·  name and year of birth

Prof., Dr. Biol. Sci., Ph.D. Alexander S. Komarov, born 20.03.1945.

·  degrees, dates and places, major subject, topic of doctoral dissertation

Has been graduated as MSc in Mathematics from Department of Functional Analysis and Functions Theory of Mechanics and Mathematics Faculty of Lomonosov State University in Moscow in 1971.

Graduated as Candidate of Biological Science (Ecology) since 1986 from Biological Faculty of Moscow State Teacher Training University.

Doctor of Biological Science (Ecology) from 2004, graduated from the Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin of Russian Academy of Sciences for dissertation “Simulation models of nonlinear dynamics of plant communities”.

Academic Professor since 2008. Graduated from Supreme Certifying Commission of Ministry of Science and Education of Russian Federation.

·  adjunct professorships, universities, years of appointment

Chair of Department of System Ecology, Pushchino State University, Pushchino, Russia (from 1994), Professor (from 2005).

Invited Lecturer abroad:

1999. Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (Course “Forest Ecosystems Modelling”).

1999. Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany (Course “Modelling in Forest Ecology”).

1998. University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland (Course “Forest Ecosystems Modelling” (Together with Prof. O.Chertov).

·  present employment relationship with starting and ending dates; Finnish- or Swedish-language titles of national employment relationships

Head of Laboratory of Ecosystems Modelling, Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science of Russian Academy of Sciences (from 1989)

·  most important posts and full-time positions with starting and ending dates

Head of Laboratory of Ecosystems Modelling, Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science of Russian Academy of Sciences (from 1989)

Chair of Department of System Ecology, Pushchino State University, Pushchino, Russia (from 1994), Professor (from 2005).

·  supervised doctoral dissertations (as supervisor appointed by a university)

2004. Sizov Igor “Evaluation of population characteristics of nonclonal alpine perennial plants by using methods of mathematical demography” at Moscow State University.

2005. Mikhailov Alexey “Modelling of carbon dynamics in coniferous forests at different scenarios of forest management (South Moscow Region as an example) at Institute of Forestry of Russian Academy of sciences

2007. Smirnov Vadim “«Expert-statistical approach to separation of ecological-coenotical groups of species of vascular plants» at Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin of Russian Academy of Sciences

2007. Kubasova Tatiana “Carbon dynamics at forest soils of coniferous-broadleaf forests at different scenarios of external impacts” at Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin of Russian Academy of Sciences

2008. Mikhailova Natalia “Lattice simulation models of population dynamics of herbs of different life forms” at Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin of Russian Academy of Sciences

2010. Bykhovets Sergey “Soil climate scenarios in the models of carbon and nitrogen turnover in forest ecosystems of temperate zone” ” at Moscow State University

2011. Shanin Vladimir “Simulation modelling of forest ecosystems at different forest management and climatic scenarios”

·  scientific expert positions

Associate Editor in Ecological Modelling journal (Elesevier). Member of Editorial Advisory Board in the journal “Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences” (MCFNS).

Reviewer in Eurasian Soil Science, Ecological Modelling, Forest Ecology and Management, Global Change Biology, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Boreal Environmental Researches

·  most important scientific positions of trust and administration with starting and ending dates

Organizer of 5th European Conference on Ecological Modelling in 2005, organizer of two National Russian Conferences on Ecological Modelling (2009, 2011). Member of Program and Organizing Committees of International Conferences in Russia, Italy, Germany, Canada.

He has a wide experience in simulation modeling in soil science and forest ecology and participates in several EU COST (FP7-0803, FP7-0804) and international projects. He participates as Principal Investigator being an employer of European Forest Institute (Joensuu, Finland) in EU-Project CT98-4124 “Relationships Between Recent Changes of Growth and Nutrition of Norway Spruce, Scots Pine, and European Beech Forests in Europe”, Project leader Dr.T.Karjalainen (1999-2002). He also participated as team leader in in FP6 INCO Copernicus project “Impacts and risks from anthropogenic disturbances on soils, carbon dynamics and vegetation in podzolic ecosystems (OMRISK)”. Contract no.: 013388. Project coordinator Prof.Dr.E. Bonifacio, (Torino, Italy) in 2004-2007. Team leader of four EU-INTAS projects in 1997-2007.

Project leader or Principal Investigator of 9 projects of Russian Foundation of Basic Researches. At the moment he is a Project leader of RFBR 09-04-01209 project “Development of mathematical models of carbon, nitrogen and calcium pools in forest soils”.

Principal investigator in several projects of European Forest Institute (Joensuu, Finland):

1995-2001. Project 619. Dynamic model of mixed stand/soil system in European boreal forests. Project leader Dr.O.G.Chertov (St.-Petersburg State University)

1998-2000. Project 649. Modelling energy-, carbon-, and nutrient budgets for forestry. Project leader Prof.Dr.S.Kellomaki (University of Joensuu, Finland).

2000. Project 571. “Compiling a review on the computer-oriented biodiversity issues in Europe (including Russia), Project leader Dr. A.S.Komarov.

Participated in projects with METLA…

·  most important foreign visits

Numerous scientific visits to USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, the Netherlands, Bulgaria.

·  most important scientific acknowledgements and awards

Member of Advisory Board of International Society for Ecological Modelling