Veteran of Labor (1987), bronze medal VDNH (1987).

. Research interests: Geocryology, engineering geophysics Cryolithozone
. The question of the formation of the physical properties of frozen rocks and how to determine their composition, . structure and status data of geophysical methods, . paying particular attention to techniques of performance of field studies and laboratory experiments, . establishment of basic laws and their physical interpretation, . as well as the use of geophysical methods for monitoring natural and technical systems in the permafrost zone,
, . in which the elastic properties of frozen ground does not depend on their moisture content and initial concentration of pore solutions,
. Topic of Ph.D. thesis: Study of physical and mechanical properties and processes in permafrost ultrasound. Subject doctoral thesis: Determination of physical and mechanical properties of frozen sand and clay soils complex of geophysical methods.

. Gives lectures Geophysical methods of investigation Cryolithozone for students of the geological department.

. By 3 candidates.

. Has published 94 scientific papers.
. Major works:


. - Acoustic properties of icy soil and ice (co-author
. OP Chervinskaya, 1989),
. - Recommendations for the definition of physical and mechanical properties of frozen ground geophysical methods (co-author, 1989),
. - Recommendations on geophysical surveys for engineering survey for construction (Acoustic Research) (co-author, 1989).