Dr. Malykhin is Professor of the
Ecology Faculty of the Novorossiysk Branch of the Kubanian State Technological
University in Russia. Previously, he was a researcher at the Biosphere
Geochemistry Research Institute. He has a master's degree in geology from Rostov
State University and a doctorate in geochemistry from Krasnodar Polytechnic
University. Dr. Malykhin has published over 30 scientific papers on geology,
biology and biogeochemistry and is interested in the ecology of the world's
coastal mega-cities.
Also he is the president of non Government organization 'Green lungs
Novorossiysk'. The main purposes of this organization are Creation of an
Arboretum and park in Novorossiysk and consolidation of non Government
ecological organizations. The huge help in this is rendered by LEAD
International which has allocated grant ($ 30 000) on the joint project (by Yury
Malykhin, Andrey Ozharovskii and Ilia Zaitsev) 'Creation of an Arboretum and
park in the City of Novorossiysk'