Department of Geomorphology
Employees:
1. George Lominadze - Head of Department, Chief Researcher
2. Kukuri Tsikarishvili - Chief Researcher
3. Tsereteli Emili - Chief Researcher
4. Igor Bondirev - Chief Researcher
5. Merab Gongadze - Senior Researcher
7. Zaza Lezhava - Senior Researcher
8. Levan Tielidze - Senior Researcher
9. Lasha Asanidze - Researcher
10. George Gaprindashvili - Researcher
11. Lizi Gadrani - Researcher
12. George Kavlashvili - Researcher
13. George Chartolani - Researcher
Department of Geomorphology - Geoecology of the Vakhushti Bargationi Institute of Geography was created in 1953. It was called the Department of Geomorphology during the periods of 1956-1980 and 1992-2006, the Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography - during 1980-1992 and since 2006 it is called Department of Geomorphology-Geoecology.
During different years within the Department of Geomorphology the following independent structural elements were been created, such as: the Group of Glacilogy, the Group of Karstology - Speleology and the Group of Exogenic Processes. Today they are still united in the Department of Geomorphology and Geoecology.
Today the Department of Geomorphology-Geoecology consists of the Group of Geoecology, Group of Karstology - Speleology and the Training Research Center of Kakheti Geodynamical Processes.
At different times the Department was led by:
Prof. L. Maruashvili (1956-1992),
D. Tabidze, Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1992-2000).
I. Bondirev, Doctor of Geographical Sciences (2003-2006).
G. Dvalashvili, Academic Doctor of Geography (2006-2009).
Full Professor R. Gobejishvili (2000-2003 and since 2009).
The well-known geomorphologists worked at the Department of Geomorphology: David Tsereteli, Shalva Kipiani, Simon Nemanishvili Nicholoz Astakhov, Giorgi Changashvili, Zurab Tatashidze, Boris Gergedava, Karlo Liponava and others.
Many scientific papers and monographs are published by the employees of the Department of Geomorphology, including the “Geomorphology of Georgia"-1971 (in Russian language), N. Astakhov-"The structural geomorphology of
The employees of the Department of Geomorphology and Geoecology of the Institute founded in
(New Publications and Monographs)
1. Cadastre of karst caves of
Jishkariani.
2.
G. Geladze, G. Lominadze.
3. Relief and geoecological situation of the Chiatura municipality. Giorgi Dvalashvili.
4. Chiatura. Giorgi Dvalashvili.
5. Glaciology. R. Gobejishvili, V. Kotliakov.
The main scientific and priority directions:
1. Plastics and dynamics of the relief of
2. Current exodynamical processes in Kakheti area and the anthropogenic transformation of the relief.
3. The research, risk and prognosis of torrent processes on the southern slope of the
4. Geomorphological description of the
5. Prospects for the use of the karst of limestone massifs and the unique cave systems (Shurubumu, Kurzu, Potoltsvena, Tskhaltubo, etc) of Mingaria and Tskaltubo (Kumistavi).
6. Modern glaciers dynamics and reconstruction of old glaciation in
7. Monitoring of Zopkhito glacier (