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Vladimir I. Davydov is a Research Professor at the Permian Research Institute, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University. After graduating from Tadzhik State University, he spent several years mapping the Pamirs and Tian-Shan, Central Asia. In mid-career Vladimir worked at the All-Russian Geological Research Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia), where he was responsible for the Upper Paleozoic stratigraphy and fusulinid biostratigraphy in various regions of the former Soviet Union. His scientific background includes research interests in magnetostratigraphy, biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, U/Pb radiometric geochemistry and sequence stratigraphy. Vladimir is very active in quantitative multidimensional correlation techniques and reconciliation of numeric and evolutionary datasets for refined chronostratigraphy. His current project deals with the development of a web-based informational system. This informational system will facilitate the international debate for establishment of the Pennsylvanian and Early Permian stage boundary definitions and provide a permanent resource for the data utilized for these definitions. Thus, a database prototype is created for sedimentary, paleontologic and stratigraphic data that reflects the specific needs of stratotype, GSSPs definition and Integrated (Standard) Geologic Time Scale. |
