Serafim N. Chukov

Teaching courses

Bachelor degree:

  • Soil Chemistry 
  • Soil Ecology 
  • Degradation of soils and landscapes

Master degree:

  • Modern problems of soil chemistry 
  • Biochemistry of humus formation 
  • Ecological functions of soil organic matter 

Post-graduate:

  • History and philosophy of science 
  • Humic substances in the biosphere 

DOP

  • Landscape design
  • Phytodesign of the interior

Position

Professor, Department of Soil Science & Soil Ecology

E-mail: s.chukov@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 328-31-62

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • 1978, soil scientist-agrochemist, Leningrad state University, Department of soil science and soil geography
  • 1985 candidate of biological Sciences, "Paramagnetic activity of soil humus and its change under anthropogenic influence (on the example of gray forest soils)" MSHA K. A. Timiryazev, Moscow
  • 1998 doctor of biological Sciences, "Research of physical and chemical parameters of soil organic matter (according to EPR and 13C - NMR)" Lomonosov Moscow state University, Moscow

Research IDs


Research interests

Soil organic matter, structural and functional parameters of humic substances, humic preparations


Key publications

  1. Chukov S. N. Structural and functional parameters of soil organic matter under anthropogenic influence. Publishing house of Saint Petersburg state University, Saint Petersburg, 2001, 216 p.
  2. Chukov, S.N., Yakovlev, A.S.  2019  Eurasian Soil Science Soil and Land Categories in the Modern Legislation of Russia.
  3. Chukov, S.N., Lodygin, E.D., Abakumov, E.V. 2018 Eurasian Soil Science pplication of 13C NMR Spectroscopy to the Study of Soil Organic Matter: A Review of Publications.
  4. Zavarzina, A.G., Kravchenko, E.G., Konstantinov, A.I., (...), Chukov, S.N., Demin, V.V.  2019  Eurasian Soil Science Comparison of the Properties of Humic Acids Extracted from Soils by Alkali in the Presence and Absence of Oxygen.
  5. Shtangeeva, I., Niemelä, M., Perämäki, P., (...), Chukov, S., Kasatkina, G.  2017  Journal of Geochemical Exploration  11 Phytoextration of bromine from contaminated soil.

The Head of Current Research Fundings

  • RFBR grants 10-04-01247 "Evolution of humic substances in post-agrogenic soils of the Russian plain". (2010-2012), 14-04-01623 Organic matter of anthropogenic disturbed soils: evolution, structure, functions. (2014-2016) Expert projects (from 19.06.19 and from 28.08.19) on the assignment of the RF IC 2019

Awards and honors

  • 2019 Gratitude Of The Ministry Of Education


Other professional activities

  • member of FUMO in the Biological Sciences the Ministry of higher education
  • member of the Presidium of the Dokuchaev society of soil scientists (DOP)
  • Chairman of the Subcommittee on organic matter DOP
  • member of the International society of humic substances (IHSS)
  • member of the editorial Board of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Soil Science"
  • expert of RFBR
  • expert on organic matter of soils FAO UNESCO
  • member of the working group of the Legislative Assembly the draft law on soil protection SPb

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