Dr. Guram Kervalishvili
Wissenschaftliche Interessen:
- Processes in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System
- Geomagnetism, Indices of Geomagnetic Activity
- Space Weather and Space Climate
- Plasma Physics
Karriere:
- since 2011 Scientist at GFZ German Research Centre For Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
- 2008 - 2010 Scientist at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
- 2008 - 2008 Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Greifswald, Germany
- 2007 - 2008 Scientist at Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany
- 2004 - 2007 Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Greifswald, Germany
- 2000 - 2006 Junior Scientist at Division of Plasma Physics at Department of Physics of TSU, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1999 - 2002 PhD student at Division of Plasma Physics at Department of Physics TSU, Tbilisi, Georgia
Werdegang / Ausbildung:
Academic Qualification
- 2003 Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1999 Master of Physics in Theoretical Physics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1997 Bachelor of Natural Sciences in Physics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), Tbilisi, Georgia
Projekte:
European Union (EU)
- since 2021 EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020: Plasmasphere Ionosphere Thermosphere Integrated Research Environment and Access services: a Network of Research Facilities (PITHIA-NRF)
- 2018 - 2021 EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020: Space Weather Atmosphere Model and Indices (SWAMI)
European Space Agency (ESA)
- since 2024 ESA Earth Observation (EO): opticAlly puMped mAgnetometers foR EarTh observaTiOn (AMARETTO)
- since 2019 ESA Space Weather Service Network: Geomagnetic Conditions Expert Service Centre (G-ESC) - development and operational activities
- since 2017 ESA Space Weather Service Network: Ionospheric Weather Expert Service Centre (I-ESC) - development and operational activities
- since 2016 Swarm DISC: Public outreach, maintenance, development and operational activities
- 2022 - 2024 Swarm DISC: Investigation of Space Weather Effects by Swarm Magnetic Field Data and Relationship to Ground Observations (SWESMAG)
- 2020 - 2022 Swarm DISC: Topside Ionosphere Radio Observations from multiple LEO-missions (TIRO)
- 2019 - 2021 Swarm DISC: Plasmapause Related boundaries in the topside Ionosphere as derived from Swarm Measurements (PRISM)
- 2019 - 2021 ESA Earth Explorer (EE) 10 mission candidate: Daedalus Phase-0 Science and Requirements Consolidation Study
- 2019 - 2020 ESA EO Science for Society: Vertical coupling in Earth’s atmosphere at mid and high latitudes (VERA)
- 2018 - 2020 Swarm DISC: Auroral electrojet and auroral boundaries estimated from Swarm observations (Swarm-AEBS)
- 2017 - 2019 ESA Earth Observation (EO): Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer High-level Processing Facility (GOCE HPF)
- 2017 - 2019 Swarm DISC: Ionospheric plasma irregularities and fluctuations based on Swarm data (IPIR)
- 2016 - 2018 Swarm Data, Innovation and Science Cluster (Swarm DISC): FAC, IBI, and TEC support
- 2016 - 2017 European Space Agency (ESA) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Space Weather (SWE): Swarm Utilisation Analysis (SUA)
- 2014 - 2016 Swarm Expert Support Laboratories (Swarm ESL): FAC, IBI, and TEC support
German Research Foundation (DFG)
- 2011 - 2017 DFG-SPP 1488: Role of geomagnetic field in atmospheric escape from Earth
Other
- 2009 - 2010 BAM-ZIB: Development of methods for defect shape reconstruction in pulsed thermography
- 1998 - 2000 Joint Intas-Georgia Call-97 Grant No.52: Superstrong electromagnetic waves in plasma
Wissenschaftliche Gremien:
- Reviewer for: Geophysical Research Letters (GRL); Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics (JGR); Earth, Planets and Space (EPS); Advances in Space Research (ASR); Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP); Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (JSWSC); Journal of Instrumentation (JINST); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- Science Officer for: EGU Solar-Terrestrial Sciences division (Space Weather)
- Member of the Mission Proposing Team of: Daedalus mission submitted to ESA's Earth Explorer 10 call
- Convener/co-convener of scientific sessions at conferences/workshops related to solar-terrestrial connection, space weather, and Earth observation
Auszeichnungen:
- International Soros Science Education Program Award for Students, 2001
- International Soros Science Education Program Second Prize for Students, 2000
- Tbilisi State University Students’ Scientific Conference Award, 1999
- International Soros Science Education Program Scholarship, 1998, 1999, and 2000