2.5 Materials engineering

¡ Materials engineering; Ceramics; Coating & films; Composites (inc. laminates, reinforced plastics, cermets, combined natural & synthetic fibre fabrics; filled composites); Paper & wood; textiles; incl. synthetic dyes, colours, fibres (nanoscale  materials  to  be  2.10; biomaterials to be 2.9)

First Name, Surname: Nikoloz Chikhradze

Basic education (qualification): Engineer-Physicist in Solid State Physics

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Sciences

Area of expertise: Materials Science. Solid State Physics. Explosives and Blasting Technologies. (1.3, 2.5, 2.7)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: G. Tsulukidze Mining Institute / Georgian Technical University

Position: Director / Assoc. Professor

Phone: +995(32) 324716

Mobile: +995(93) 314542

Fax: +995(32) 325990

E-mail: chikhradze@mining.org.ge

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First Name, Surname: Levan Chkhartishvili

Basic education (qualification): Theoretical Physicist

Academic degree: PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Area of expertise: Physics. Materials Science. Nanotechnology. (1.3, 2.5, 2.10)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University

Position: Full Professor

Phone: +995(32) 314593, 371942

Mobile: +995(99) 340736

Fax: +995(32) 441153

E-mail: chkharti2003@yahoo.com

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 First Name, Surname: Temur Dzigrashvili

Basic education (qualification): Physicist (Solid State Physics)

Academic degree: PhD in Physics

Area of expertise (scientific discipline & sub-discipline): Crystallography of Twinning & Shear-Like Phase Transformations. Nanocrystals. (1.3, 2.5, 2.10)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University - Republic Center for Structure Researches

Position: Deputy Head of the Center

Phone: +995(32) 361403

Mobile: +995(99) 273804

Fax: +995(32) 528351

E-mail: dzigra@gtu.edu.ge

web: http://www.gtu.edu.ge/gtu/departments/rcsr/temur.htm

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 First Name, Surname: Tamaz Eterashvili

Basic education (qualification): Physicist (Solid State Physics)

Academic degree: PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Area of expertise (scientific discipline & sub-discipline): Fatigue. Crack formation. Fracture. (1.3, 2.5)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: German, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University - Republic Center for Structure Researches

Position: Professor - Project manager

Phone: +995(32) 332973

Mobile: +995(93) 243638

Fax: +995(32) 395532

E-mail: tetrcsu@gtu.edu.ge

web: http://www.gtu.edu.ge/gtu/departments/rcsr/tamaz.htm

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First Name, Surname: Nodar Gasviani

Basic education (qualification): Chemical Engineer (Electrochemistry)

Academic degree: PhD in Chemistry

Area of expertise (scientific discipline & sub-discipline): Metal Powders. Composite Materials. Nanostructures. (2.4, 2.5, 2.10)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 10 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: R. Agladze Institute of Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

Position: Head of Laboratory

Phone: +995(32) 541559 

Mobile: +995(13) 143950

Fax: +995(32) 301430

E-mail: iice@caucasus.net

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First Name, Surname: Nikoloz Jalabadze

Basic education (qualification): Engineer-Physicist

Academic degree: PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Area of expertise: Solid-State Physics. Nanotechnology. Material Science. Hard metals. Scintilation Materials. (1.3, 2.5, 2.10)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University

Position: Project Director

Phone: +995(32) 332197

Mobile: +995(99) 923604

Fax: +995(32) 332197

E-mail: jalabadze@gtu.ge

web: http://www.gtu.edu.ge/gtu/departments/rcsr/jalabadze/nikoloz.html

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First Name, Surname: Sergo Khomeriki

Basic education (qualification): Physicist

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Open Mining. Production and Application of Explosive Materials. (2.5, 2.7)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: Russian

Place of employment: G. Tsulukidze Mining Institute

Position: Head of Department of Open Mining and Blasting Technologies

Phone: +995(32) 328191

Mobile:+995(99) 548191

Fax:+995(32) 326887

E-mail: khomeriki_sergo@yahoo.com

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First Name, Surname: Nugzar Kukuladze

Basic education (qualification): Mining Engineer 

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Open Mining. Production and Application of Explosive Materials. (2.5, 2.7)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: Russian

Place of employment: G. Tsulukidze Mining Institute

Position: Senior Research Scientist

Phone: +995(32) 328191

Mobile: +995(99) 975507

Fax: +995(32) 326887

E-mail: kukuladze-n@rambler.ru

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First Name, Surname: Elguja Kutelia

Basic education (qualification): Physicist (Solid State Physics)

Academic degree: PhD in Physics

Area of expertise: Physical Material Science. (1.3, 2.5)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University - Republic Center for Structure Researches

Position: Professor / Head of the Center

Phone: +995(32) 528351 

Mobile: +995(77) 499841

Fax: +995(32) 528351 

E-mail: ekutelia@gtu.edu.ge

web: http://www.gtu.edu.ge/gtu/departments/rcsr/gujak.htm

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First Name, Surname: Nodar Lekishvili

Basic education (qualification): Chemist

Academic degree: PhD in Chemistry

Area of expertise: Polymer Chemistry. Polymer Materials for Optical Applications. Elementorganic Compounds. Chemistry of Coordination Compounds. Chemistry of Inorganic-Organic Composite Materials. (1.4, 2.5)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Position: Full Professor, Leader of General, Inorganic, Organometallic & Applied Chemistry Sector

Phone: +995(32) 294794, 769533

Mobile: +995(95) 930416

E-mail: lekino@gmail.ge

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 First Name, Surname: Teimuraz Namicheishvili

Basic education (qualification): Electro-Mechanical Engineer

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Metal Press Rolling. (2.5)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: Russian

Place of employment: F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science

Position: Head of Laboratory

Phone: +995(32) 362472  

Mobile: +995(99) 925496

E-mail: natelakv@mail.ru

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First Name, Surname: David Nozadze

Basic education (qualification): Physicist (Physics of Metals)

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Composite Materials. (2.5)       

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 15 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, Russian

Place of employment: Georgian Technical University

Position: Full Professor, Head of Department of Metallurgy, Materials Science & Metalls Processing

Phone: +995(32) 365385   

Mobile: +995(99) 147463

E-mail: dnozadze@mail.ru

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First Name, Surname: Otar Okrostsvaridze

Basic education (qualification): Materials Science

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Nanostructural Materials. Materials for Military Purpose. Powder & Composite Materials for Industrial Application, Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis. (2.5, 2.10)

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 10 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, German, Russian

Place of employment: F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science

Position: Deputy Director - Technology & Innovations Commercialization Manager

Phone: +995(32) 371448

Mobile: +995(99) 974665

Fax: +(995-32) 371448

E-mail: otari_ok@yahoo.com

First Name, Surname: Giorgi Oniashvili

Basic education (qualification): Metallurgy

Academic degree: PhD in Technical Science

Area of expertise: Composite Materials. Materials Synthesized by Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis (SHS). (2.5)     

Professional experience in the area of expertise: more than 10 years

Knowledge of foreign languages: Russian

Place of employment: F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science

Position: Head of Laboratory

Phone: +995(32) 382942   

Mobile: +995(99) 416162

Fax: +995(32) 371448

E-mail: oniash@gtu.ge

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