Mining and Construction in Snow and Ice: From Test Pits to Long Tunnels

About Pavel G. Talalay

Pavel G. Talalay is a Professor of Exploration Engineering and Director of the Institute of Polar Science and Engineering in Jilin University Changchun China. His research interests are focused on different features of drilling and mining technologies in ice and permafrost; dynamics of ice sheets; ice properties and environmental issues in Polar Regions. He acquired Mining Engineer (1984) Ph.D. (1995) and Doctor of Engineering (2007) degrees at the St. Petersburg Mining University of Russia where he has also worked as Professor and Chair of Department. Talalay was a guest Researcher in the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen Denmark (1998-1999). In 2010 Talalay was invited to work at Jilin University within the framework of the Chinese state program Thousand Talents Plan. Later Talalay became the Director of the Institute of Polar Science and Engineering in Jilin University. Additionally Talalay is a member of IDP Technical Assistance Board of the University of Wisconsin Madison USA. Talalay is the author of over 200 publication 70 patents and 19 books and book-chapters most notable of which are Mechanical Ice Drilling Technology (Springer Geophysics 2016) Thermal Ice Drilling Technology (Springer Geophysics 2020) and Geotechnical and exploration drilling in the polar regions (Springer Cham 2022). He participated in eight field expeditions in Antarctica and the Artic.