Name, Last Name:
Otar Dudauri
Date of birth:
23.09.1932
Position:
Chief Scientist - LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Department of Mineral Resources, Geochemistry and Isotope Geochronology
Scientific/Academic Degree:
Doctor of geological-mineralogical sciences, professor
Contact Information:
2 Paliashvili st., Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 222 45 48
E-mail: odudauri@gmail.com
Education:
Geologist, Tbilisi State University, 1950-1955
Professional Qualification:
In 2003 defended a thesis for Doctor's degree: ''Petrology and Isotope Geochronology of Mesozoic Intrusive Complexes of Georgia''
Professional Experience:
1955-1958 Postgraduate student of Al. Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of GSSR;
1958-1965 Junior Scientist at Al. Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of GSSR;
1965-1978 Senior Scientist at Al. Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of GSSR;
1978-2005 Head of Department of Isotope Geochronology of Al. Djanelidze Geological Institute of Georgian Academy of Sciences;
1995-2000 Deputy Director of the Institute of Geology
Sphere of Scientisic Interests:
Petrology and Isotopic Geochronology of Phanerozoic Intrusive Complexes of Georgia.
Total Number of Publications - 115
List of Publications for Last 10 Years:
Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Vashakidze G. (1999). Regional Problems of Isotopic Geology.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. dedicated to the 90th anniversary of G. Zaridze., new series, issue 114, pp. 118-132 (in Russian)
Togonidze M., Dudauri O. (2000). Petrology and Geochronology of Dzirula Crystalline Massif.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 115. pp. 333-343 (in Russian)
Dudauri O., Tsimakuridze G., Vashakidze G., Togonidze M. (2000). New Data on the age of Granitoids of the Darial Massif.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 115, pp. 306-310(in Russian)
Dudauri O. (2002). Main Regularities of Development of Middle Jurassic Intrusive Magmatism of Georgia.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 117, pp.146-156 (in Russian)
Gamkrelidze I., Nadareishvili G., Skhirtladze N., Dudauri O., Tutberidze B., Shengelia D. (2002). Geodynamic Typification of Precambrian-Phanerozoic Magmatism of Georgia.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 117, pp. 105-126 (in Russian)
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Dudauri O., Chugaev A., Arakelyants M., Bairova E., Gol'tsman U. (2003). The Newest Volcanism of the Samsari Ridge on the Lesser Caucasus from the Standpoint of K-Ar Dating and Isotopic Systematics.// Materials of I I Russian conference on Isotope Geochronology. St. Petersburg. pp. 271-274 (in Russian)
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Dudauri O., Arakelyants M., Bairova E., Gol'tsman U., Chugaev A., Vashakidze G. (2003). Samsar Volcanic Center as a Focus of the Newest Volcanism in the Lesser Caucasus: K-Ar - geochronological and Sr-Nd - isotopic data.// Proceedings of Russian Acad. of Sci., vol.393 ?6, pp. 802-808 (in Russian)
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Dudauri O., Arakelyants M., Gol'tsman U., Chugaev A., Vashakidze G. (2004). Geochronology of Neogene-Quaternary Dacitic Volcanism of North-Western Part of the Lesser Caucasus (Georgia).// "Stratigraphy. Geological Correlation". Russian Acad. of Sci., vol.12 ?1, pp. 94-113 (in Russian)
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Arutyunyan E., Bubnov S., Dudauri O., Vashakidze G. (2004). Chronology of Quaterary Volcanism of the Keli Highland, Greater Caucasus: Evidence from K-Ar Isotopic Dating. Doklady Earth Sciences. vol.399A, ?9, pp.378-383 (in Russian)
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Dudauri O., Arakelyants M., Gol'tsman U., Chugaev A., Vashakidze G. (2004). Geochronology of Neogene-Quaternary Dacitic Volcanism of Javakheti Upland (Lesser Caucasus, Southern Georgia).// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119. Pp. 535-544 (in Russian)
Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Vashakidze G., Lordkipanidze M. (2004). Middle Jurassic Volcano-Plutonic Association of the Southern Slope of the Greater Caucasus (within the limits of Georgia). //Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119, pp. 424-432 (in Russian)
Gamkrelidze I., Shengelia D., Dudauri O., Tsutsunava T. (2004). Precambrian of the Caucasus. Mineralogical Journal (Ukraine). Vol. 26, N3. Pp.53-61(in Russian)
Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Vashakidze G. (2005). Development Peculiarities of Mesozoic Magmatism on the Territory of Georgia. //Materials of International Petrological Conderence "Petrology of XXI Century". Apatites. Vol.1, pp.71-72
Skhirtladze N., Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Vashakidze G., Lebedev V., Akhvlediani R., Arakelyants M. (2006). K-Ar Age of Teschenites of Georgia and their Geological-Petrological Peculiarities.//Materials of III Rus. Conference on Isotope Geochronology. Moscow, vol.2, pp.319-324
Lebedev V., Chernyshev I., Chugaev A., Dudauri O., Vashakidze G. (2006). K-Ar Age and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of Subalkali Basalts in the Central Georgian Neovolcanic Region (Greater Caucasus). Doklady Earth Sciences. Vol.408, ?4. Pp. 517-522
Lebedev V., Bubnov S., Chernyshev I., Chugaev A., Dudauri O., Vashakidze G. (2007). Geochronology and genesis peculiarities of Subalkaline Basaltic Lava Flows at the Javakheti Plateau, Lesser Caucasus: K-Ar and Sr-Nd isotopic data.// Geochemistry № 3. pp. 243-258
Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Vashakidze G. (2007). Sh. A. Azizbekov's Contribution to the Petrographic Study of the Dzirula Crystalline Mass and Modern Concepts on its Structure.// Problematic Questions of geodynamics, petrology and metallogeny of the Caucasus (Materials of Scientific Session Dedicated to Sh. Azizbekov's 100th Anniversary). Baku. Pp. 61-70
Lebedev V., Bubnov S., Dudauri ?., Vashakidze G. (2008). Geochronology of the Pliocene volcanism of the Javakheti highland (the Lesser Caucasus). Paper 1. Western part of the Javakheti highland. "Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation". Vol. 16, No. 2, p. 104-126
Lebedev V., Bubnov S., Dudauri ?., Vashakidze G. (2008) - Geochronology of Pliocene Volcanism in the Javakheti Highland (the Lesser Caucasus). Part 2: Eastern Part of the Javakheti Highland. Regional Geological Correlation. "Stratigraphy and
Geological Correlation". Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 101-123
Vashakidze G., Akhvlediani R., Dudauri O., Togonidze M., Lebedev. (2008). Some Aspects of the Formation of the Javakheti Plateau (Southern Georgia).// Proceedings of Institute of Geology, vol. 124 p. 238-248
Lebedev V., Vashakidze G., Chugaev A., Dudauuri ?., Togonidze. (2008). New data On the Age of Magmatic Rocks of the Kutaisi District (Western Georgia).// Proceedings of the Institute of Geology, vol. 124, pp. 268-273
Togonidze M., Dudauri O. (2008). Pliocene Volcanic Centre on the Southern Slope of the Greater Caucasus within the Limits of Upper Racha. // Proceedings of the Institute of Geology, vol. 124, pp. 232-237
Dudauri O., Vashakidze G., Togonidze M. (2008). Clastic Dikes in the Khrami Crystalline Massif. //Proceedings of the Institute of Geology, vol. 124 pp. 226-231
Participation in International Scientific Forums (for last 10 years):
2000 - Moscow, I Russian Geochronological Conference
2003 - St. Petersburg, II Russian Geochronological Conference
2004 - Kiev, International Symposium:"Geochronology and Stratigraphy of the Early Pre-Cambrian Formations".
2005 - Apatite (Murmansk region), International Petrographic Conference
2006 - Baku, Scientific Session
2006 - Moscow, III Russian Geochronological Conference
Participation in Research Grant Projects (for last 10 years):
Grant Projects of the Georgian Academy of Sciences:
Study of Transversal Section of the Greater Caucasus Fold System along the Terek and Aragvi Rivers (1997-1999);
Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Isotope Geochronology of the Rocks Building Dzirula Crystalline Massif (2000-2001);
Main Peculiarities of Middle Jurassic Magmatism Development in Georgia (2002-2003);
Meso-Cenozoic Teschenites of Georgia (2004-2005)
GNSF Project: Investigation of the Detail Geologic-structural Section of the Tectonic Units of the Caucasus and the Adjacent Area along the Georgian Military Road - 2006-2009; (GNSF/st 06/5-037)
Scientific Activity:
2003-present Professor of the Technical University of Georgia:
In 1988 Under his leadership was conducted an International geochronological expedition in Abkhazia, and its results were published in the "Chemie der Erde", 1991, № 2 (Germany, Jena):
In 1990 Under his leadership was held the last All-Union Geochronological Conference;
1998, 2008 - Member of editorial board of the Institute of Geology;
1999 - Editor-in-chief of the Proceedings of the Institute of Geology.
