International Conference on:
“Advanced Materials and Technologies” (ICAMT) held by Ilia Vekua
Sukhumi Institute of Physics and Technology in Tbilisi was
dedicated to its 70th anniversary, October 21-23, 2015.
Main directions of the Conference:
•Obtaining and researching
semiconducting and superconducting materials;
•Thermoelectric materials,
batteries, generators;
•Photovoltaic converters and
optoelectronic devices;
•Nanomaterials and radiation
nanotechnologies;
•Modern composition materials,
technologies, items;
•Cryogenic devices and
technologies;
•Dynamic processes in a
continuous environment;
•Research and monitoring of the
territories contaminated by radionuclides and hazardous toxic
substances.
Academician Temur Naneishvili, vice-president of the Academy, made a welcoming speech at the Georgian National Academy of Sciences Assembly Hall.
Guram Bokuchava, Director of the
Institute, gave a talk on the establishment and development stages
of the Institute including its main achievements.
Speeches at the Conference
Opening were made by: Ucha Dzodzuashvili, General Director of LEPL
State Military Scientific-Technical Centre DELTA, his Excellency
Mr.George Nazarov, Ukrainian Ambassador to Georgia, Elguja Gvazava,
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazi,
Patrick Grey, Leader of CNCP Program (Close Nuclear Partnership
Centers of Great Britain), George Esadze, General Director of
National High Technology Center of Georgia, Lukian Anatichuk,
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Director of The Institute of Thermoelectricity, President of the
International Thermoelectric Academy, awarded an International
Thermoelectric Academy Diploma to SIPT.
Since 1950s, SIPT has
collaborated with National Science Center „Kharkov Institute of
Physics and Technology“ (KIPT). A delegation from KIPT: Volodymir
Chyzhov, Borys Shyrokov, Volodymyr Levenets.
Professor Fernando Marquis, San
Diego State University and Dr. Ken Walsh, Dean of San Diego State
University Georgia, Nodar Tsintsadze, Academician of the Georgian
National Academy of Sciences and John Apakidze, Rector of Sokhumi
State University, Ilkham Sadikov, Representative of the Institute
of Nuclear Physics, Academician George Tavadze, F.Tavadze Institute
of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Amiran Bibilashvili, Director
of the Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronics and Nikoloz
Chikhradze, Director of G. Tsulukidze Mining Institute.
Special attention was drawn to
Professor Klaus Thiessen (the son of Peter Thiessen, who worked in
SIPT), the immediate participant of the Sukhumi Institute’s
establishment, who sheared with most interesting memories about
Sinop Institute.
Below are presented four plenary speeches of the conference:
Lukian Anatichuk (Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) -
Historical aspects, state of the
art and trends of further development of
thermoelectricity.
Professor Fernando
Marquis (San Diego State University)- The Physics of
Carbon Nanotube Nanofluids and Nanostructured Materials for
Multifunctional Applications
Professor Milton
Torikachvili (San Diego State University)- High-pressure
studies of novel superconducting and magnetic materials
Anzor
Guldamashvili - Major stages of Ion implantation
development in Ilia Vekua Sukhumi Institute of Physics and
Technology.
The Conference continued its activities in Radisson Blu Iveria hotel on October 22 and 23.
In total, 72 presentations were
submitted at the Conference.
The conference was attended by
scientists and researchers from 44 Wolrd Scientific Centers.
At the Closing part of the
Conference held on October 23 in Radisson Blu Iveria
hotel, many of foreign and Georgian scientists gave talks and
highly assessed the Conference, considering both scientific
and organizational issues.
The Conference materials were
published in proceedings.