Problems of Geocosmos—2022

Dr. Andrei Kosterov graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1992 (Diploma in Geophysics), PhD (1997, Université Montpellier II). Held research positions at Geological Survey of Japan, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universität Bremen, and University of Minnesota. Presently Associate Professor at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Research interests in paleomagnetism and rock magnetism. 

Dr. Evgenia Lyskova graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1995 (M.Sc. in Geophysics), PhD (1999, St. Petersburg State University). Visiting researcher at University of Hamburg and Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics. Research interests: surface wave tomography, ambient noise surface wave tomography, seismic anisotropy, wave propagation in complex media; earthquake quantification, physics of the earthquake source. 

Dr. Irina Mironova graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1997 (M.Sc. in Geophysics), PhD (2005, Joint Doctorate, St.Petersburg State University and Potsdam University). Presently Senior Research Scientist at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Specialist in solar-terrestrial physics with a keen interest in solar and space forcing on the Earth atmosphere, in energetic particle propagation and precipitation and their effects on polar atmosphere and Earth system as a whole. 

Dr. Sergey Apatenkov graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 2003 (M.Sc. in Physics), PhD (2009, St. Petersburg State University). Visiting scientist in Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland; Space Research Institute, Austria; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Calgary, Canada. Presently Associate Professor at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Research interests in space plasma physics, Earth's magnetosphere physics.