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Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Centre

Field School in Javakheti

Field School in Javakheti – September 1–4
Topic:
The field school program includes both theoretical and practical courses in Earth sciences.
Lectures will be delivered by Georgian and American professors.
Location:
The school will be held in Javakheti, in the town of Akhalkalaki, at the Institute’s observatory base.

Accommodation:
Participants will have the option to stay either in tents or in cottages. Transportation, meals, and full accommodation will be provided by the Institute.

Participation Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s students of Ilia State University are eligible to participate (except those enrolled in the Earth Sciences program).
  • Students must have completed at least their fourth semester.
  • Spaces are limited, so students will be selected based on a competitive process. Candidates must send a motivation letter to ies@iliauni.edu.ge, describing their interest in Earth sciences and including their full name, year of study, faculty, and program.
  • The deadline for sending the motivation letter is August 22 at 14:00.
  • Participation is free of charge.

Summer School Program:

  • September 1:
    • 10:00 – Departure from Tbilisi to Akhalkalaki
    • 14:00 – Arrival in Akhalkalaki and setting up camp
    • 15:00 – Free time
    • 18:00 – Dinner
    • 19:30 – Introduction to the Field School program
    • 20:00 – Lecture and Q & A: Geomorphology and Surface Water Runoff (in English)
      Professor Raymond Torres, University of South Carolina (USA)
    • 20:40 – Lecture and Q & A: Geophysics – Electrical Resistance Survey and Seismic Profiling (in Georgian)
      Head of the Institute’s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri.
    • 21:10 – Free time
  • September 2:
    • 09:00 – Breakfast
    • 10:00 – Practice: Field work on electrical resistivity and seismic profiles
      Head of the Institute`s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri
    • 14:00 – Lunch
    • 15:30 – Data processing
      Head of the Institute`s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri
    • 17:00 – Free time
    • 18:30 – Dinner
    • 20:00 – Lecture and Q & A: GPR theory, techniques, and case studies (in English)
      Professor Juan Lorenzo, Louisiana State University (USA)
    • 20:40 – Positioning and measurements using GNSS and RTK and Q & A (in Georgian)
      Head of the Institute’s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze
    • 21:10 – Free time
  • September 3:
    • 09:00 – Breakfast
    • 10:00 – Practice: GeoRadar profiling and GNSS RTK use
      Head of the Institute’s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri; Head of the Institute’s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze
    • 14:00 – Lunch
    • 15:30 – Data processing
      Head of the Institute’s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri; Head of the Institute’s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze
    • 17:00 – Free time
    • 18:30 – Dinner
    • 20:00 – Lecture and Q & A: Seismicity and Hazard Assessment of Georgia (in Georgian)
      Professor Zurab Javakhishvili, Ilia State University
    • 20:40 – Lecture and Q & A: Geology and evolution of the Lesser Caucasus (in Georgian)
      Researchers of the Institute`s Geology Department Rabi Gabrielashvili and Salome Gogoladze
    • 21:10 – Free time
  • September 4:
    • 9:00 – Breakfast
    • 11:00 – Departure to Tbilisi