Grant for Joern Thiede to establish new lab in St. Petersburg

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Development plan for the Development plan for the “Palaeogeography and “Palaeogeography and geomorphology of Polar countries geomorphology of Polar countries and the World ocean” and the World ocean” Laboratory, led Laboratory, led by by JÖRN THIEDE JÖRN THIEDE Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Federation Federal public educational institution of higher professional Federal public educational institution of higher professional education “Saint-Petersburg state university” education “Saint-Petersburg state university”

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Marine geologist Joern Thiede, former director of the AWI Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Sciences and current president of the ERICON council, is one of 40 winners of grants from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. These projects are aimed at attracting eminent scientists from all over the world to Russia. Prof. Thiede is going to establish a new interdisciplinary laboratory at the faculty of geography and geoecology of St. Petersburg State University. He will be responsible for a laboratory “Palaeogeography and geomorphology of polar countries and the World Ocean”, aimed at palaeogeographical, geological, geomorphological and geochronological studies of relief and various types of sediments. The new laboratory will also be a centre of education in the above mentioned fields of science. In total, 512 scientists and 179 Russian Universities took part in the announcement. Joern Thiedes project is funded with 50 millions Rubles.

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Development plan for the Development plan for the “Palaeogeography and“Palaeogeography and

geomorphology of Polar countries geomorphology of Polar countries and the World ocean”and the World ocean” Laboratory, led Laboratory, led

by by JÖRN TH IEDEJÖRN TH IEDEMinistry of Education and Science of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian

FederationFederation

Federal public educational institution of higher professional Federal public educational institution of higher professional education “Saint-Petersburg state university”education “Saint-Petersburg state university”

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Palaeogeography andPalaeogeography andgeomorphology of Polar countries and the geomorphology of Polar countries and the

World oceanWorld ocean LaboratoryLaboratory

Field Field researchresearch

Fields of Fields of activitisactivitis

Intellectual Intellectual goalsgoals

MaterialMaterial

Working with Working with young young

scientistsscientists Educational Educational goalsgoals

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Material goalsMaterial goals

1.1. Placement (repair, wiring networks)Placement (repair, wiring networks)

3.3. Purchase of equipmentPurchase of equipment

5.5. Increasing of lab work efficiency Increasing of lab work efficiency

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Intellectual goalsIntellectual goals

• Articles in journals indexed by foreign and Russian Articles in journals indexed by foreign and Russian organizations organizations

• Participation in Russian and international conferences Participation in Russian and international conferences

• Geomorphological Atlas of Polar regions and other maps Geomorphological Atlas of Polar regions and other maps of individual regionsof individual regions

• Transactions of laboratoryTransactions of laboratory

• Final international conference at St. Petersburg State Final international conference at St. Petersburg State UniversityUniversity (September 2012) (September 2012)

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Field researchField research

2.2. Involvement of the laboratory staff to Involvement of the laboratory staff to participate in expeditions to the Arctic participate in expeditions to the Arctic and the World oceansand the World oceans

4.4. Organization and conduction of short-Organization and conduction of short-term practice for our students to the term practice for our students to the Russian North (White and Barents Sea)Russian North (White and Barents Sea)

6.6. Participation of the head of the Participation of the head of the laboratory in the Russian-German laboratory in the Russian-German expeditionexpedition

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Educational goalsEducational goals

2.2. Teaching discipline which agrees with the Teaching discipline which agrees with the scientific goals of the laboratory scientific goals of the laboratory

4.4. Organization of practical training for Organization of practical training for professionals from other organizationsprofessionals from other organizations

6.6. Assistance of post-graduate students ( writing Assistance of post-graduate students ( writing and publishing articles) and publishing articles)

8.8. Creation of textbooks, manuals, guidelines Creation of textbooks, manuals, guidelines and training programs and training programs

10.10. Conduction of public lectures, short seminarsConduction of public lectures, short seminars

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Working with young scientistsWorking with young scientists1.1. Not less than three students Not less than three students

in the groupin the group2.2. Not less than three PhD Not less than three PhD

students in the group students in the group 3.3. At least one PostDoc in the At least one PostDoc in the

statestate4.4. Participation in conferences Participation in conferences

and field workand field work