The Achievements of the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) in the 37th International Geological Congress in Busan, Korea.

The Achievements of the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) in the 37th International Geological Congress in Busan, Korea.

Reported by the public relations department of the Geological Survey of Iran, noting that the 37^th international geological congress (IGC) hosted by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) took place in Busan- Korea, Dr. Alireza Shahidi, the deputy minister of industry, mine and trade and the director of GSI said, “The Geological Survey of Iran had an active participation in this event”.

According to Dr.Shahidi, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is the largest and most pervasive trans governmental structure of global cooperation comprising the geological surveys of the UN member countries among which it does the activities with the aim of developing and instilling the knowledge,training,trasnfering the technology and steering the knowledge-based development projects.

He stated,” The Geological Survey of Iran with the presence of its director, deputy of geology and a number of senior experts and as the member of this union had a really outstanding involvement in the congress.

It is worth mentioning that considering the attendance of the geological surveys of the member countries, GSI held several meetings with the presidents of these organizations and the commissions of this union alongside the congress of which the most significant achievements are as follows:

Holding the meeting related to the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) and reassigning Dr. Jafar Omrani, geology deputy of the GSI, as the Middle East deputy of this commission.

Holding the election session of candidates of the IUGS executive Committee and selecting Dr.Farnoosh Farjandi,deputy director general  of local exploration of the GSI as the first member of this committee for the four-year-old period of 2024-2028.

 Holding the meeting with the Geological Survey of China (CGS) and signing the joint geological cooperation MOU between the directors of both organizations.

Selecting the” Salt domes and Glaciers of the Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt, Iran” in the list of the “second 100” of the IUGS.

Granting the Geological Survey of Iran the certificate of the membership in ever Big Science Program recognized by IUGS named Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE).

Having a meeting with Academy of Science of China and making negotiations to develop the joint geological cooperation.

Having a meeting with Mr.Saeid Koozeh Chi,the ambassador of the Islami Republic of Iran in Seoul. 

Active participation of the GSI experts in this congress by presenting their papers orally and/or with posters.

Zahra Sharifi, Hydrogeochemistry department

Geomorphology PhD student
Study on the quality of water wells in the city of Hashtgerd using hydro-geochemical charts

Shafigheh Tarki, Exploration Department

MSc of economic geology

Reconnaissance phase of Chromite potential in Iran

Maliheh Norouzi, Geological Department, MSc of tectonic

Morphotectonic studies and identification of active faults in Qazvin city up to a radius of 50 km from its center

Sahar Maleki Geohazard department, PhD Of Paleoclimatology

Investigation of the genesis and development of the late Pleistocene paleosols for the reconstruction of the geomorphic evolution of the loess deposits near Gorgan, Iran