Direction:Physics of Atmosphere and Near Space
Position:Associate Professor
In 1989, Maya Todua graduated from the faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics at Leningrad State University (Russia, USSR) with a diploma in Astronomy. In 1989 she started work at Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory in the department of Stellar astronomy. She participated in observations on 125-cm and 70-cm telescopes of the Observatory. From 2001-2003 she studied and worked as a teaching assistant at the department of Physics and Astronomy of Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA) and graduated with an MS degree in Physics. Since 2003 she has continued working at Abastumani Observatory in the department of Upper atmosphere studies, where she was involved in the ISTC project. Under this project, the lidar system for aerosol measurements was made at Michigan University (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) and installed in Georgia for the first time. From 2011-2014 she was an Assistant Professor at Ilia State University. From 2011-2020 she was a director of Evgeni Kharadze Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory. In 2015 she received a PhD degree in Physics at Ilia State University. Since 2015 she has been an Associate Professor at Ilia University (School of Natural Sciences and Medicine).
Scientific interests / research interests
- Atmospheric physics, Earth-Near-space coupling
- Astronomy (multiple stars, stellar systems)
Featured publications
- Dalakishvili, Giorgi, Didebulidze, Goderdzi G., Todua, Maya. Formation of sporadic E (Es) layer by homogeneous and inhomogeneous horizontal winds. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 209, 2020
- Didebulidze, Goderdzi G, Todua, Maya. The inter-annual distribution of cloudless days and nights in Abastumani: Coupling with cosmic factors and climate change. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 141, p. 48-55, 2016
- Todua, Maya; Didebulidze, Goderdzi G. .Cosmic factors influence on the inter-annual variations of the green 557.7 Nm line and red 630.0 Nm line nightglow intensities and their possible coupling with cloud covering at Abastumani (41.75°N, 42.82°E). Acta Geophysica, Volume 62, Issue 2, pp.381-399, 2014
- P. Kokkalis, R.E. Mamouri, M. Todua, G.G. Didebulidze, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, S. Basart, C. Perez, and J. M. Baldasano. Ground, satellite and simulation-based analysis of a strong dust event over Abastumani, Georgia during May 2009. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 33, Issue 16, 2012. Special Issue
- Javakhishvili, G.; Kukhianidze, V.; Todua, M.; Inasaridze, R. A method of open cluster membership determination. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 447, Issue 3, pp.915-919, 2006
Popular science articles
- „რა არის გრავიტაციული ტალღა“, „რადიო თავისუფლება“; 2016 https://www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/gravitaciuli-talga/27589471.html სამეცნიერო-პოპულარული სტატიების სერია ჟურნალში „ტაბულა“ 2010-2012.
List of publications
- Didebulidze, Goderdzi G., Dalakishvili, Giorgi, Todua, Maya. Formation of Multilayered Sporadic E under an Influence of Atmospheric Gravity Waves (AGWs). Atmosphere, vol. 11, issue 6, p. 653, 2020
- Dalakishvili, Giorgi, Didebulidze, Goderdzi G., Todua, Maya. Formation of sporadic E (Es) layer by homogeneous and inhomogeneous horizontal winds. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 209, 2020
- Dalakishvili G.T., Didebulidze G.G., Todua M.M. Formation of sporadic E (Es) layer by homogeneous horizontal wind. Journal of the Georgian Geophysical Society, Issue (B), Physics of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Space Plasma, v. 23b, No 3, 2020.
- Todua, Maya. Astronomical research and public outreach in Georgia. Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (ComBAO), Volume 65, Issue 1, p. 115-123, 2018
- Didebulidze, Goderdzi G, Todua, Maya. The inter-annual distribution of cloudless days and nights in Abastumani: Coupling with cosmic factors and climate change. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 141, p. 48-55, 2016
- Didebulidze, Goderdzi G, Todua, Maya. Investigation of presence of cosmic factors in the inter-annual distributions of cloudless days and nights in Abastumani. Sun and Geosphere, vol.10, no.1, p.59-63, 2015
- Todua, Maya; Didebulidze, Goderdzi G. .Cosmic factors influence on the inter-annual variations of the green 557.7 Nm line and red 630.0 Nm line nightglow intensities and their possible coupling with cloud covering at Abastumani (41.75°N, 42.82°E). Acta Geophysica, Volume 62, Issue 2, pp.381-399, 2014
- P. Kokkalis, R.E. Mamouri, M. Todua, G.G. Didebulidze, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, S. Basart, C. Perez, and J. M. Baldasano. Ground, satellite and simulation-based analysis of a strong dust event over Abastumani, Georgia during May 2009. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 33, Issue 16, 2012. Special Issue
- G. G. Didebulidze, L. N. Lomidze, N.B. Gudadze, A.D. Pataraya, M. Todua. The long-term changes in the nightly behavior of the oxygen red 630.0 nm line nightglow intensity and trend in the thermospheric meridional wind velocity. International Journal of Remote Sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(11), 3093-3114, 2011
- Didebulidze, G. G.; Lomidze, L. N.; Gudadze, N. B.; Todua, M. Multilayered structures in the ionosphere F2 region and impulse-like increase of the nightglow red 630 nm line intensity as a result of influence of shear excited atmospheric vortical perturbations. Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue A3, CiteID A03312, 2009
- Gudadze, N. B.; Didebulidze, G. G.; Lomidze, L. N.; Javakhishvili, G. Sh.; Marsagishvili, M. A.; Todua, M. Different long-term trends of the oxygen red 630.0 nm line nightglow intensity as the result of lowering the ionosphere F2 layer. Annales Geophysicae, Volume 26, Issue 8, 2008, pp.2069-2080 http://www.ann-geophys.net/26/2069/2008/angeo-26-2069-2008.
- Malasidze, G.; Todua, M. A method for construction of orbits in the gravitational field of a plane galactic disk Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 477, Issue 1, pp.133-137, 2008
- Javakhishvili, G.; Kukhianidze, V.; Todua, M.; Inasaridze, R. A method of open cluster membership determination. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 447, Issue 3, pp.915-919, 2006
- Anosova, Zh. P.; Orlov, V. V.; Todua, M. M., The relative positions and proper motions of the components of 32 triple stars from the input catalog of the HIPPARCOS program, Kinematika i Fizika Nebesnykh Tel (ISSN 0233-7665), vol. 6, Mar.-Apr. 1990, p. 8-12. In Russian.
Publication in Proceedings
- Alania M.V., Didebulidze G.G., Modzelewska R., Todua M., Wawrzinczak A. Annual variations of the galactic cosmic ray intensity and seasonal distribution of cloudless days and cloudless nights in Abastumani (41.75oN, 42.82oE; Georgia): (1) experimental study and (2) theoretical modeling. Proceeding of Science. The 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference30 July- 6 August, 2015, Hague, The Netherlands, 2015.
- M. Todua, G. G. Didebulidze. The influence of cosmic factors on cloud covering and their seasonal trends in Abastumani. Proceedings of the Byurakan-Abastumani Colloquium dedicated to Ludwik Mirzoyan’s 90th anniversary, p. 71-76, 2014
- Alania, M.V., Didebulidze, G.G., Modzelewska, R., Todua, M., Wawrzynczak, A., ” Annual and semi annual variations of the galactic cosmic ray intensity and seasonal distribution of the cloudless days and cloudless nights in abastumani (41.75N, 42.82E; Georgia): (1) experimental study and (2) theoretical modeling “, Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
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