Direction:Astronomy
Position:Associate Professor
Worked at Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory as the researcher, 1988-2008. Defended thesis in cometary astrophysics (Georgian academy of sciences, 1998). The scientific degree – PhD. Worked at James Cook University, Australia (adjunct associate professor), 2009-2014. Since 2008 works at Ilia State University, associate professor. Main activity in the university is research in cometary astrophysics; circumstellar matters physics and chemistry; ancient astronomy. Head of PhD programs (Molecular astrophysics and Archaeoastronomy). Full member of American Astronomical Society.
Scientific interests / research interests
• Icy nuclei of comets
• Icy and silicate dust of cometary halo
• Complex organic molecule in comets and other bodies
• Minerals and presolar grains of meteorites
• Circumstellar dust and gas
• Diffuse interstellar bands
• Astromegalithic constructions and astronomical manuscripts
- Featured publications
- Observational and Cult Sites in Pre-Christian Georgia
Simonia, Irakli; Jijelava, Badri; Gigauri, G.; Houston, Gordon
Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, ISBN 978-1-4614-6140-1. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015, p. 1461 - Astronomy in the Ancient Caucasus
Simonia, Irakli; Jijelava, Badri
Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, ISBN 978-1-4614-6140-1. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015, p. 1443 - Cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy of forsterite from Kaba meteorite: An application to the study of hydrothermal alteration of parent body Gucsik, Arnold; Endo, Taro; Nishido, Hirotsugu; Ninagawa, Kiyotaka; Kayama, Masahiro; Bérczi, Szaniszló; Nagy, Szabolcs; Ábrahám, Péter; Kimura, Yuki; Miura, Hitoshi; Gyollai, Ildikó;Simonia, Irakli; Rózsa, Péter; Posta, József; Apai, Dániel; Mihályi, Krisztián; Nagy, Mihály; Ott, Ulrich Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Volume 48, Issue 12, 2013, pp. 2577-2596.
- Organic molecules of cometary substance. Simonia, Irakli First International Conference on Chemical Evolution of Star Forming Regions and Origin of Life. Astrochem2012. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1543. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1543, Issue 1, p.99-114
- Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Micro- and Nanodiamonds: An Implication for Laboratory Astrophysics Gucsik, Arnold; Nishido, Hirotsugu; Ninagawa, Kiyotaka; Ott, Ulrich; Tsuchiyama, Akira; Kayama, Masahiro; Simonia, Irakli; Boudou, Jean-Paul Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 18, issue 06, 2012, pp. 1285-1291
- Organic component of cometary ice Simonia, Irakli Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 332, Issue 1, 2011, pp.91-98
- Frozen Hydrocarbons in Comets Simonia, Irakli The Astronomical Journal, Volume 141, Issue 2, 2011, p.56-61
- An astronomical investigation of the seventeen hundred year old Nekresi fire temple Simonia, Irakli; Ruggles, Clive; Bakhtadze, Nodar Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage ,Vol. 12, No. 3, 2009, p. 235 – 239
- On the possible luminescence nature of unidentified cometary emissions Simonia, I. Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 312, Issue 1-2, 2007, pp. 27-33
- On the nature of unidentified cometary emission lines Simonia, I. A. Solar System Research, Volume 41, Issue 2, 2007, pp.129-131
- Photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence by cosmic dust Simonia, I. A.; Mikailov, Kh. M. Astronomy Reports, Vol. 50, Issue 12, 2006, p.960-964
- Frozen Hydrocarbon Particles of Cometary Halos as Carriers of Unidentified Emissions Simonia, Irakli Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, Vol. 26, Issue 4, 2005, p.421-727
- Unidentified Cometary Emission Lines as the Photoluminescence of Frozen Hydrocarbon Particles Simonia, I. A. Astronomy Letters, Vol. 30, Issue 12, 2004, p.863-868
- Luminescence of Dust in the Nebula CED 201 Simonia, I. A. Astrophysics (English translation of Astrofizika), v. 47, Issue 4, 2004, p. 530-537
- Triton Surface Evolution Simonia, I.; Simonia, T. Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions, vol. 22, Issue 1, 2003, p.55-58
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