Geographic Information System: ARC/INFO, ARC VIEW,ARCGIS
Rheingöhgheimer str 79
67075, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Phone: / +49-(0)228-
Mobile: / +49-(0)177-1488686
Fax: / +49-(0)228-
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Born:
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Marital status: / Bachelor
Nationality: / Mongolia
Driver’s license / Class 3
Religion: / Evangelic
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EDUCATION: / UNIVERSITY OF BONN, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, ZEFc, Bonn, Germany, DAAD StipendPh.D. Candidate (Desertification and Drought Mitigation) 2003 to 2007
COLORODA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO, USA
M.S. Ecology August 2002 (Stipend, among the best of Mongolia)
MONGOLIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
B.S. Biology June 1992 (Stipend, among best 2 out of 400)
RESEARCH
TOPIC: / Ph.D. research ‘Desertification assessment by means of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information Systems)’
SKILLS:
· Geographic Information System: ARC/INFO, ARC VIEW,ARCGIS
· Satellite Image Processing: ERDAS IMAGINE.· Excel, Power Point, MS Office, Word, UNIX.
· Statistical analysis: SAS, SPSS
· Web page design: Microsoft Front Page.
· Strong ecological background through graduate study.
· Working experience with numerous field and laboratory measurements.
LANGUAGES: / English, Russian, German (intermediate) and Mongolian.
EXPERIENCE:
09/2002-08/2003 / Department of International Cooperation, Ministry for Nature and Environments, Mongolia
Employee
Management of international projects with the Ministry and advised ‘Biosafety Protocol’ project.
02-07/2002 / Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, CSU, CO
08/99-2001 / Laboratory technician
Removed carbonates from organic samples, determined soil texture, and carbon and nitrogen content, conducted 13C isotope analysis, and collected soil samples.
1996-1998 / German Agency for Technical Development Project (GTZ), Mongolia
Biologist
Participated in developing Management Plan, and organized training for rangers.
1995-1996 / United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Mongolia
Biologist
Participated in writing Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan.
1993-1995 / Mongolian Pedagogical University, Mongolia
Teacher
Taught junior-level genetics.
PUBLICATIONS:
S. Begzsuren. 2002. Herbaceous forage variability and carrying capacity in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. [M.S. thesis]: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun. 2003. Herbaceous forage variability and carrying capacity in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. Australian Journal of Rangelands, AU .
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun. 2004. Livestock responses to droughts and severe winter weather in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments, 59:785-796.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun. 2002. Plant biomass and soil texture in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park. In: Proceedings of VI International Rangeland Congress, Durban, South Africa 26 July - 1 August 2003.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun. 2002. Wealth groups of herders in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. In: Proceedings of VI International Rangeland Congress, Durban, South Africa 26 July - 1 August 2003.
PRESENTATIONS:
Desertification assessment by means of remote sensing and GIS in Southern Mongolia. (November 2006). Deserts and Desertification: Challenges and Opportunities International Conference, 6-9 November 2006, Ben-Gurion University (Negev), Israel.
Herbaceous forage variability, carrying capacity and socio-economic aspects of stocking rate in the GTBNP, Mongolia. (2001). Poster section: Front Range Ecology Student Symposium, CSU, Fort Collins.
Chuluun, T., Enhbat, B., & Shurentuya,B. (2000). Conservation through development of traditional informal institutions in Mongolia. In: 85th Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America. August 6-10, 2000 Snowbird, Utah.
The CV is written by: Begzsuren Shurentuya, 15 Dec 2006