Alexander V. Sobolev - Curriculum Vitae#
Current Position: Distinguished Professor, Institute of Earth Sciences, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, and visiting research fellow, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (GEOCHE).
Languages: Russian (native), English (fluent), French (basic), German (basic).
Main areas of research: Petrology and geochemistry of processes in the mantle; modelling of mantle melting and melt transport; origin of heterogeneities in the mantle; mantle geodynamics. Study of major, trace element and isotope geochemistry of magmatic phenocrysts and melt and fluid inclusions. Use state-of-the-art in-situ analytical methods (SIMS, LA-ICP-MS, EPMA, Raman, etc.) to decipher the composition of parent magmas and their evolution in magmatic systems in major tectonic settings.
Field experience and research cruises: Siberian Traps (1973, 1975, 2012), Okhotsk Sea (1974), Kamchatka (1976, 1986, 2008), Mid-Atlantic Ridge (1978, 1985); Cyprus ophiolites (1985, 1993, 2002), Hawaii (2000), Iceland (2001, 2003, 2008), Urals ophiolites (2006, 2007).
Career:
- 2009 - present Chair of Excellence and Distinguished University Professor, Institut Science de la Terre (ISTerre), University of Grenoble Alpes, France
- 2006 - present research director and section head, visiting research fellow at Vernadsky Institute, Moscow (GEOCHE)
- 2009 - 2010 Gauss Professor at the University of Gottingen, Germany.
- 2001 - 2005 Wolfgang Paul Professor, Max Planck Institut für Geochemie, Mainz, Germany
- 1999 - 2000 Humboldt Research Award, MPI, Mainz
- 1990 - 1999 Research Director and Section Head GEOCHE.
- 1976 - 1990 Research Director, GEOCHE.
Education:
- 1998, June 11 - Professor of Geochemistry,
- 1997, September 12 - Doctor of Science, Thesis title: "Geochemistry and Petrology of Mantle Derived Melts"
- 1983, December 14 - Ph.D. in geochemistry, Thesis title: "Origin of Siberian meimechites and general problem of ultramafic magma origin", supervisor Prof. L. V.Dmitriev
- 1971 - 1976, July 8 - M.Sc. with distinction in geochemistry, Geological Survey Department, Novosibirsk State University, USSR
Honours and Awards
- 2021 Elected Fellow of the Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry
- 2020 Awarded by A.P. Vinogradov Prize by Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2019 Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union
- 2019 Corresponding PI of ERC Synergy Grant for research in 2020 - 2026
- 2016 Elected Full Member (academician) of Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2015 Senior Member of Institut Universitaire de France
- 2013 Elected Member of Academia Europaea (The European Academy)
- 2009 - 2014 Senior Chair of Excellence, ANR, France
- 2006 - present Head of distinguished Russian scientific school
- 2009 - 2010 Gauss Professor at Gottingen University and Gottingen Academy of Sciences, Germany
- 2001 - 2005 Wolfgang Paul Award, Alexander v. Humboldt Foundation and Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, November, 2001
- 1999 - 2000 Alexander v. Humboldt Research Award, Alexander v. Humboldt Foundation, Germany, April 1999
- 1997 - Elected Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences in geochemistry, petrology and mineralogy, Russian Federation, May 30, 1997
- 1994, 1997 Recipient of State Award for Distinguished Russian Scientists
- 1994 Recipient of International Science Foundation Award for the Highest Rank of Publications
- 1983 Recipient of Academy of Sciences, USSR Medal for the Best Research in Geosciences
