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He has a Ph.D. in Dynamical Oceanography from Oslo University and is a Senior researcher and project developer at the Norwegian research company Akvaplan-niva. He has 20 years of experience in developing, managing, and conducting local, regional, and international research and capacity-building projects. His primary focus is on mass/energy transport and dispersion of physical, chemical, and biological components and attributed environmental impacts, particularly in the marginal and inland seas. His work includes project development and implementation of advanced scientific models and simulations serving oil and gas, petrochemical, deep-sea mining, as well as emerging green platform industries. He is a Caspian Sea expert with a long track of publications related to that region.