Vladimir A. Mansurov graduated from the Kirghiz State University in 1965 and for 25 years worked in Kirghiz Academy of Science. In the same time he gave lectures for students in Kirghiz State University and Frunze Polytechnic Institute. In 1975 he worked in Research Institute of Physics and Mechanics of Rock of Kirghiz Academy of Science as senior researcher worker and prepared his PhD on Rock Mechanics. In 1990 he perform the investigation on Geophysics and graduated from the Institute of the Physics of the Earth as doctor of science.
Vladimir A. Mansurov is a renowned scientist in area of heterogeneous media fracture prediction. He was director-organizer of International Scientific Centre for Environment of Russian Academy of Science in Moscow. He worked as Director of this Centre for 5 years.
In 1995 he was invited to Krasnoyarsk. There he organized a wide range of research to increase safety of the Krasnoyarsk region by means of radioactive, natural and man-caused risks estimation. Prof. Mansurov was initiator and leader of works for monitoring systems installation on important industry objects of Krasnoyarsk region to prevent catastrophic events. According to his recommendations and under his supervision in Zheleznogorsk on Mine-Chemical Plant of Nuclear Ministry of Russia in 1998 the Research-and-Production Center of Geomonitoring starts to work. Under his guidance a group of specialists with invited famous scientists from abroad estimated current state of Krasnoyarsk and Sayano-Shushenskaya Hidro Power Electric Stations.
In 2001 in Krasnoyarsk Prof. Mansurov organized 1st International School-Seminar “Physical fundamentals of rock fracture”, which was important for Krasnoyarsk region to prevent natural and man-caused catastrophic phenomena.
Prof. Mansurov had lectures in faculty of geology and geophysics of Vienna Technological University.
More then 20 years Vladimir Mansurov works on problem of monitoring of collapses caused by mining in Zhezkazgan Copper Mines (Kazakhstan). At first stage it was contracts, later he was advisor-consultant of Chairmen of the board of “Kazakhmys Co” Ltd and mine survey department. Now he is a director of Strata Control Centre of “Kazakhmys Co” Ltd. He developed conception and plan of seismic network creation, which should control induced seismicity caused by mining. Under his management a new modern monitoring systems were installed in Zhezkazgan and Zhomart mines. It allows to control current state of areas where is mining activities and in abandoned old openings. It was developed the technique of excavation current state estimation and prediction of collapses. This technique demonstrates high effectiveness and allows to predict behavior of rock massif under mining and increase safety of mining in “Kazakhmys Co” Ltd.
For high achievements in research activity in 1999 Vladimir Mansurov was elected as corresponding member of International Engineer Academy, in 2001 he was elected as a corresponding member of the Higher School International Science Academy. He has published more then 200 scientific papers; the most of them was published in Russian and International Scientific Journals. Prof. Mansurov has published 4 books concerning problems of rock fracture.
He has rank of “Honored worker of the Higher School”.
Last 5 years he worked for Kazakhmys Services limited as Head of Geotech Service and Principal Geotech Engineer. He develop educational program for master course –Geotechnics and under his supervision first 15th engineers were graduated and now they are working on Kazakhmys’ mines.