{"id":3893,"date":"2025-08-19T14:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ies.iliauni.edu.ge\/?page_id=3893"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:13:25","slug":"elementor-3893","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/?page_id=3893&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Field School in Javakheti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ies-prose-stack\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"wrapper-title\">Field School in Javakheti \u2013 September 1\u20134<\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf3749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bf3749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-100x56.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FieldCamp-200x113.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97287d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97287d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c06b4b\" data-id=\"0c06b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a747836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a747836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div> <\/div><div><strong>Topic:<\/strong><br \/>The field school program includes both theoretical and practical courses in Earth sciences.<\/div><div>Lectures will be delivered by Georgian and American professors.<\/div><div><span> <\/span><\/div><div><strong>Organizer:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755249733054000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B6_TSKptD73I6iPXJhxQv\">Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Center at Ilia State University<\/a><\/div><div> <\/div><div><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/><span>The school will be held in Javakheti, in the town of Akhalkalaki, at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mScWNBxhPGMjcVaE9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mScWNBxhPGMjcVaE9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755249733054000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sDDaSWL3ZYXaLQpIFxuc8\">Institute\u2019s observatory base.<\/a><\/div><div><div><p><strong>Accommodation:<\/strong><br \/>Participants will have the option to stay either in tents or in cottages. Transportation, meals, and full accommodation will be provided by the Institute.<\/p><p><strong>Participation Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Bachelor\u2019s students of Ilia State University are eligible to participate (except those enrolled in the Earth Sciences program).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Students must have completed at least their fourth semester.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Spaces are limited, so students will be selected based on a competitive process. Candidates must send a motivation letter to <a href=\"mailto:ies@iliauni.edu.ge\">ies@iliauni.edu.ge<\/a>, describing their interest in Earth sciences and including their full name, year of study, faculty, and program.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The deadline for sending the motivation letter is August 22 at 14:00.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Participation is free of charge.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Summer School Program:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">September 1:<\/span><\/b><ul><li>10:00 &#8211; Departure from Tbilisi to Akhalkalaki<\/li><li>14:00 &#8211; Arrival in Akhalkalaki and setting up camp<\/li><li>15:00 &#8211; Free time<\/li><li>18:00 &#8211; Dinner<\/li><li>19:30 &#8211; Introduction to the Field School program<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:00 &#8211; Lecture and Q &amp; A: Geomorphology and Surface Water Runoff (in English)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.edu\/study\/colleges_schools\/artsandsciences\/earth_ocean_and_environment\/our_people\/directory\/torres_raymond.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sc.edu\/study\/colleges_schools\/artsandsciences\/earth_ocean_and_environment\/our_people\/directory\/torres_raymond.php&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755685832431000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kQb2tCV3Mf4ZyxaSWjmQ8\">Professor Raymond Torres<\/a>, University of South Carolina (USA)<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:40 &#8211; Lecture and Q &amp; A: Geophysics &#8211; Electrical Resistance Survey and Seismic Profiling  (in Georgian)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri.<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>21:10 &#8211; Free time<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">September 2<\/span><\/b>:<\/strong><ul><li>09:00 &#8211; Breakfast<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">10:00 &#8211; Practice: Field work on electrical resistivity and seismic profiles<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute`s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>14:00 &#8211; Lunch<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">15:30 &#8211; Data processing<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute`s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>17:00 &#8211; Free time<\/li><li>18:30 &#8211; Dinner<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:00 &#8211; Lecture and Q &amp; A: GPR theory, techniques, and case studies (in English)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geol.lsu.edu\/jlorenzo\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.geol.lsu.edu\/jlorenzo\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755685832431000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0x9Jce4mpKtk29v6vyBIua\">Professor Juan Lorenzo<\/a>, Louisiana State University (USA)<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:40 \u2013 Positioning and measurements using GNSS and RTK  and Q &amp; A (in Georgian)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>21:10 &#8211; Free time<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">September 3<\/span><\/b>:<\/strong><ul><li>09:00 &#8211; Breakfast<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">10:00 &#8211; Practice: GeoRadar profiling and GNSS RTK use<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri; Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>14:00 &#8211; Lunch<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">15:30 &#8211; Data processing<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Applied Geophysics Dimitri Akubardia and researcher David Tsiklauri; Head of the Institute&#8217;s Department of Geodesy Givi Gventsadze<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>17:00 &#8211; Free time<\/li><li>18:30 &#8211; Dinner<\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:00 &#8211; Lecture and Q &amp; A: Seismicity and Hazard Assessment of Georgia (in Georgian)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.iliauni.edu.ge\/engi\/javakhishvili-zurab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/faculty.iliauni.edu.ge\/engi\/javakhishvili-zurab\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755685832431000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eSdg5C3Nvubk8ifuhI-vI\">Professor Zurab Javakhishvili<\/a>, Ilia State University<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">20:40 &#8211; Lecture and Q &amp; A: Geology and evolution of the Lesser Caucasus (in Georgian)<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">Researchers of the Institute`s Geology Department Rabi Gabrielashvili and Salome Gogoladze<\/span><\/i><\/li><li>21:10 &#8211; Free time<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><b><span lang=\"GEO\/KAT\">September 4:<\/span><\/b><ul><li>9:00 &#8211; Breakfast<\/li><li>11:00 &#8211; Departure to Tbilisi<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Field School in Javakheti \u2013 September 1\u20134 Topic:The field school program includes both theoretical and practical courses in Earth sciences.Lectures will be delivered by Georgian and American professors. Organizer:Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Center at Ilia State University Location:The school will be held in Javakheti, in the town of Akhalkalaki, at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3893","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies-staging.iliauni.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}