▁Institute ▁of ▁Ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁V . ▁Kh ain ▁was ▁awarded ▁professor ship ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁ge ology ▁department ▁and ▁worked ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁having ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ▁a ▁fundamental ▁mon ograph ▁titled ▁“ Ge ot ect onic ▁bas ics ▁of ▁oil ▁expl oration ”. ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁ge ologist ' s ▁self less ▁work ▁was ▁highly ▁appreciated , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁V . ▁Kh ain ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁corresponding ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁USS R ▁AS ▁academ ician ▁on ▁ge ot ect on ics ▁and ▁ge oph ys ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁initi atives ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁V . ▁Kh ain ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁student ▁– ▁Vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( I AS ) ▁Health ▁& ▁E col ogy , ▁I AS ▁and ▁R AN S ▁academ ician , ▁Doctor ▁of ▁ge ological ▁and ▁min eral og ical ▁sciences , ▁Professor ▁El chin ▁N us rat ▁og lu ▁K hal il ov ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁initi ative ▁called ▁Ge och ange ▁Comm uni qué ▁on ▁global ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁ge ological ▁environment . ▁The ▁Comm uni qué ▁provides ▁ge ological ▁and ▁ge oph ys ical ▁evidence ▁to ▁subst anti