ALMAZ  OROZUMBEKOV’S  CV

Dr.  Asst. Prof.  OROZUMBEKOV,  A. ALMAZBEK

DATE OF BIRTH:    9 May 1971                   NATIONALITY:   Kyrgyz

COLLEGE DEGREES:

·        Ph.D., Institute of Biology and Pedology of National Academy of Science,

 Biological Sciences, 2002

·        M.Phil.,  University of St Andrews, Biological Sciences, 2002

·        B.S.,  Osh State University,  (Biology and Chemistry), 1993

 EMPLOYMENT:

·        2009 – present Head of Centre of Innovation Technology in Agriculture at Kyrgyz agrarian university

·        2009 – present head of department of Innovation Technology in Agriculture at Kyrgyz Agrarian University, Bishkek

·        2009 – present, part time work at Innovation Centre of Phytotechnology at National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

·        2008 –2009 -Advisor Principal and Coordinator of International Projects, Associate of Professor, Osh Technological University, Osh.

·        2006-2007  - Head of centre for research and science, Department of Biology, Kyrgyz agrarian University, Bishkek

·        2005 – Senior specialist, Department of protected natural areas of the State Forest Service of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

·        2004 – Senior specialist , Department of international cooperation of the State Forest Service of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

·        2004 -2005 – Advisor Principal for International Cooperation at Osh Technological University, Osh.

·        2003 -2004 - Senior specialist, adjunct faculty, Department of Science, Osh Technological University, Osh.

·        1998-2003 – Manager, Department of International Relations and Business, Osh Technological University, Osh.

·        1995-1998 -Post-graduate student, Department of Ecology and Biology, Kyrgyz Agriculture Institute, Bishkek.

·        1993-1995 – Teaching assistant and engineer, Department of Ecology and Biology, Kyrgyz Agriculture Institute, Bishkek.

 EXPERIENCE:  

·        April, 2009 - Coordinator of Darwin Initiative Project on Conserving Eden: participatory forest management in the Tian-Shan region with University of Bournemouth (Kyrgyzstan –United Kingdom).

·        March, 2009 – December, 2009  - Lead authors for Scientific Publication Project  IUFRO –SPDS/AKESOP “Keep Asian Green” Volume IV:  West & Central Asia

·        January, 2009 – present, a scientific advisor for Fauna and Flora International (FFI, UK) project “Community conservation of globally important fruit and nut forests in Kyrgyzstan”.

·        2009 – present, coordinator of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Program (Austria & Kyrgyzstan) in and Kyrgyz Agrarian University  and Osh Technological University

·        December, 2008 – March, 2009 – Visiting scientist, Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection, Department of Forestry and Soil, BOKU, Vienna, Austria.

·        December, 2007- April, 2008 - Fulbright Visiting Scholar, US Forest Service, USDA, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

·        March, 2007 – February, 2008 – Head of project “Insect-Plant Interactions in the walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan” by Rufford Small Grants of Nature Protection, UK.

·        2005-2007 - Scientific advisor at the fruit & nut forests element of the DGIS project, Fauna & Flora International  (Cambridge, UK) in Kyrgyzstan.

·        2006- Expert for Scientific Program, EU INTAS, Brussels.

·        2005-2006 – Scientific advisor for “Geographical Society”, USA project on “Pollination limitation and varietal conservation of apples and apricots in Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan.

·        December, 2006 - Visiting member of International Forestry Quarantine Research Group, FAO. Rome, Italy.

·        September - October, 2005 - Technical advisor, Winrock International “Farmer to Farmer" program in the walnut-fruit forest.

·        September, 2005 - Visiting member of International Forestry Quarantine Research Group, FAO. Rome, Italy.

·        December, 2004 – February, 2005- DAAD scientific visitor to University of Applied Sciences of Eberswalde, Insect Pathology research lab, Eberswalde, Germany.

·        February – May, 2004 - Volkswagen scientific visitor to Bonn University and University of Greifswald, Germany.

·        2003-2004 - Project researcher in Kyrgyz-German Research Project on Human-Environmental Interactions in Walnut-Fruit Forests of Southern Kyrgyzstan (supported by VolkswagenStiftung, Germany).

·        June- July, 2003 - Technical advisor, Winrock International “Farmer to Farmer" program in Arslanbob walnut-fruit forest.

·        January, 2003  - Scientific visitor to USDA Forest Service, Morgantown WV, Delaware, DE, Hamden, CT, USA.

·        October – November, 2002 – Visiting scientist to University of St.Andrews, Scotland, UK and University of Applied Sciences of Osnabrueck, Germany.

·        June – July, 2002 - Technical advisor, Winrock International "Farmer to Farmer" program in Arslanbob walnut-fruit forest.

·        September, 2000- June, 2001 - Research student of pollination biology laboratory, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.

·        1999-2001 – Manager of EU "Tempus-Tacis" Compact education project. (Kyrgyzstan-Germany)  

HONORS AND AWARDS:  

·        2009 - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany.

·        2008 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Eurasia-Pacific Uninet and Austrian Academic

                  Exchange Service  (OEAD), Austria.

·        2008 – “Honours of Environmental Protection” at State Agency of Environmental

                  Protection and Forestry under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

·        2008  - Senior Research Fellow, National attestation commission, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

·        2007 - Fulbright Scholarship, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, USA.

·        2006 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Kazakhstan

·        2004 - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany.

·        2004 – Volkswagen Stiftung Project Fellow (Germany)

·        2000 - Rotary Environmental Scholarship (Rotary international), Scotland, UK. 

GRANTS RECEIVED: 

·         2009 -  Darwin Initiative Project for nature protection (UK)

·         2007 -  Rufford small grant for nature protection (UK)

·         2005 -  USDA Forest Service, International Programs, USA

·         2003 -  USDA Forest Service, International Programs, USA.

·         2002 -  Individual mobility grant (Germany-Scotland)  EU “Tempus” program.

·         2000 –  President of Kyrgyz Republic’s grant for scientific achievement

·        1999 -  EU "Tempus-Tacis" Compact project. (Kyrgyzstan-Germany - Belgium)

·        1999 - "East-East" program "Soros- Kyrgyzstan” Foundation, Bishkek. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

·        Conservation and sustainable use of forests in Kyrgyzstan

·        Biodiversity Conservation of  walnut-fruit forests and wild apple orchards

·        Forest ecology, Dendrochronology, Forest Protection and GIS in forestry;

·        Assessment of landscape for promotion of pollinations and beneficial insects in agroforestry