Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources explained

Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resource
Established:	1957
Head Label:	Director
Head:	Mikhail Epov
Owner:	Siberian Branch of RAS
City:	Novosibirsk
Country:	Russia
Address:	Krasny Avenue 67, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia Krasny Avenue 35, Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia Potaninskaya 6, Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia

Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources (Russian: Сибирский научно-исследовательский институт геологии, геофизики и минерального сырья) is a research institute in Tsentralny District of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 1957.

History

The research organization was established in 1957.^[1] In 1960, the main scientific activity of the institute was associated with oil development in the West Siberian Lowland.

Scientific activity

Research institute is engaged in the mineral prospecting.

Number of employees

• 1967 – 1048 employees (8 Doctors of Sciences, 71 Candidates of Sciences and 448 specialists with higher education);
• 1996 – 569 employees;
• 1999 – 613 employees;
• 2007 – 700 employees (1 Academician, 22 Doctors of Sciences and 87 Candidates of Sciences).

Geological Museum

There is the Geological Museum at the Institute. It is located on Krasny Avenue 35.^[2]

External links

• Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources. SB RAS.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nsc.ru/HBC/article.phtml?nid=432&id=4 50 years in the service of Siberian geology. Nauka v Sibiri. 50 лет на службе сибирской геологии. Наука в Сибири.
2. https://webmineral.ru/museums/item.php?id=192 Geological Museum of SNIIGGiMS.