Participants from department of Cryolithology and Glaciology Geographical faculty MSU

1. 2010 year: financial support of ConocoPhillips Russia Inc. to scientific and studying activity of geographical faculty Lomonosov Moscow State University

2. Participating in IPY Oslo Science Conference (8-12 June) and Third European Conference on Permafrost, Svalbard (13-17 June)

3. Participants from department of Cryolithology and Glaciology Geographical faculty MSU Upper route - professors V. Grebenets and I. Streletskaya; Lower route – students E. Panchenko, D. Shmelev, A. Abramova, L. Polyakova

4. IPY Oslo Science Conference Sizing up of International Polar Year (2007-2008). More then 2300 participants from 80 counters. Young participants on icebreaker, 7 June Commencement meeting At a conference Delegates in Frammuseet Discussions of student’s posters

5. Third European Conference on Permafrost, Svalbard European Conference on Permafrost spend each five years. In this year it was chosen Svalbard. More then 250 participants from Russia, Europe, North America, China and others. “Destruction of buildings and underground constructions caused by the cryogenic weathering in Cryolithozone” oral presentation by V. Grebenets V. Grebenets and his poster Graduates of department Cryolithology and Glaciology at the conference Field excursions

6. International University Field Courses, West Siberia, 2009 Landscape and permafrost study on the North of West Siberia. Study the pleistocene formations and paleogeographicreconstructions Study of cryostructureof sediments Description and study of arctic soil Thermometric research in bore-holes Participate in CALM project

7. Field works in Norilsk region. Work on CALM grid near Talnakh Measure of shores of thermokarst lake Alas Division tundra landscapes into different types Measurements of polygons in tundra Cleaning-up core of pingo

8. Study of engineering of cold regions and geoecological problems of Norilsk industry hub. Studying of problems connected with wrong exploitation of buildings Studying of variety of engeneeringdecigions in building at cryolithozone Estimating of destruction of ecological systems by human activity Studying of problems connected with exploitation of human reservoirs at cryolithozone Studying of technique of drilling Studying of instability of shore monuments built in ice-rich shores

9. Permafrost and Pereglacial processes: Yenisei bay and Western Taymyr Researcher group Leader of group: I.D. Streletskaya Participants from Lomonosov Moscow State University All-Russian Research Institute of Geology and Mineral resources of Ocean RAS (VNIIOkeangeologia), St. Petersburg Earth Cryosphere Institute SB RAS, Tyumen

10. Studying region The purpose of the trip was to study different types of ground ice: ice wedges, ice complex, pingos, massive ground ice . On ice exposure Cameral work Collecting samples

11. Central of European Russia, study of season freezing of the ground Student’s scientific expedition in winter vacations Additional some financial support was given for investigations of snow cover and snow regime in different part of Russia.