About the Department
Research groups
Our researchers are involved in palaeoclimate and environmental research, mineral resources, geochemistry, palaeontology, marine geology, hydrogeology and other geosciences.
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The Department of Geology is responsible for bachelor's and master's degree programmes in mineral resources (in Estonian, for now), the aim of which is to train geologists and mining engineers. Doctoral studies in geology and geotechnology are part of the curriculum of physical sciences.
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Our laboratories
The Department's modern laboratories support research and teaching and are able to provide various services also outside the university.
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The Department participates in a number of local and international research projects.
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Doctoral thesis defence at the Department of Geology (on 8th December)
On 8 December Ivan Krivokorin successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Out of the Shadows: Reconstructing Mammoth Paleoecology from Underrepresented Regions of the Western Siberian Plain and Estonia, Eastern Europe”.
Photo: TalTech Department of Geology
Supervisors:
Leeli Amon, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, TalTech
Siim Veski, Professor, Department of Geology, TalTech
Laura Arppe, Curator, Finnish Museum of Natural History
Scientific mentor: Professor Sergey Leshchinskiy, Tomsk State University
Opponents:
Lembi Lõugas, Senior Researcher, Tallinn University
Dr. Hab. Piotr Wojtal, Research Professor, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
XVII Science Conference of the School of Science on 27th November
The conference took place on November 27.
Presentations can be seen on the Conference webpage
News
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