2002- PhD degree in geology and mineralogy
Thesis: Lithology of SW Barents Sea margin bottom sediments (Bear Island region)
1998-2001
Doctorate (Ph.D.) / Sedimentology
Department of Lithology, Marine and Petroleum geology, Geology Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.
1996-1998
Masters of Science (MS)/ Sedimentology
Department of Lithology, Marine and Petroleum geology, Geology Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.
1998 - Master degree in geology, qualification: Lithology.
1992-1996
Bachelors of Science (BS)/ Lithology
Department of Lithology, Marine and Petroleum geology, Geology Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.
1996 - Bachelor degree in geology
Qualification: Geologist-surveyor-prospector.