Earth’s Cryosphere, 2024, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, p. 60-62.
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IN MEMORIAM: IGOR EMELYANOVICH GURYANOV (July 31, 1936–February 3, 2024)
M.N. Zheleznyak, R.V. Zhang, V.V. Shepelev, O.I. Alekseeva, A.V. Litovko*
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Merzlotnaya St. 36, Yakutsk, 677010 Russia
*Corresponding author; e-mail: Lav_84@mail.ru
Igor Emelyanovich Guryanov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, passed away on February 3, 2024 after a long battle with serious illness. A renowned expert in the field of foundation engineering and frozen soil mechanics, he worked at the Melnikov Permafrost Institute for many years. He developed a new field in geocryology – engineering cryolithology – and authored two fundamental monographs on this very promising topic. He was a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
Keywords: geocryology, permafrost, frozen soil mechanics, cryogenic processes, engineering cryolithology.
Recommended citation: Zheleznyak M.N., Zhang R.V., Shepelev V.V., Alekseeva O.I., Litovko A.V., 2024. In memoriam: Igor Emelyanovich Guryanov (July 31, 1936–February 3, 2024). Earth’s Cryosphere XXVIII (3), 60–62.
Received April 3, 2024
Accepted April 10, 2024
Translated by E.S. Shelekhova