Alexander V. Sobolev - Curriculum Vitae#

Current Position: Emeritus Distinguished Professor, Institute of Earth Sciences, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, and Corresponding Principal Investigator of ERC Synergy Protect " Monitoring Earth Evolution through Time " (MEET)

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; composition and 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, 2021), Iceland (2001, 2003, 2008), Urals ophiolites (2006, 2007), Abitibi Greenstone belt, Canada (2014), Barberton Greenstone belt, S. Africa (2015), Song Da region of Emeishan LIP, Vietnam (2022).

Career:

• 2009 - present Chair of Excellence and Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus), Institut Science de la Terre (ISTerre), University of Grenoble Alpes, France
  
• 2020 - 2027 Corresponding Principal Investigator of ERC Synergy Protect " Monitoring Earth Evolution through Time " (MEET)
  
• 2006 - 2011 Head of laboratory (department) at Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation (GEOCHI).
  
• 2009 - 2010 Gauss Professor at the University of Gottingen, Germany.
  
• 2001 - 2005 Wolfgang Paul Professor, Max Planck Institut für Geochemie (MPIG), Mainz, Germany
  
• 1999 - 2000 Humboldt Research Award Professor, MPIG, 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