Dr. Sagynbek Orunbaev

Associate Professor at American University of Central Asia

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Hydrogeology of Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan Exploration for Hydrogen-Water Market Development

The Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Project in Central Asia: The Case for a Regional Hydroclimate Project

Exploring How DESIS Imagery Can Enhance the Characterization of Land Surface Phenologies in Montane Pastures

Changes in Groundwater Levels and the Response of Natural Vegetation to Transfer of Water to the Karagachev Groves

Investigation of the High Mountain Vegetation Using Satellite Imagery, Kyrgyzstan

New Approaches and Advanced Methodology in Integrated Water Resources Management: Amu Darya River Basin

Hydrologic Model for Runoff Simulation of the Kyzyl-Suu River

Vegetation Stress Study in Chon-Alai Area Using NDVI, Kyrgyzstan

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University Department

orunbaev_s@auca.kg

+996773004590

Asanbay 7/6
Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan

Biography

Dr. Sagynbek Orunbaev is an Associate Professor in the Applied Geology and Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science departments at the American University of Central Asia. He earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Dynamic of the Geospheres, Russian Academy of Sciences (2018, Russia), MA degree in Natural Disaster Risk Management in Urban Areas at the National Academic Institute for Policy Studies (2016, Japan), a specialized degree in Economics from Novosibirsk State University (2005, Russia), Master of Applied Mathematics from Kyrgyz State National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (2002, Kyrgyzstan), and a specialized degree in Applied Mathematics with honors from the Informatics and Applied Mathematics program at Kyrgyz State National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (2000, Kyrgyzstan).

Dr. Orunbaev joined AUCA in 2017 with vast experience in the fields of geology, seismology and environmental studies. He is the President of the Kyrgyz Association on the Safety and Large Dams - KyrCOLD (since 2019), a visiting scholar and Associate Professor of the Technical University of Berlin (2019, Germany), a senior researcher of the Research Institute of Seismic Construction at KSUSTA (since 2013), a seismologist engineer of the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (2014-2016, Japan), a researcher at the United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2003-2007, Russia). Dr. Orunbaev has been an associate member of the Mountain Forum ICIMOD since 2008, a member of the Board of Management of the JICA Association since 2012, and a member of the Seismological Society of America since 2013.

As the KyrCOLD President, he currently oversees projects on cross-border river basins. He previously served projects:

Importance of water resources and renewable sources of energy in mountainous region
Multiparametric monitoring of Kurpsai hydro power plant dam
Groundwater level analysis for flooding risk
Ground-based and remote sensing monitoring of water resources and infrastructures

Prof. Orunbaev is an expert in the field of natural disaster risk management, climate change and water resources management received from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. He published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and managed several projects in the field of climate sciences and has been funded by several International Development Agencies for the investigation of climate change and water resources management. He has been a Principal Investigator on numerous research projects
through the years in various universities in Germany, Russia and USA.

Research interests:

Hydrology problems in river basins (evaporation, quality assessment)
Atmosphere and climate change research
Water resources management studies
Environmental disaster risk studies
Geophysical observations
Satellite image processing (remote sensing)
Seismic safety of multi-floor buildings (earthquake early warning system)
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA, deterministic approach)

Awards:

Assessment of Springs as Water Resources for Smallholder Farming Communities in Southwest Kyrgyzstan, USDA award (2023-2025)
Participant of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) (2020)
A regional project for Water Resources Management in Multi-parametric monitoring of dams, Kurpsai Dam (2017, Kyrgyzstan)
JICA long-term winner applicant on Disaster Risk Management (2015, JICA, Japan)
Research fellow, CAARF Fellowship, Mountain Societies Research Institute and University of Central Asia (2014-2015, Kyrgyzstan)
Diploma from the Regional Cross-border Early Warning Systems for GeoRisks in Central Asia, GIZ and GFZ (2012, Potsdam, Germany)
Diploma from the ICT for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change, United Nations, APCiCT-ESCAP (2011, Kyrgyzstan)
Fellowship award, Regional cross-border prevention of natural disaster in Central Asia, INWENT (2009, Kyrgyzstan)
Diploma from the ArtObject, DATA East (ESRI distributor) (2006, Russia)
Certificate of honor, Course of Introduction ESRI Program packages, ArcGIS (2004, Russia)

Courses taught (2023-2024 AY):