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Research
Scientific and scientific-applied activity in the field of geology.
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Projects
Participation in national and international projects.
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Education
PhD training and scientific development.
About Geolgical Institute
For more than 70 years, the Geological Institute has been the main leading unit in the field of "Earth Sciences" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
It carries out scientific and applied research on all important aspects of geological science in Bulgaria.
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![National Geoinformation Centre](/shr/projects/1-100/p_10_1.jpg)
National Geoinformation Centre
2018 - 2027
![The role of the Devene fault for safe and efficient geological carbon storage](/shr/projects/1-100/p_21_1.jpg)
The role of the Devene fault for safe and efficient geological carbon storage
2024 - 2026
![Resilient and effective exploration, mining and processing of critical and strategic raw materials in copper-gold and base metal deposits in Bulgaria: from the ore to the tailing](/shr/projects/1-100/p_20_1.jpg)
Resilient and effective exploration, mining and processing of critical and strategic raw materials in copper-gold and base metal deposits in Bulgaria: from the ore to the tailing
2024 - 2026
![Integrated U-Pb and Re-Os geochronology of the magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic history of Paleozoic terranes separated by the Thracian suture during Variscan orogeny](/shr/projects/1-100/p_19_1.jpg)
Integrated U-Pb and Re-Os geochronology of the magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic history of Paleozoic terranes separated by the Thracian suture during Variscan orogeny
2023 - 2026
![Elemental and isotopic metal transfer during oil generation](/shr/projects/1-100/p_16_1.jpg)
Elemental and isotopic metal transfer during oil generation
2022 - 2026
![Insights into temporal and spatial variability of environmental conditions during deposition and organic matter transformation into Tertiary Bulgarian coal basins of different coalification rank](/shr/projects/1-100/p_22_1.jpg)
Insights into temporal and spatial variability of environmental conditions during deposition and organic matter transformation into Tertiary Bulgarian coal basins of different coalification rank
2022 - 2025
![Mercury in geological materials and fuels from Bulgaria: past and present as a key for a sustainable future](/shr/projects/1-100/p_18_1.jpg)
Mercury in geological materials and fuels from Bulgaria: past and present as a key for a sustainable future
2022 - 2025
![Agile Exploration and Geo-modelling for European Critical Raw materials](/shr/projects/1-100/p_15_1.jpg)
Agile Exploration and Geo-modelling for European Critical Raw materials
2022 - 2025
Current Projects
National and operational activities of the Geological Institute of BAS, serving the state and society.
Projects funded by national institutions, programs, national industry, etc.
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75 years Geological Institute "Strashimir Dimitrov"
Sofia, BAS central building, "Marin Drinov" Hall
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YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND POSTDOCS - 2, 2025
PROGRAM FUNDED BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENSE
Read MoreLoess-cement geoengineering barriers
Academic lecture by Assoc. Prof. BORIANA TCHAKALOVA, Ph.D. July 24, 2024, 12 PM
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