Research Projects
IEPT established permanent cooperation agreements with the following
international research institutions:
Topic: Nonlinear dynamics of solid Earth and its applications
Institution: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris; Observatory of Nice, France
Topic: Nonlinear Dynamics and Earthquake Prediction
Institution: International
Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
Topic: Earthquake prediction: theory and modeling
Institution: US Environmental and Protection Agency
Topic: Seismicity and deep structure of intracontinental area
Institution: The Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Topic: Scientific and educational co-operation
Institution: University of Trieste, Italy
Current International Research Projects
- Dynamics of seismicity (1998-2000, supported by the U.S.
NSF)
- Conversion of R&D in missile navigation to nonlinear
problems in Earth sciences
- Multiple fracture of solids: development of theory based
on modern concepts of renormalisation groups and intermediate asymptotics and applications
to the intermediate-term prediction of earthquake (1995-1999, supported by INTAS)
- Computer network for geophysical studies in the NIS
(1996-1999, supported by INTAS)
- Application of R&D in military aviation systems to
problems of monitoring of global seismicity with the aim of mitigation of damage caused by
disastrous earthquakes (1996-1999, supported by the International Science and Technology
Center, Moscow, Russia)
Recent International Research Projects
- Numerical modelling of evolution of salt strucuteres in the
Pricaspian basin (1997-1998, supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
- Study of the symptoms of the instability in solid earth
including geological disasters and ecological catastrophes (1996-1998, supported by INTAS)
- Statistics of flow problems, mixing and turbulent diffusion
(1995-1996, supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
- Application of Dynamical Systems to Earthquake Prediction
(1995-1997, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation)
- From secular to short paleomagnetic time scales: the Earth's
main magnetic field as a stochastic process (1995-1996, supported by INTAS)
- Expression of fracturing and faulting zones traits using
electric potential and resistivity variations (1995-1996, supported by INTAS)
- Test area for seismic hazard assessment in the Caucasus
(1995-1996, supported by INTAS)
- Quantitative modelling of interaction between mantle flows
and lithospheric plates, and formation of sedimentary basins (1995-1996, supported by
INTAS)
- Earthquake Hazard Associated to the Vrancea Region
Seismicity (1995-1997, supported by NATO)
- Short-term dynamics of seismicity: New theoretical base and
implications to seismic risk reduction (1995-1997, supported by INTAS)
- Study of the seismicity and structure of the lithosphere in
Europe and the Western part of the FSU through the deployment of digital broadband seismic
stations (1994-1996, supported by INTAS, International Association for Promotion of
Co-operation with Scientists from The Independent State of the Former Soviet Union)
- Conversion of R&D in missile navigation to mathematical
problems of ecology and natural hazards (1994-1997, supported by the International Science
and Technology Center, Moscow, Russia)
- Seismotectonic deformations in geodynamical process: theory
and applications (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)
- Clastering of seismicity: multifractal approach. Empirical
study and modeling (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)
- Reconstruction of tectonic stress and strain in earthquake
prone regions (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)
- Statistical Estimation of Maximal Expectable Magnitude of
Earthquake for a Given Region (1993-1994, supported by the International Science
Foundation)
- Advanced Quantitative Modeling of Sedimentary Basin
Formation With Applications to Basins in FSU (1993-1994, supported by the International
Science Foundation)
- Seismic Observation at Oceanic and Sea Regions Using Shore Located Small Aperture
Arrays: Algorithms, Technique, System Design and Experimental Monitoring the
West-Caucasian Black Sea Shore Region (1993-1994, supported by the International Science
Foundation)
- Development and Validation of Intermediate-Term Earthquake
Prediction Algorithms (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)
- High-resolution Seismological Observations of Ultra
Long-period Earth Motion (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)
- Understanding and Modeling of Chaos and Critical Phenomena
in the Earth's Lithosphere (1993-1994, supported by the International Science Foundation)