Vasily Savin


E-mail: v.a.savin@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 363-61-96

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • 2007, BSc in Geology, St. Petersburg State University
  • 2009, MSc in Geology, St. Petersburg State University
  • 2009-2013, Postgraduate, St. Petersburg State University
  • 2020, PhD in Geophysics, Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences

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Research interests

Joint processing and analysis of multi-parameter geophysical information, machine learning in geophysical data interpretation, geophysical 3D modeling of the geological environment, and regional structural mapping


Key publications

  1.  Piskarev A.L., Kireev A.A., Savin V.A., Smirnov O.E. Crust Structure of the Northeastern Barents Sea Basin Area // Russian Geology and Geophysics. 2018. Т. 59. № 7. С. 803-812. DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2018.07.006.
  2. Piskarev A.L., Avetisov G.P., Kireev A.A., Poselov V.A., Savin V.A., Smirnov O.E., Elkina D.V., Kazanin G.S. Structure of the Laptev Sea Shelf–Eurasian Basin Transition Zone (Arctic Ocean) // Geotectonics. 2018. Т. 52. № 6. С. 589-608. DOI: 10.1134/S0016852118060067.
  3. Savin V.A., Avetisov G.P., Artem'eva D.E., Bezumov D.V., Chernykh A.A., Glebovsky V.Y., Piskarev A.L., Kazanin G.S. Eurasian Basin / In: Piskarev A., Poselov V., Kaminsky V. (eds.) Geologic Structures of the Arctic Basin. Springer, Cham, 2018. P. 105–155. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77742-9_3.
  4. Piskarev A.L., Butsenko V.V., Chernykh A.A., Ivanov M.V., Kaminsky V.D., Poselov V.A., Savin V.A. Lomonosov Ridge / In: Piskarev A., Poselov V., Kaminsky V. (eds.) Geologic Structures of the Arctic Basin. Springer, Cham, 2018. P. 157–185. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77742-9_4.
  5. Savin V.A. The Earth's crust structure of the Laptev and East Siberian seas sedimentary basins based on geophysical modeling results / Dissertation for the degree of PhD in Geophysics. St. Petersburg, 2020. 128 p.
  6. Glazko V.V., Savin V.A. Specifics of Sea Gravimetry in the Arctic Ocean Using “Chekan-AM” and “Popugai-GK” Gravimeters // Navigation and Hydrography. 2021. V. 63. P. 50–60.
  7. Piskarev A.L., Kaminsky V.D., Poselov V.A., Kireev A.A., Savin V.A., Smirnov O.E., Madmen D.V., Ovanesyan G.I., Elkina D.V. Morphology and Sedimentary Cover Structure of Long Segments of the Gakkel Ridge // Doklady Earth Sciences. 2023. V. 508, P. 1–5. DOI: 10.1134/S1028334X22601791.
  8. Piskarev A.L., Kaminsky V.D., Poselov V.A., Madmen D.V., Zholondz S.M., Kireev A.A., Avanesyan G.I., Savin V.A., Smirnov O.E. Structure of the Earth’s Crust of the Continental Margin of the Laptev Sea and the Adjacent Part of the Eurasian Basin // Doklady Earth Sciences. 2023. V. 511. P. 692–697. DOI: 10.1134/S1028334X23600883.
Awards and honorary titles  
  • 2022 – Medal "Honour of Subsurface Exploration" of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation 


Other professional activities

  • Chief Geophysicist of the Exploration Department, Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board

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