МарфенинID SCOPUS: 6602942004

ID ORCID: 0000-0003-1533-4735

 

DATE OF BIRTH:01.11.1947

PLACE OF BIRTH: Moscow (Russia)

 

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Moscow State University

Leninskie gory, 1 стр.12

119991 Moscow, Russia

Tel.: +7 (916) 8321866

E-mail: marf47@mail.ru

http://invert.bio.msu.ru/index.php/staff/professors/5-marfenin

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1993 – Professor at the Department of Invertebrates Zoology

1988 – D.Sc (zoology), Institute of Zoology, USSR Academy of Sciences (Leningrad)

1980 – Senior Researcher, Department of Invertebrates Zoology

1974 – Ph.D. (zoology), Moscow State University

1970 – graduation from Moscow State University with qualification ‘biologist-zoologist’

 

APPOINTMENT

Academic

1993 – till present – Professor at the Department of Invertebrates Zoology, Moscow State University

1992-1993 – Leading Scientist, Department of Invertebrates Zoology, Moscow State University

1975-1980 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Invertebrates Zoology, Moscow State University

1973-1973 – Junior Research Associate, Department of Invertebrates Zoology, Moscow State University

Administrative

1993 – 2011 – Dean of the Ecology Faculty of the International Independent University of Ecology and Politics Studies, Moscow

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Hydrozoa (Cnidaria): biology, ecology, morphogenesis and evolution;
  • colonial, modular organization of invertebrates;
  • non-centralized self-organization in biological systems;
  • ecological assessment of tidal hydroelectric stations;
  • recreational nature management;
  • ecology education.

 

VISITNG SCIENTIST

1993: Dartmouth College, New-Hampshire, USA

1991: Dartmouth College, New-Hampshire, USA

1989: Dartmouth College, New-Hampshire, USA

1988: Queensland museum, Brisbane, Australia

1979: University of Canberra, Australia

 

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND GRANTS

2013: Medal of V.I. Vernadsky Non-government Ecology Foundation

Honorary award of the Russian Society of Nature Protection

2011 – 2013: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Network structures of colonial organisms – regularities of self-organization, case study of Hydrozoa

2009  – 2009: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Flora and Fauna of the White Sea. Illustrated Atlas.’ Editors: A.B. Tsetlin, A.E. Zhadan, N.N. Marfenina

2007 – 2009: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Cyclic morphogenesis as the basis of module type of organism setup (colonial hydroids)

RF President grant to outstanding scientists (1993-1994).

2004 – 2006: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Evolution of colonies morphogenesis of highly organized hydroids

2001 – 2003: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Morphogenetic basics of biodiversity as exemplified in hydroids and corals

2001: RF government award for the development of the system of ecology education in Russian universities

1998 – 2000: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant ‘Non-centralized methods of regulating the unity of biosystems as exemplified by colonial organisms

1998: Honorary Doctor of “Open University, Netherlands”.

1995 – 1997: Russian Foundation for Humanities grant on organism integration of colonial biosystems.

 

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

Current research students – V.V. Kozhara, V.S. Demetiev.

2006 – A.A. Prudkovsky, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Feeding of some mass species of Hydromedusa in the White Sea”)

2004 – S.A. Slobodov, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Life cycles of some species of hydroids in the White Sea”)

2002 – S.A. Belorustseva, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Colonial hydroid adaptation to tidal cycle”)

1999 – E.A. Nikulina, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Main evolutionary trends of forming colonies by Bryozoa, Cheilostomata order”)

1994 – D.B. Orlov, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Planula development of colonial hydroids”)

1991 –A.A. Leontovich, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Developing spatial colonial structure by hydroid Cordylophora inkermanica (Marfenin 1983)”

1987 – I.A. Kosevich, Candidate of Biological Sciences (“Interaction of local and general colonial processes in the colony growth of Obelia loveni (Allm.) (Hydroza, Campanulariidae)”.

 

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES

Chair of the Bioethics Committee at Moscow State University

Deputy chair of the Methodology Council on Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Classical Universities of the RF

Head of inter-university seminar ‘Methodology of education for sustainable development’

Member of the Dissertation Council in sections:

zoology (Moscow State University);

paleontology and stratigraphy.

Expert of the international ‘Tuning’ programme in 2012.

Member of Research Council on Ecology Education Problems at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Education

Member of the Expert Board of IV Russian Contest Siemens Science Award for schoolchildren

Member of the Coordination Board on Continuous Ecology Education at the Department of Education of Moscow government

Jury member of Vernadsky Contest of Youth Research Projects (since 1998 till present)

Hydrozoan Society

Paleontological Society of Russia

Geographical Society of Russia

Moscow Society of Naturalists

 

MEMBERSHIP IN EDITORIAL BOARDS

2014 – till present  –  ‘Biosphere’ journal

1997–  till present – ‘Ecology and Life’ journal

1999 –till present  – ‘Journal of General Biology’ at the Russian Academy of Sciences

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: more than 3000

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Marfenin N.N. Ecology: guidebook for university students. Moscow, Akademia, 2012, 576 p. (Bachelor Studies series) ISBN 978-5-7695-7968-4.
  2. Marfenin N.N. Sustainable development of the humanity, Study book, Moscow, Moscow State University, 2006, 612 p. (Classical University Textbook) ISBN 5-211-05-59-2
  3. Marfenin N.N., Malyutin O.I., Pertsova N.M, Pantyulin A.N., Usachev I.N. Environmental impact of tidal hydroelectric stations. Moscow, Moscow State University, 1995, 125 p.
  4. Bernstein L.B., Silavkov V.N., Gelfer S.L., Kuznetsov N.N., Marfenin N.N. et al. Tidal hydroelectric stations. Edit: Berstein L.B., 2nd ed., in 2 vol., Vol. 2, Moscow, Gidroproekt AO, 1994, 262 p.
  5. Marfenin N.N. Functional morphology of colonial hydroids. St. Petersburg, Institute of Zoology, Russian Academy of Sciences,1993, 151 p.
  6. Marfenin N.N. The colonies phenomenon. Moscow, Moscow University, 1993, 237 p.
  7. Kazanskaya N.S., Lanina V.V., Marfenin N.N. Recreational forests. Moscow, Forest Industry Publ., 1977, 96 p.
  8. Marfenin N.N., Belorustseva S.A. (ed.) Illustrated Atlas of the Invertebrates of the White Sea. Mass Species Fauna Guidebook. Moscow, KMK Publishing House, 2006, 312 p.
  9. Illustrated Atlas of Flora and Fauna of the White Sea. Edit.: Tsetlin A.B., Zhadan A.E., Marfenin N.N., Moscow KMK Publishing House, 2010, 471 p.
  10. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2011 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: N.N. Marfenina, S.A. Stepanova. Moscow MNEPU Publ., 2011, 352 p.
  11. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2010 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: N.N. Marfenina, S.A. Stepanova. Moscow MNEPU Publ., 2010, 352 p.
  12. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2009 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: N.N. Marfenina, S.A. Stepanova. Moscow, MNEPU Publ., 2009, 344 p.
  13. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2008 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: N.N. Marfenina, S.A. Stepanova. Moscow, MNEPU Publ., 2008, 328 p.
  14. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2007 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: N.N. Marfenina, S.A. Stepanova. Moscow, MNEPU Publ., 2007, 312 p.
  15. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2006 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Marfenina N.N., Stepanova S.A., Moscow, MNEPU-Avant Publ., 2007, 322 p.
  16. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2005 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Marfenina N.N., Stepanova S.A., Moscow, Modus-K, Eterna, 2006, 320 p.
  17. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2004 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Marfenina N.N., Stepanova S.A., Moscow, Modus-K, Eterna, 2005, 320 p.
  18. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2003 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Marfenina N.N., Stepanova S.A., MNEPU Publ., 2003, 336 p.
  19. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2002 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Marfenina N.N., Stepanova S.A., MNEPU Publ., 2002, 336 p.
  20. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2001 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Danilova-Danilyana V.I., Stepanova S.A., MNEPU Publ., 2001, 332 p.
  21. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 2000 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: MNEPU Publ., 2000, 328 p.
  22. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 1999 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Moiseeva N.N., Stepanova S.A., Moscow, MNEPU Publ., 1999, 324 p.
  23. (Editor-in-chief: N.N. Marfenin) Russia and the World Around: 1998 (Analytical Yearbook). Editors: Moiseev N.N., Stepanova S.A., MNEPU Publ., 1998, 316 p.
  24. (Editors-in-chief: Marfenin N.N., Ogureeva G.N.) Programme in 013100 specialty ‘Ecology’ For state universities. Moscow, Geography faculty Publ., Moscow State University, 1999, 144 p.
  25. Marfenin N.N. Ecoculture: in search of way out of the environmental crisis. Study book, Moscow, MNEPU Publ., 1998, 344 p.
  26. Fundamental studies of Porifera and Coelenterata. Editors: Koltun V.M., Marfenin N.N., Stepanyants S.D., Leningrad, Institute of Zoology, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1989, 129 p.
  27. Theoretical and practical meaing of Coelenterata. Edit.: Naumova D.V., Stepanyants S.D., Marfenina N.N., Leningrad, Institute of Zoology, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1980, 130 p.
  28. Marfenina N.N. (Edit.) Mass tourism influence on forest biocommunities. Moscow, Moscow University Publ., 1978, 66 p.