History of the K.I. Satpaev Institute of Geological Sciences
"Geological science in Kazakhstan develops on the basis of creative cooperation with practice, based on practice and for practice."
Academician K.I. Satpaev
The Institute of Geological Sciences was established in 1940 based on the Geological Sector of the Kazakh Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. In 1964, by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR, the Institute was named after Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev, the first director of our Institute.
From 1940 to 1964, Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev served as the first head of the Institute. He was an outstanding scientist and statesman, the founder and first president of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, honorary academician of several foreign academies, and a laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes. He was a remarkable personality whose name is associated with the development of science in Kazakhstan, the formation of the national economy of the Republic, and the growth of the geological sector.
The staff potential accumulated by the Institute and the extensive factual data allowed the Institute to create the following separate institutions:
From 1940 to 1964, Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev served as the first head of the Institute. He was an outstanding scientist and statesman, the founder and first president of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, honorary academician of several foreign academies, and a laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes. He was a remarkable personality whose name is associated with the development of science in Kazakhstan, the formation of the national economy of the Republic, and the growth of the geological sector.
The staff potential accumulated by the Institute and the extensive factual data allowed the Institute to create the following separate institutions:
- The Institute of Mining (in 1945),
- The Institute of Chemistry (in 1945),
- The Institute of Metallurgy and Enrichment (in 1946),
- The Institute of Hydrogeology and Hydrophysics (in 1965),
- The Institute of Seismology (in 1976).
The result of the research by the first generation of Kazakhstani geologists during the Soviet era was the creation of the first geological map of Eastern Kazakhstan, and the large monograph "Eastern Kazakhstan", published in 1941 as the 20th volume of Geology of the USSR, edited by N.G. Kassin. This outstanding achievement in understanding the geology of Eastern Kazakhstan was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1946.
In the post-war years, all branches of geological science began to develop actively at the Institute – metallogeny, paleontology, stratigraphy, geotectonics, mineralogy, geochemistry, geophysics, and hydrogeology.
The development of these directions was closely linked to such distinguished geologists as R.A. Borukaev, N.G. Kassin, A.K. Kayupov, I.I. Bok, I.P. Novokhatsky, D.N. Kazanli, G.Ts. Medoev, G.N. Shcherba, P.Ya. Avrov, P.T. Tazhbaeva, G.B. Zhilinsky, V.F. Bespalov, N.K. Ivshin, G.F. Lyapichev, I.F. Nikitin, S.M. Bandaletov, S.A. Kenesarin, M.V. Tashinin, V.V. Galitsky, U.M. Akhmetsafin, V.K. Monich, A.A. Abdulin, E.D. Tapalov, V.M. Shuzhanov, L.A. Miroshnichenko, V.M. Pilifosov, V.N. Lyubetsky, M.S. Bykova, and many others.
In the post-war years, all branches of geological science began to develop actively at the Institute – metallogeny, paleontology, stratigraphy, geotectonics, mineralogy, geochemistry, geophysics, and hydrogeology.
The development of these directions was closely linked to such distinguished geologists as R.A. Borukaev, N.G. Kassin, A.K. Kayupov, I.I. Bok, I.P. Novokhatsky, D.N. Kazanli, G.Ts. Medoev, G.N. Shcherba, P.Ya. Avrov, P.T. Tazhbaeva, G.B. Zhilinsky, V.F. Bespalov, N.K. Ivshin, G.F. Lyapichev, I.F. Nikitin, S.M. Bandaletov, S.A. Kenesarin, M.V. Tashinin, V.V. Galitsky, U.M. Akhmetsafin, V.K. Monich, A.A. Abdulin, E.D. Tapalov, V.M. Shuzhanov, L.A. Miroshnichenko, V.M. Pilifosov, V.N. Lyubetsky, M.S. Bykova, and many others.
In the 1960s-1970s, the Institute of Geological Sciences became the flagship of geology in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani geologists were the first to compile metallogenic and forecast maps of Central Kazakhstan, some areas of the Rudny Altai and Kalba, which, at the time, had no analogs in global practice in terms of complexity, detail, and thorough justification.
This achievement was recognized by the holding of the first All-Union Metallogenic Conference in Almaty, and the creative team (K.I. Satpaev, I.I. Bok, R.A. Borukaev, G.B. Zhilinsky, D.N. Kazanli, G.Ts. Medoev, I.P. Novokhatsky, G.N. Shcherba) was awarded the Lenin Prize.
This achievement was recognized by the holding of the first All-Union Metallogenic Conference in Almaty, and the creative team (K.I. Satpaev, I.I. Bok, R.A. Borukaev, G.B. Zhilinsky, D.N. Kazanli, G.Ts. Medoev, I.P. Novokhatsky, G.N. Shcherba) was awarded the Lenin Prize.
The period from the 1960s to the 1990s became a time of discovery and exploration of a series of rare metal deposits in Central Kazakhstan (Koktenkol, Verkhnee Kairakty, Baynazar, Seltay, Zhannet, Batystau, and others), Southern Kazakhstan (Boguty, Karagailyaktas), and later in Northern Kazakhstan (Bayan, Aksoran, Syrymbet, Donetskoe).
Comprehensive study of the Uspenskaya zone led to the identification of a large ore belt. The research results were published in a six-volume monograph, which was awarded the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR in 1972.
In subsequent years (1974-1979), research was conducted on the Chu-Ili ore belt in collaboration with a large team of geologists from the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR and the Ministry of Geology of the Kazakh SSR. The results of this work were reflected in the published six-volume monograph, which, along with other works of the Institute, was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1980.
Over the years, the Institute has had 11 laureates of the Lenin Prize, 16 laureates of the State Prize of the USSR, 17 individuals awarded the State Prize of Kazakhstan, 9 awarded the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR Prize, 5 laureates of the K.I. Satpaev Prize, and 3 of the Ch. Valikhanov Prize.
Among the pioneers of mineral discoveries are 38 employees, and the names of several scientists are listed in the "Golden Book of Honor" of the Republic. Three employees were awarded the honorary title of "Honored Geologist-Explorer of the Kazakh SSR" and 11 received the title of "Honored Worker of Science of the Kazakh SSR."
Comprehensive study of the Uspenskaya zone led to the identification of a large ore belt. The research results were published in a six-volume monograph, which was awarded the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR in 1972.
In subsequent years (1974-1979), research was conducted on the Chu-Ili ore belt in collaboration with a large team of geologists from the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR and the Ministry of Geology of the Kazakh SSR. The results of this work were reflected in the published six-volume monograph, which, along with other works of the Institute, was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1980.
Over the years, the Institute has had 11 laureates of the Lenin Prize, 16 laureates of the State Prize of the USSR, 17 individuals awarded the State Prize of Kazakhstan, 9 awarded the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR Prize, 5 laureates of the K.I. Satpaev Prize, and 3 of the Ch. Valikhanov Prize.
Among the pioneers of mineral discoveries are 38 employees, and the names of several scientists are listed in the "Golden Book of Honor" of the Republic. Three employees were awarded the honorary title of "Honored Geologist-Explorer of the Kazakh SSR" and 11 received the title of "Honored Worker of Science of the Kazakh SSR."
The international authority of the Institute and the level of scientific research are confirmed by joint works on programs and projects with companies and institutions from both near and far abroad. For example, the Institute has conducted joint geological research with countries of the CIS, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and others under UNESCO's guidance, as well as projects such as "Lithosphere," "ELAS," and "KUF." The Institute has established direct bilateral cooperation with China (XUAR), Poland, Yugoslavia, the USA, the UK, Japan, Turkey, and Belgium. Additionally, the Institute actively participates in international geological forums (MGK, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000), commissions on stratigraphy and carbon geology (1975), paleontology (1971), geochemistry (1971), as well as international conferences on the study of clays and clay minerals, the tectonics of the Precambrian, symposia on the Ordovician and Silurian periods, and assemblies of the International Geophysical Union, etc.
The Institute also actively hosts the UNESCO Committee on International Geological Correlation.
The Institute also actively hosts the UNESCO Committee on International Geological Correlation.
Institute of Geological Sciences: History, Achievements, and Future Prospects
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Fax: +7 727 291 56 79
Email: ignkis@mail.ru
050010, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty,
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Institute of Geological Sciences named after K.I. Satpaev
Основан в 1940 году
