From June 18 to 24, a group of seismologists from the Institute of Geophysics of TSU –Nino Tsereteli, Nazi Tugushi, Luka Ghomidze, Teimuraz Kvirtskhalia, and Lasha Ghudushauri – along with their German colleague Felix Bögelspacher were in the Nenskra Valley and Tsalenjikha municipality.
As part of the DAMAST-Transfer project, temporary seismic stations in the Nenskra Valley were replaced with permanent stations. Additionally, seismic stations surrounding Engurhesi in the municipality of Tsalenjikha were visited and repaired. Chargers were replaced at two stations, and real-time data transmission was successfully restored.
2024 Geothermal Field Trip in Georgia
With the financial support of the DAAD-SDG project of the German Academic Exchange Fund, field training in geothermy was held from June 12 to July 6, 2024. The training, conducted over a total of 6 days in three stages, was supervised by Professor George Melikadze of the Technical University of Georgia, President Georgian Geothermal Association and assisted by Nino Kapanadze, a scientist-researcher at the M. Nodia Institute of Geophysics, PhD student.
The training included a lecture course in geothermal energy and visits to the geothermal wells of Western Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, and Tbilisi. Participants conducted on-site measurements and took samples for chemical and isotopic analysis. Seven students from the Technical University of Georgia participated: Master's student Elene Chikviladze and six bachelor's students: Luka Asanidze, Nini Kuprashvili, Eka Khetsuriani, Lasha Menabdishvili, Mate Beridze, and Lizi Elizbarashvili. > whole report