, ▁Golden ▁Medal ▁and ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁D eg ree ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Co operation , ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁La ure ate ▁Pav lov ▁golden ▁bad ge ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁Health ▁& ▁E col ogy . ▁ ▁V . ▁Kh ain ▁was ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁L omon os ov ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University , ▁Dynamic ▁Ge ology ▁department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Honor ary ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science , ▁Mun ich . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁activities ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁E . ▁Kh ain ▁was ▁elected ▁honor ary ▁president ▁of ▁World ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Co operation | W OS CO ▁( World ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Co operation ). ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁he ▁devoted ▁his ▁scientific ▁research es ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁problems ▁of ▁human ity , ▁investig ating ▁se ism ic ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁activity ▁cycles ▁and ▁their ▁inter relation ▁with ▁other ▁ge ological ▁and ▁cos mic ▁factors . ▁His ▁studies ▁on ▁global ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁ge ological ▁environment ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁view ▁Earth ' s ▁climate ▁change ▁processes ▁and ▁ge ological ▁life ▁from ▁a ▁new ▁perspective . ▁These ▁research ▁topics ▁are ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁his ▁fundamental ▁mon ograph s ▁and ▁articles . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁he ▁devoted ▁his ▁scientific ▁research es ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁problems ▁of ▁human ity , ▁investig ating ▁se ism ic ▁and