Chevalier of the Order of Patriotic War of I and II grades.
Member of Council of 2-nd World War ex-servicemans of Soviet district of Novosibirsk (Russia).

Senior scientific researcher - consultant of the Institute of Oil and Gas Geology of the United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russain Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russia).

Have born on Febr., 1, 1924 in village Golovkovo, Rameshkovo district, Tver province, RUSSIA.
Mother - Lotkova, Aleksandra Vasil'evna.
Father - Dubatolov, Nikolai Ivanovich.

Graduated from Department of Geology, Leningrad State Univesity in 1952. Diploma work: "Revision of G.Petz's collection, collected in SW skirt of the Kuzbas" (in Russian).
In 1952-1956 worked in All-Union Oil Scientific Research Institute (Leningrad, now - St.-Petersburg, Russia) together with postgraduate studies in the Leningrad State University.
PhD thesis: "Devonian Tabulata from Kuzbas" defended in 1953 in Leningrad State University, Leningrad (now - St.-Petersburg, Russia).
In 1956 worked in All-Union Scientific Research Geological Institute (Leningrad, now - St.-Petersburg, Russia).
In 1956-1958 detached to China to render aid with geological field works.
Dr. Sci thesis: "Tabulata of Middle Paleozoic. System, phylogeny, zoogeography and stratigraphy account" defended in 1969 in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Novosibirsk.
In 1958-1997 worked in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in 1990 renamed into United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences firstly as junior scientific researcher, then as senior scientific researcher, as a head of Laboratory of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Palaeozoic, as high scientific researcher; and in last years - as senior scientific researcher - consultant.
From 1997 is working in the Institute of Oil and Gas Geology of the United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russain Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russia) as senior scientific researcher - consultant.

Main scientific interests:

1. Paleontology, stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Middle Palaeozoic;
2. Systematics and phylogeny, morphology, microstructure of the sceleton of Tabulata (Coelenterata), using this group for stratigraphy and palaeogeography estimations;
3. Biostratigraphy of Siberia and North-Eastern Asia in the Middle Palaeozoic;
4. Now with PhD V.I.Krasnov is studying palaeogeography of the Middle Palaeozoic of Siberia, mainly of its western regions; developing palaeobiogeography zoning of seas of Eurasia in the Devonian; assigning of climatic zone and the Line (Equator) position.

Publications:
140 scientific works, including 14 monographs.

Pedagogical activity:
Several PhD. theses under the V.N.Dubatolov supervision were defended by:
Potasheva, M.N. (1978);
Alkhovik T.S. (1984),
Isaev, G.D. (1984),
Zadorozhnyi, V.M. (1984),
Tong-dzuy Thanh, supervision together with academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, B.S.Sokolov.

Address (home):
Morskoi avenue, 38, app. 30
Novosibirsk, 90, 630090, RUSSIA
Phone: +7(383)3306618
E-mail: vvdubat@mail.ru

Address (work):
Institute of Oil and Gas Geology,
United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, SB RAS
Academician Koptjug avenue, 3
Novosibirsk, 90, 630090, RUSSIA
Phone: +7(383)3332429
FAX: +7(383)3351351