SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
ANNUAL REPORT OF NAS’S DEPARTMENT ON EARTH DELIVERED
In his report, chief of DSE, director of Geology Institute, academician Akif Alizadeh emphasized state’s the care and attention for the NAS and highly appreciated decrees granting the governmental status to the NAS, approval of the Academy by-law and rise in salaries.
The chief of the department noted that Institute of Geology and Institute of Underground problems were merged into the Institute of Geology.
For 2003, the department researched 27 issues, 60 subjects and prepared 87 scientific works. In addition, it issued 17 monographs and 390 articles.
One of DSE’s achievements is the issuing of the 8-volume book “Geology of Azerbaijan”, 5 volumes of which have already been published. Another achievement is the preparation of the State program entitled “Geological model and geodynamics of the Southern Caucasus basin”. The Program implies independent assessment of exploration works in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian.
Finally, the scholars highly evaluated the report.