Dr. Eldar A. Kurbanov

Doctor of Agricultural Sciences

Professor at the Chair of Forestry and Forest Management, Head of the Department of International Cooperation Head of the Centre of Sustainable Forest Management and Remote Sensing

E-mail: kurbanovea@volgatech.net

Academic positions at Volga Tech:
Head of Centre of Sustainable Forest Management and Remote Sensing, 2004 - present
Head of International Relations Department, 2006- present
Professor of the forestry department of Volga Tech, 2006 – present.

Education:
Mari Polytechnic Institute (1984 – 1989, Engineer, Forestry)
Mari Polytechnic Institute (1990 – 1994, Candidate in science, Forest inventory)
Mari State Technical University (1999 – 2003, Doctor in science, Forest inventory and forestry)

Supervision:
Master’s degree students of forestry major and graduate students in forest management.
Master’s program “International cooperation in ecology and nature management” and “International cooperation in forestry”.
PhD dissertations of 06.03.02 major (Silviculture, forestry, forest assessment and forest inventory).

Membership:
Dissertation council Д212.115.03 at Volga Tech.
Higher Examination Commission of Russian Federation in “Agronomy and Forestry” (Moscow, Russian Federation).
Associate member of European Forest Institute (Joensuu, Finland).
International Union of forest research organizations (UFRO), (Vienna, Austria).
LEAD International (London, UK).

Scholarships:
European Forest Institute 1997.
Lead International 1997-1999; 2001,
Fulbright 1999-2000; 2003-2004.
MacArthur foundation 1995; 2002.
Finnish Science Academy 2002.
EU Tempus 2003.
Ministry of science and education of Russian Federation, 2006.
Moscow School of Management Skolkovo’s program “New Leaders of Higher Education”, 2012-2013.

Coordination of EU TEMPUS projects:
Promotion of Sustainable Forestry in Povolgie of Russia” (2003-2005).
Training, Networking and Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest Management in Povolgie (2006-2009).
Qualifications Framework for Sustainable Forestry and Lifelong Learning” (2011-2014).

Teaching:
Remote sensing in forestry and ecology.
International forestry.
International cooperation in ecology and nature management.

Research area:
Remote sensing applications in forestry and ecology,
Estimation of forest ecosystems as a factor of sustainable development.

Journal Editorial responsibilities.
Chairman of the editorial council, “Vestnik of Volga Tech”, 2013 - present

Author of more than 140 research papers, 4 monographs, 4 study guides, more than 30 articles are published in foreign editions.

Some publications
1. Vorobiev. O. Satellite monitoring of subsurface resources management in Mari El Republic / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov // Geomatics. – Moscow: “Covzond”. – № 1. – 2015. – p. 45-52.
2. Vorobiev, O. Remote sensing monitoring of urban forests / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova, E. Demisheva // Vestnik of Volga Tech. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: Volga Tech. №1(25) – 2015. - p.5-21.
3. Vorobiev, O. Diagnosis methods of forest stands damage level after fires in 2010 in Middle Volga / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova, E. Demisheva // Current Problems in Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space. – 2014. - № 4 (11). – p. 217-229.
4. Kurbanov, E. Forestry. International forest management: Study Guide, recommended by ERO on forestry for students of higher education institutes training in forest management. / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev / VolgaTech. - Yoshkar-Ola, 2014. - p.254.
5. Kurbanov, E. Qualifications Framework for the Sustainable Forestry / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev // EFI news. – 2014. – № 2 (22). – p. 23.
6. Kurbanov, E. Experience of sectoral qualifications framework development in Russian forestry within international Tempus SUFAREL project / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev // Education and Science. - 2014. – № 5.– p. 93-105.
7. Vorobiev, O. Experience of using RapidEye images for assessment of natural resources management in Mari El Republic / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov // Geomatics. - Moscow: “Covzond”. – № 1. – 2014. – p. 80-86.
8. Kurbanov, E. Four decades of forest research with use of Landsat images / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova, E. Demisheva // Vestnik of Volga Tech. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: Volga Tech. №1(21) – 2014. - p.18-32.
9. Vorobiev, O.. Remote sensing monitoring of vegetation cover conditions in Mari El Republic with the use of ENVISAT MERIS / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov // Vestnik of Moscow State Forest University – Moscow: Moscow State Forest University. - № 7(99). – 2013. – p. 42–45.
10. Kurbanov, E. Thematic mapping and stratification of Mari El Zavolgie forests with Landsat satellite images / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, S. Nezamaev, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova // Vestnik of VolgaTech. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: MarSTU. №3 – 2013. p.72-82.
11. Kurbanov, E. Estimation of forest contamination by the waste of silicate production on Rapid Eye image. / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova // Current Problems in Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space. – 2013. V.10 - № 2. – p. 88-97.
12. Kurbanov, E. Comparasion analysis of satellite images of high resolution for interpretation of forests contaminated by wastes of silicate production/ E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, Y. Polevshchikova, S. Nezamaev, E. Demisheva // Vestnik of MarSTU. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: Volgatech. - №2 – 2013. - p.74-90.
13. Kurbanov, E. Assessment of Chuvashia burnt forest areas with remote sensing / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova // Vestnik IrGSCHA. - № 54. – 2013. – p. 80-97.
14. Vorobiev, O. Remote sensing monitoring of burnt forest areas in Mari El Zavolgie / O. Vorobiev, E. Kurbanov, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin, Y. Polevshchikova // Vestnik of MarSTU. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: Volga Tech. - №1 – 2012. p.12-22.
15. Kurbanov, E. Remote sensing monitoring of forest disturbances, reforestation, and afforestation in Mari Zavolgie / E. Kurbanov, T. Nureeva, O. Vorobiev, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin, T. Miftanov, S. Nezamaev, Y. Polevshchikova // Vestnik of MarSTU. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: MarSTU. - №3 – 2011. - p.17-24.
16. Kurbanov, E. National parks forest vegetation cover in the wext coast of the USA / E. Kurbanov, M. Yatskov, O. Vorobiev, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin // Vestnik of MarSTU. Series: “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: MarSTU. - №1 – 2011.- p.99-107.
17. Kurbanov, E. Estimation of afforetation on abandoned lagricultural ands in Mari El by satellite images / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, A. Gubaev, S .Lezhnin, S. Nezamaev, T. Alexandrova // Vestnik of MarSTU. Series “Forest. Ecology. Nature Management.” - Yoshkar-Ola: MarSTU. -№2(9) - 2010. - p.14-20.
18. Kurbanov, E. Spatial dynamics of birch forests phytomass on former agricultural lands of Mari Zavolgie / E. Kurbanov, O. Vorobiev, L. Ustyugova, A. Gubaev, S. Lezhnin, S. Nezamaev // Lesnoy Zhurnal. – Arkhangelsk: Arkhangelsk State Technical University. – № 3 - 2010. - p.8-14.
19. Kurbanov, E. Modeling of carbon budget in forest stands on the example of pine forests in Povolgie region. Lesnoy zhurnal. 2009. № 2. — 7-15 pp.
20. Kurbanov, E., O. Vorobiev. 2008. Spatial distribution of the woody coarse debris in pine stands of Mari El Zavolgie, Ecology. № 2, p. 103-109.
21. Kurbanov, E. et al. 2007. Carbon sequestration after pine afforestation on marginal lands in the Povolgie region of Russia: A case study of the potential for a Joint Implementation activity. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2007, № 22: 488-499.
22. Kurbanov, E. Forest plantations of the Kyoto protocol. Yoshkar-Ola, 2007. 184 p.