From the deep crust to the safety of buildings: nine research programmes, one for each laboratory, connected by shared networks, observatories and data.
- 9research programmes
- 9laboratories
- 2observation systems
- 1961founded in Gyumri
- 01ObserveCHARNET network, Gyulagarak observatory, wells and field surveys
- 02UnderstandCatalogues, models of the crust and machine learning
- 03AssessSeismic hazard, ground motion and site effects
- 04ProtectSafer buildings, dams and bridges, training of specialists
Earthquake monitoring and seismicity
Where, when and how do earthquakes occur in Armenia and the Caucasus?
- Real-time monitoring with the CHARNET network
- Earthquake catalogue and seismological bulletin of Armenia
- Source parameters, focal mechanisms and aftershock sequences
- CHARNET
- FDSN A6
- Bulletin
Seismic hazard and ground motion
How strongly will the ground shake, and where?
- Probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard assessment
- Strong-motion database, analysis and modelling
- Site effects and seismic microzonation of cities
- Strong motion
- Hazard maps
Earthquake engineering and structural resilience
How do buildings, bridges and dams respond to earthquakes?
- Structural dynamics and seismic resistance of structures
- Instrumental monitoring of buildings, dams and bridges
- Investigation of landslides and slope stability
- Vibration tests
- Dam monitoring
Crustal structure and geodynamics
What drives the deformation of the crust beneath Armenia?
- Deep structure of the lithosphere from geophysical data
- Active faults and present-day deformation
- Armenian–Russian geodynamic test site with JINR, Dubna
- Geodynamic test site
Geomagnetism and space weather
How does the Earth’s magnetic field change, from seconds to millennia?
- Continuous observations at the Gyulagarak observatory
- Geomagnetic variations and space weather
- Paleomagnetism
- Observatory GLK
- Open data
Groundwater, environment and precursors
What can groundwater tell us about the state of the crust?
- Hydrogeodynamic monitoring of wells and boreholes
- Search for earthquake precursors in multi-parameter data
- Environmental geophysics
- Boreholes
- Water level meters
Exploration and applied geophysics
What lies beneath a construction site, a deposit or a dam?
- Geophysical surveys of sites, deposits and dams
- Engineering geophysics for construction sites
- Regional and mining geophysics
- Field surveys
Geophysical data science and AI
How can machine learning turn continuous records into knowledge?
- Machine learning for phase picking, event detection and catalogues, with the Institute of Geophysics, CEA, Beijing
- Mathematical modelling of geophysical fields
- Geoinformation systems and databases
- Machine learning
- GIS
Geophysical instruments and metrology
Which sensors does science in the region need, and how do we trust them?
- Design of seismometers, accelerometers and water level meters
- Calibration and metrology of geophysical instruments
- Four patents on seismic sensors
- 8 instruments
- 4 patents
Partners and students are welcome in every programme.