Shota Rustaveli Georgian National Science Foundation
Grant ¹067
Project Title: Triggering and Synchronizing Seismic and Acoustic Events Without Weak Force Modes: Use for Earthquake Forecasting.
Head: T. Macharashvili
Duration of the project: 2006-2008. 24 months
Project budget: 70 000 GEL
Grant ¹068
Name of the project: Reducing the multiple risks of natural disasters – a positive factor for the development of Georgia.
Head: O. Varazanashvili
Duration of the project: 2006-2009. 36 months
Project budget: 147 153 GEL
Grant ¹069
Name of the project: Identification of the deep geological-geophysical structure of the Earth’s crust in the territory of Georgia and prognostic assessment of the current geodynamic processes and mineral deposits in it.
Head: T. Chelidze
Duration of the project: 2006-2009. 36 months
Project budget: 144 000 GEL
Grant ¹ 08 / 5-440
Develop retro-perspective methods of earthquake prediction and study their capabilities in the Caucasus region.
Project duration: 2009-2011. 12 quarters.
Scientific Supervisor: Otar Lursmanashvili.
Manager: Levi Geonjiani.
Budget: 141 000 GEL.
Grant ¹ 08 / 5-437
Weakening of the negative impact of photochemical smog on the living environment – st. An important factor in improving the ecological condition of Tbilisi.
Project duration: 2009-2011. 12 quarters.
Scientific Supervisor and Manager: Avtandil Amiranashvili.
Budget: 148 005 GEL.
Grant ¹ 08 / 5-432
6. Creation of a system for the use of satellite information for maritime transport and ecological safety of the sea in Georgia.
Project duration: 2009-2010. 8 quarters.
Scientific supervisor: Larisa Shengelia.
Manager: Giorgi Kordzakhia.
Leading organization: Institute of Hydrometeorology
Participating organization: Institute of Geophysics
Budget: 100 000 GEL.
Grant ¹5-72
Three-dimensional modeling of Georgia’s deep geological-geophysical structure at a scale of 1: 500000: block-tereline, seismic, tectonic tectonics, endogenous and exogenous geo-eco-processes (catastrophically dangerous earthquakes, landslides and landslides), mountain falls R) Speed model building in connection with the development of an accurate methodology for the location of earthquakes
Project duration: 22.01.2010 – 22.01.2012. 12 quarters.
Scientific Supervisor: Papuna Mindeli
Manager: Jemal Kiria
Budget: 148390 GEL.
Grant ¹5-101
Computerization of geophysical data of Georgia. Construction of a 3D three-dimensional model of geological-geophysical depth structure on the base-frame profiles of the area in terms of solving the problem of exploration of mineral deposits, identification of spontaneously dangerous geo-eco-zones and long-term forecasting of earthquakes (by time and intensity).
Project duration: 22.01.2010 – 22.01.2012. 12 quarters.
Scientific Supervisor: Papuna Mindeli
Manager: Papuna Mindeli
Budget: 147510 GEL.
International grants
1) Seismic Hazard Assessment for Big Cities in Georgia Using the Modern Concept of Seismic Microzonation with Consideration of Soil Non-linearity1998-2000 INTAS
2) Protection of Thermal Ground Water Resources in Seismic Areas 1998-2001 INCO-COPERNICUS
3) Test Area for Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Caucasus 1995-1997 INTAS
4) Toxic Pollution Detection in Ground Water: From Real Time Early Warning to Overall Assessment 2000-2001INCO-COPERNICUS
5) Induced Seismicity and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation by Electromagnetic Impact of MHD Generator 2000-2001-INTAS
6) Seismic Risk in Large Cities of the Caucasus: Tools for Risk Management 2001-2003-NATO NATO SfP
7) Caucasian Seismic Information Network 2002- 2003 ISTC
8) Strategy development for long term pollution control in regions of extreme environmental risk (ENVRISK) 2002-2004-INTAS
9) Prediction of major events in multiscale fracture based on the theory of critical phenomena.2002-2004-INTAS
10) Geodynamical Risks of High Dams1996-2006 Council of Europe
11) Creation of acoustic warning system (EWS) of catastrophic debris flows in Mountanous areas. 2006-2007 Council of Europe
12) GIS mapping of integrated major hazards in the Southern Caucasus as an early warning tool. 2006-2007 Council of Europe
13) Triggering and synchronization of seismic / acoustic events by weak external forcing as a sign of approaching the critical point. 2006-2007 INTAS
14) Applying Isotope Techniques for the Assessment of Water Resources In Georgia. 2006-2007 IAEA
15) Stress related geohazards in South Caucasus. 2007-2009 INTAS
16) Open network of scientific Centers for risk of natural hazards in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. 2006-2008 ISTC
17) Assessment of radon-hazard potential, residential exposure, lung cancer and COPD in West Georgia. 2007-2009 STCU
18) The study of the structure of the lithosphere of the Caucasus by means of surface wave tomography and three-dimensional modeling 2006-2008 ISTC
19) Nongausian Transport, Strong Turbulence and Nonlinear Phenomena in the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, 2007-2009, INTAS.
ic Tomography. 2008-2010, ISTC.
20) Study of the ULF electromagnetic phenomena related to earthquakes (SUPRE), (INTAS-99-1102) 2000-2002
21) Black Sea ecosystem processes and forecasting/operational database management system 1999-2002 NATO
22) ARENA- A regional capacity building and networking programme to upgrade monitoring and forecasting activity in the Black Sea basin 2003 / 2006 EEU
23) Three Dimensional Electro-Magnetic and Thermal Tomography of the Active Cristal Zones. 2004-2007 INTAS
24) Hydro and thermodynamic processes in the Black Sea land-atmosphere system and regional climate. Development of fundamentals of monitoring and forecasting system. 2005-2006 BSEC
25) Black Sea SCENE-Black Sea Scientific Network 2005-2008 EEU
26) ECOOP – Coastal-shelf sea Operational observing and forecasting system 2007-2010 EEU
27) ADAMS Advanced Data Assimilation Methods for Seas 2008-2010 French National Scientific Fund
28) ADOMENO – Assimilation de Donnees pour la MEr NOire 2008-2010 French National Scientific Fund
29) UP-GRADE BS-SCENE Up-grade Black Sea Scientific Network 2009-2011 EU
30) Creation of Thermodynamic Model of the Lithosphere of the Caucasus and the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea Water Areas on the Basis of the Mathematical Model, Geological and Thermal Paleoreconstruction and Seismic Tomography. 2008-2010, ISTC.
31) Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment for South-Caucasus Northern-Turkey Energy corridors. NATO SFP, 2009-2011.