Shurentuya Begzsuren, Ph.D. as from April 2007
Rheingöhgheimer str 79
67075, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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+49-(0)228+49-(0)177-1488686
+49-(0)228bshuree@yahoo.com
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bachelor
Mongolia
Class 3
Evangelic
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EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF BONN, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE,
ZEFc, Bonn, Germany, DAAD Stipend
Ph.D. Candidate (Desertification and Drought Mitigation) 2003 to 2007
COLORODA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO, USA
M.S. Ecology
August 2002 (Stipend, among the best of Mongolia)
MONGOLIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
B.S. Biology
June 1992 (Stipend, among best 2 out of 400)
RESEARCH
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Ph.D. research ‘Desertification assessment by means of remote sensing and
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)’
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Geographic Information System: ARC/INFO, ARC VIEW,ARCGIS
Satellite Image Processing: ERDAS IMAGINE.
Excel, Power Point, MS Office, Word, UNIX.
Statistical analysis: SAS, SPSS
Web page design: Microsoft Front Page.
Strong ecological background through graduate study.
Working experience with numerous field and laboratory measurements.
English, Russian, German (intermediate) and Mongolian.
EXPERIENCE:
09/2002-08/2003
Department of International Cooperation, Ministry for Nature and
Environments, Mongolia
Employee
Management of international projects with the Ministry and advised
‘Biosafety Protocol’ project.
02-07/2002
08/99-2001
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, CSU, CO
Laboratory technician
Removed carbonates from organic samples, determined soil texture, and
carbon and nitrogen content, conducted 13C isotope analysis, and collected
soil samples.
1996-1998
German Agency for Technical Development Project (GTZ), Mongolia
Biologist
Participated in developing Management Plan, and organized training for
rangers.
1995-1996
United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Mongolia
Biologist
Participated in writing Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan.
1993-1995
Mongolian Pedagogical University, Mongolia
Teacher
Taught junior-level genetics.
PUBLICATIONS:
S. Begzsuren. 2002. Herbaceous forage variability and carrying capacity in
the Gobi Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. [M.S. thesis]: Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, USA.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun.
2003. Herbaceous forage variability and carrying capacity in the Gobi Three
Beauty National Park, Mongolia. Australian Journal of Rangelands, AU .
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun.
2004. Livestock responses to droughts and severe winter weather in the Gobi
Three Beauty National Park, Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments,
59:785-796.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun.
2002. Plant biomass and soil texture in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park.
In: Proceedings of VI International Rangeland Congress, Durban, South
Africa 26 July - 1 August 2003.
S. Begzsuren, J.E. Ellis., D.S. Ojima., M.B. Coughenour, and T. Chuluun.
2002. Wealth groups of herders in the Gobi Three Beauty National Park,
Mongolia. In: Proceedings of VI International Rangeland Congress, Durban,
South Africa 26 July - 1 August 2003.
PRESENTATIONS:
Desertification assessment by means of remote sensing and GIS in Southern
Mongolia. (November 2006). Deserts and Desertification: Challenges and
Opportunities International Conference, 6-9 November 2006, Ben-Gurion
University (Negev), Israel.
Herbaceous forage variability, carrying capacity and socio-economic aspects
of stocking rate in the GTBNP, Mongolia. (2001). Poster section: Front
Range Ecology Student Symposium, CSU, Fort Collins.
Chuluun, T., Enhbat, B., & Shurentuya,B. (2000). Conservation through
development of traditional informal institutions in Mongolia. In: 85th Annual
Meeting, Ecological Society of America. August 6-10, 2000 Snowbird, Utah.
The CV is written by:
Begzsuren Shurentuya, 15 Dec 2006