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Konstantin Dlusskiy, PAg

Membership Type:   Professional Agrologist Status: Practicing Branch: At Large Scope(s) of Practice:   Environment Soil Sciences Area(s) of Practice:   Reclamation & remediation Soil & plant classification Classification Mapping Biography: Dr. Konstantin Dlusskiy, P.Ag. Konstantin Dlusskiy is a Senior Soil Scientist with Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc., a mid-size consulting company based in Edmonton, AB. He has over 15 years of environmental consulting experience and additional 10 years of international research experience working with multidisciplinary teams of professionals. Dr. Konstantin Dlusskiy obtained his master’s degree in Soil Science from Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, and his Ph.D. in Geography from the Russian Academy of Science. In 2002, he came to Canada and continued his research in Pleistocene paleosols buried in eolian loesses. As a consulting pedologist, Konstantin conducted soil surveys across Canada and abroad. He mapped soils at various scales and prepared reports for Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Site Assessments, and Pre-Disturbance Assessments. As a consulting pedologist, Dr. Dlusskiy managed and conducted soil surveys of various levels of complexity across Canada and Russia. He mapped soils at various survey intensity levels, and prepared Environmental Impact Assessments, Pre-Disturbance Assessments, and Conservation & Reclamation Plans. Having a strong background in soil genesis and classification, he assessed soils for reclamation suitability, risk of compaction and erosion, agricultural land suitability and land capability for forest ecosystems. Dr. Dlusskiy uses various GIS systems required to interpret air photographs and effectively conduct a field evaluation of soils. As a researcher, Konstantin Dlusskiy participated in several international projects in Europe, Asia and North America, working with multidisciplinary teams of geologists, soil scientists and paleoenvironment specialists. The research involved soil survey and mapping in southern Russia and Siberia, paleoenvironment study in the Midwestern US, Mongolia, and central Russia, and surficial geology mapping in northern Alberta. Dr. Dlusskiy is involved in applied research on long-term plots established to evaluate various soil reclamation techniques. Currently, Konstantin Dlusskiy teaches multiple courses for various types of post-secondary education institutions. Dr. Dlusskiy is a Professional Agrologists with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists and the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists. He is also a member of the Canadian Society of Soil Science.