 Alexander Brovin, PhD
Expertise
- Management of arctic marine research expeditions
- Supervision of arctic shipping projects
- Ice observation and analysis services for arctic offshore petroleum
exploration and production
- Ice, oceanographic and weather forecasting for arctic navigation
activities
- Management of ice research labs and research institutes
- Procurement, distribution and analysis of satellite imagery for
marine ice
Experience
Began career with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute AARI in St.
Petersburg in 1977, in the Oceanography Department, focusing on ice data
acquisition, data processing and ice drift forecasting. Extensive field
experience with Ice Drift Station North Pole 24 and other marine areas of
the Russian arctic offshore. In 1991, took over management of AARI's Ice
Navigation Research Laboratory. Emigrated to Canada in 1997, undertaking
projects with petroleum companies like Marathon, Agip KCO, Exxon, Elvary
Neftegaz, BP and Sakhalin Energy in ice monitoring, design and research to
support their exploration, production and transportation activities. By
2007, had undertaken 24 arctic ship, offshore, icebreaker, drift station and
research expeditions in the Arctic and other marine-ice zones. Currently an
Associate with Canatec, and president of ABIC Service Ltd. a Calgary firm
which supplies Modis satellite ice imagery to offshore operators in Russia.
Author of more than 40 research articles and 50 professional reports and
manuals. Mother tongue Russian; fluent in English.
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, (Scientific Degree of the Candidate of Science)
AARI, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1991
- M.Sc. Physical Oceanography, State Hydrometeorological Institute,
St. Petersburg, Russia, 1976
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