Direction:Geology
Position:Full Professor
In 1981 graduated from the faculty of Geology at Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. In the same year started the post-graduate study at Janelidze Geology Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. In 1987 finished Ph.D. in the geology of gold and base metals deposits of the Achara region. Worked in the Institute of Geology till 2002 (from 1992 part-time), was Chief Scientific worker and deputy head of the department of Geology and Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits. Studied all main deposits of Georgia. He was the first to discover in the Caucasus a Hydrothermal fauna and established the hydrothermal-sedimentary genesis of the Madneuli and Cu-porphyry genesis of Merisi deposits.
In parallel to scientific work in different years he worked: as Deputy Head of the State Fund of Valuables of the Ministry of Finance (curated precious metals mining); as a Head of the Engineering-technical department, Georgian International Oil Corporation (participated in Baku-Supsa, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceihan Main Oil and South Caucasian Gas Pipelines, and other projects); as head of the division of International Relations, Economy and Marketing of Mineral Resources, State Geological Department; as director general of “Geo-Eng-Eco Service”; as chief manager of Strategic Projects and Quality Systems, “IDS-Borjomi”; as manager of “Optimal+”.
Worked on various projects of the World Bank, UNDP, IFC, USTDA, TACIS, Japan JNOC and JICA, Know-How Fund, WWF, and other international organizations. Trained in USA, China, and UK. From 2005 invited lecturer of Tbilisi State University. From 2012 works at Ilia State University. he is the head of 4 study programs, among which one is at the faculty of Business, Technology, and Education. Author of more than 70 publications.
Geology and geochemistry of mineral deposits, Environmental geology, economic geology, remote sensing, Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Mining law, and Unconventional energy.
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