Full name: Rovshan Khanish Abbasov

Telephone:  Mobile: +994 50 3721834

E-mail: abbasov@hotmail.com

Scientific degree:

Candidate of Geographical sciences (Ph.D) . 2001

Master of Sciences, 1995  

Background Specialty:

Hydrology, Ecohydrology, Water Resources, Water resources management, Lake Basin management, Flood management

Educational background: \

2001, PHD in Hydrology and Water Management; Saint-Petersburg, Russia

1995-1999, Postgraduate school (aspirantura), Baku State University, Azerbaijan

1990-1995, Geography facility of Baku State University, Master of Sciences, honors diploma

Professional experiences:

2006-2007: Water Research Institute, Michigan State University, East Laqnsing, USA; visiting scholar

2001-2005: National Department of Hydrometeorology, Research Institute of Hydrometeorology, Senior Scientific Worker

1995-2001: Institute of Hydrometeorology, senior scientific worker (part time)

2001- To present: Baku State University, lecturer, part time

1995-1999 Baku State University, postgraduate school

Research experience:

2008 January-2008 March: JICA participant in the Course  “Integrated basin Management for Lake Environment”. Organized by International Lake Environment Project (ILEC). Kusatsu city, Japan Preparation of the Country report for the Caspian Sea basin, Azerbaijan

2006  – 2007 : Michigan State University, Institute of Water Research, visiting scholar. East Lansing, USA

Research: “Effective watershed management in the basins of the small rivers flowing into Caspian Sea.

1996-2001- Doctoral thesis: “Assessment of ecological (in-stream) flow for small rivers of Small Caucasus”

1997-2000   Ecological aspects of water consumption in Southern Caucasus

2001-2004   “Assessment of anthropogenic factors influencing on the regime of small rivers”

Author of more than 20 scientific works and articles

Author’s experiences-

2008: "Caspian Sea-country report" International Lake Environment Committe, Kusatsu, Japan

2004- Integrative models curriculum (physical geography, ecology) “Problems of the rivers flowing into Caspian sea”

2005 (Preparation proceeds) – textbook of Ecohydrology

Language skills:

English – reading: excellent, listening: excellent, speaking: advanced, writing: excellent

Russian (native language) - reading: excellent, listening: excellent, speaking: excellent, writing: excellent

Turkish ( native language)- reading: excellent, listening: excellent, speaking: excellent, writing: excellent

Computer skills:

Standard software Excellent (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop-excellent

ArcGIS -good, Arc-info, ENVI- Good