Anar Abtalibov completed his doctoral studies in Environmental Geography at the University of York and is currently at the dissertation defense stage. His doctoral research, entitled “Mineralogical and Anthropogenic Control on the Chemistry of River Waters in the Eastern Greater Caucasus: Evidence from the Girdiman River,” examines the natural and human-induced factors influencing river water chemistry in mountainous environments.

Anar Abtalibov began his scientific career in 2016 at the Institute of Geography named after Academician H.A. Aliyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. He initially served as a Senior Laboratory Technician and later advanced to the position of Engineer. During this period, he contributed to multiple research projects and was actively involved in the preparation and compilation of thematic maps.

At the Master’s level, he defended his thesis entitled “Analysis of the Impact of Mud Volcanoes on the Ecogeosystem of the Gobustan–Absheron Physical–Geographical Region,” earning the degree of Master of Science.

He is a member of the Geological Society of London (2025), the European Association of Geochemistry (2025), the European Geosciences Union (since 2023), and the Azerbaijan Geographical Society (since 2018).

He currently serves as an Instructor of Geography at the School of Education of Karabakh University.

2024 – to date

University of York

Environmental Geography, PhD student 

2018 – 2020

Baku State University

MSc in Geomorphology

2011 – 2015

Sumgayit State University

BSc in Geography Education                                 

• Environmental geography
• Chemical weathering and weathering products
• Contamination of river water chemistry under natural and anthropogenic influences
• Mineral dissolution kinetics
• Modelling of mineral precipitation processes in surface waters