Konstantin V. Titov


Position

Professor, Head of Department of Geophysics

E-mail: k.titov@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 363-61-96

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • • 1986, Mining engineer-geophysicist, Leningrad Mining Institute;
    • 1993, Ph.D., The thesis “Applications of the audio-magnetotelluric method to Mining Geology: Cases of Cola Peninsula” St. Petersburg Mining University;
    • 2004, Dr. habilitation, The thesis: “Electrokinetic properties of rocks with application to geo-electricity”, St. Petersburg State Univrsity. 

Research IDs


Research interests

Mining geophysics, hydrogeophysics, geo-electricity, spontaneous and induced polarization, petrophysics, multi-method characterization of the pore space, permeability prediction


Key publications

  1. Martin T., Titov K., Tarasov A., Weller A. Spectral Induced Polarization: frequency domain versus time domain laboratory data. Geophysical Journal International, 2021, DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab071.
  2. Gurin G., Titov K., Ilyin Y. Induced Polarization of Rocks Containing Metallic Particles: Evidence of Passivation Effect. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(2), 670-677 (2019), DOI: 10.1029/2018GL080107.
  3. Konosavsky, P., Maineult, A., Narbut, M., Titov, K. Self- potential response to periodic pumping test: a numerical study. Geophysical Journal International, 2017, 210 (3), pp.1901-1908. DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggx278.
  4. Chuprinko D., Titov K. Influence of mineral composition on spectral induced polarization in sediments. Geophysical Journal International, 2017 DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggx018.

The Head of Current Research Fundings

  • RSF-DFG project Development of the induced polarization theory with application to exploration of strategic raw materials

Awards and honorary titles

  • B. B. Golitsyn award of the Russian academy of sciences for outstanding contribution to geophysics, 2021;
  • The prize of SPbU for pedagogical excellence, 2010. 


Other professional activities

  • 1995 – 2010, 2024 Invited lecturer of Institut Politechnique de Lorraine (France);
  • European Association of geoscientists and engineers – regular member;
  • Russian scientific foundation – expert;
  • Journal reviewer for Geophysics, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Journal International, Water Resources Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysical Prospecting etc. 

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