Research Interests

• Glacial geomorphology and dynamics based on remote sensing data
• Glacier hydrology and the role of glaciers in river runoff formation
• Climate change impacts on glaciers of the Tien Shan and Pamir

Education

• 09/2009 – 06/2013 – PhD, Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Urumqi, China).
  Dissertation: “Evolution of Glaciers in the Sary-Jaz River Basin and Their Current State.”
• 09/2007 – 06/2009 – Master’s degree, Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Geography, Ecology and Tourism, Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
• 09/2003 – 07/2007 – Bachelor’s degree, Department of Physical Geography, Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Professional Experience

• Since October 2025 – Research Fellow, Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (Germany).
• 03/2020 – 08/2021 – Post Doc Fellow, Institute of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany).
• 08/2012 – 08/2025 – Research Scientist, Department No. 2 “Climate, Water and Natural Resources,” Central Asian Institute of Applied Geosciences (CAIAG), Kyrgyzstan.
• 08/2008 – 07/2012 – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Mountain Ecosystems, Institute of Water Problems and Hydropower, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.
• 10/2007 – 08/2008 – Engineer, Department of Geography, Institute of Geology named after M. M. Adyshev, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Selected Publications

• Schuster, P., Osmonov, A., Georgi, A., Schneider, C., Sauter, T. (2025). Climate Impacts on Water Resources in a High Mountain Catchment: Application of the Open-Source Modeling Workflow MATILDA in the Northern Tian Shan. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), submitted.
• Schuster, P., Osmonov, A., Loibl, D., Kenzhebaev, R., Tappe, A.-L., Esenaman uulu, M., Asisov, E., Kalasnikova, O., Usubaliev, R., Schneider, C. (2024). Glacier Monitoring as a Prerequisite for Local-Scale Adaptation of Water Resource Management. In: Schneiderbauer, S. et al. (Eds.) Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems, Vol. 2. Elsevier, pp. 233–240. ISBN 978-0-443-32824-4.
• Usubaliev, R. A., Moldobekov, B., Mandychev, A., Osmonov, A., Azisov, E., Kenzhebaev, R., Esenaman uulu, M., Shabunin, A. (2021). The Glacial Systems of Kyrgyzstan under Climate Change. In: Water Resource Management in Central Asia and Afghanistan, pp. 61–71. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68337-5_7.
• Bolch, T., Pieczenko, J., Peters, K., Mukherjee, F., Georlich, S., Donghui, L., Shiyin, L., Kurban, A., Osmonov, A., Moldobekov, B., Buchroithner, M. (2021). Characteristics and Changes of the Cryosphere in the Aksu–Tarim Basin (Central Tien Shan). In: Sustainable Management of River Oases along the Tarim River (SuMaRiO). Schweizerbart, pp. 41–52.
• Bolch, T., Rohrbach, N., Kutuzov, S., Robson, B. A., Osmonov, A. (2019). Occurrence, Evolution and Ice Content of Ice‐Debris Complexes in the Ak‐Shiirak, Central Tien Shan, Revealed by Geophysical and Remotely‐Sensed Investigations. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44, pp. 129–143. DOI: 10.1002/esp.4487.
• Usubaliev, R. A., Mamadalieva, Z. E., Osmonov, A. T. (2019). Analysis and Assessment of the Current Situation in the Basins of the Transboundary Rivers Kurkuroo, Padysha-Ata, Ak-Suu, and Isfana: Current State of Glacial Systems. Science, New Technologies and Innovations of Kyrgyzstan, No. 4, pp. 92–98.
• Usubaliev, R. A., Osmonov, A. T., Azisov, E. A., Mandychev, A. N., Shabunin, A. G., Kalashnikova, O. Yu., Podrezova, Yu. A. (2019). Regime and Changes of the Southern Enilchek Glacier as of 2018. In: Proceedings of the International Conference “Remote and Ground-Based Earth Studies in Central Asia”, Bishkek, pp. 230–247. ISBN 978-9967-12-834-7.
• Mukherjee, T., Bolch, T., Georlich, F., Kutuzov, S., Osmonov, A., Peczenko, T., Shesterova, I. (2017). Surge-Type Glaciers in the Tien Shan (Central Asia). Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 49(1), pp. 147–171. DOI: 10.1657/AAAR0016-021.
• Usubaliev, R. A., Osmonov, A. T., Azisov, E. A., Mandychev, A. N., Podrezova, Yu. A., Kalashnikova, O. Yu. (2017). Regime of the Southern Enilchek Glacier: Melting Intensity, Flow Velocity, and Ice Consumption. Abstracts of the 3rd International Workshop “Eco-Environmental Safety along the Silk Road”, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan.