Areas of research activities of Departments

Departments of Faculty of Geological Prospectig have powerful academic traditions and develop research trends of�classical scientific schools as well as the latest research trends. There are widespread�scientific schools of coal geology�(the founder Professor�O.�Shirokov), ore�geology�(the founder��Professor��.�Tanatar), geophysics (the founder��Professor��K.�Tyapk�n), drilling (the founder��Professor�A.�Yepshteyn) etc.

Modern researches of Departments are concentrated in the next areas:

·� � ��Geology and Mineral Prospecting–�coal�and�ore�geology�;

�� � � ��Hydrogeology and Engineering geology�� geomechanics,�ecology;

�� � � ��Geophysical Methods of Mineral Prospecting�� physics of Earth;

�� � � ��Mineral Prospecting Technology����technology and engineering exploration MPT;

�� � � ��Geoinformation Systems�� spatial analysis and remote sensing, ecology;

�� � � ��General and Structural Geology���ore�geology,�gemology;

�� � � ��Mineral Prospecting Technology���coal�geology, mineralogy;

�� � � ��Higher Mathematics���geomechanics�;

�� � � �Chemistry���mineral dressing.