The Department of General and Historical Geology and Palaeontology
- Про кафедру
- Історія кафедри
- Стратегія
- Співробітники
Про кафедру
The Department of General and Historical Geology and Palaeontology of the Faculty of Geology is the main structural division and one of the leaders in the field of vocational training due to the high standards of student education in accordance with the labour market conditions, contemporary trends in technology development, through offering innovative educational programmes to ensure full implementation of scientific and pedagogical employees’ potential.
The Department guarantees high-quality education and supplies the labour market with highly skilled and competitive specialists and implements scientific research, which becomes the basis for educational programmes improvement. It provides a programme of continuous professional development based on the integration of education, scientific research and innovation, develops partnerships with the world’s leading educational establishments and scientific institutions, and creates conditions for mobility of students and teachers.
The Department of General and Historical Geology and Palaeontology performs educational, methodological and scientific activities, delivers lectures, laboratory and practical classes; educational, training and production practices, scientific research of General, Regional, Historical, Quaternary and Structural Geology, Tectonics, Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Biostratigraphy, Petroleum and Coal Geology, and others.
The scientific-pedagogical basis of the Department is formed by employees of the Faculty (7) and the supporting staff (2), together with structural subdivisions – Laboratory of stratigraphic research, geological map, space aero methods (2) and Paleontological Museum (2).
Історія кафедри
The history of the department dates back to ancient times, and depending on the state systems in the country, representatives of various nationalities have worked here, each of whom has left contributions and achievements in the fields of geology, paleontology, stratigraphy, tectonics, cartographic, and structural geology for future generations.
Key milestones in history
| 1784 | Establishment of the Natural History Cabinet at the Faculty of Philosophy of Lviv University; one of its first heads (1787–1805) was Balthasar Hacquet, the first geological researcher of the Galician lands, the Carpathians, and Transcarpathia. |
| 1864 | Reorganization of the Natural History Cabinet into the Cabinet of Mineralogy, Geology, and Geognosy, which later developed into several departments; the first head of the cabinet was F. Tsirkel, a Doctor of Philosophy. |
| 1877/78 | Introduction of the first lecture course on paleontology—paleontology of plants—by Associate Professor F. Kamensky. |
| 1892 | Establishment of the permanent teaching of various paleontological disciplines by Associate Professor V. Teiser: systematic paleontology, general paleontology, paleontology of the Lviv surroundings, paleontology of Podillia, anatomy and systematics of cephalopods, Mesozoic local and foreign fauna, and others. |
| 1894 | For the first time, Dr. E. Dunikovsky delivered lectures on the course “History of the Earth and the Organic World.” |
| 1905 | The Geological Museum was founded and the Department of Geology was established as part of the Faculty of Philosophy, headed by Professor R. Zuber |
| 1924 | The Department of Paleontology was established as an independent unit within the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; its first head was Professor of Paleontology Joseph Semiradsky. |
| 1941/44 | The activities of the Departments of Geology and Paleontology were suspended during the Second World War. |
| 1945 | The Department of Historical Geology and Paleontology was established as part of the newly created Faculty of Geology at Lviv University, alongside six other structural units. The first head was Academician O. Vyalov. The Department of General Geology was also established, with Associate Professor M. P. Yermakov as the first head. Professors N. I. Tolstikhin, S. Z. Saidakovsky, V. M. Kozenenko, and Associate Professors V. F. Lesnyak, and Yu. O. Dolgov were among the teaching staff. The first specialized courses in general and dynamic geology, exploration of mineral deposits, geology of ore and non-ore deposits, geological mapping, etc., were introduced, along with the organization of educational excursions and geological mapping practices. |
| 1951 | The Ukrainian Paleontological Society’s Lviv branch was established at the Department of Historical Geology and Paleontology, uniting paleontologists from the western regions of Ukraine. |
| 1952 | Appointment of Professor D. P. Resvyi as Head of the Department of General Geology.With his arrival, the focus of training geologists shifted to geological surveys and the creation of geological and structural maps. The teaching of structural geology was expanded and modernized with the use of aerial methods. New courses in geotectonics, the history of geological sciences, and geomorphology were introduced. A geological map cabinet was created within the department, later reorganized into an interdepartmental laboratory for geological mapping and aerial methods. Associate Professors O. M. Anastasyeva, L. I. Koltun, I. O. Marushkin, N. I. Myaz, E. I. Lavrenko, and Yu. P. Pekun were involved in the educational process. |
| 1961 | Publication of the first issue of the periodical ‘Paleontological Collection’, which covers new materials on systematics, monographic studies, phylogeny of paleoorganisms, stratigraphy, paleontology, biostratigraphy. |
| 1965–2001 | Expansion of scientific topics: research of Precambrian supercrustal formations with access to the planetary level (V. P. Kirilyuk), tectonics, magmatism and metamorphism (Y. F. Misnyk, V. V. Shevchuk, B. I. Oleksiv, E. O. Portnyagin, A. V. Alekseenko). Geological disciplines are taught for foreign students from Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Cuba, Mongolia, Vietnam not only at Lviv University but also abroad – I. Marushkin in Guinea, V. Kyryliuk and Y. Pekun in Algeria, V. Shevchuk in Mali. |
| 1987 | Doctor of Sciences Professor A. Sivoronov is elected Head of the Department of General Geology and the staff of the Department is renewed. Over the past 15 years, the following professors have worked here: D. P. Resvoy (until 1993), V. P. Kyryliuk (1998-2000), associate professors I. O. Marushkin (until 1997), I. O. Kovalchuk (until 1998), V. D. Kolii (1992-1994), A. M. Lysak (1994-2000), V. G. Pashchenko (since 1998), B. I. Oleksiv (until 2000), L. V. Generalova (since 1988), R. M. Smishko, Y. S. Makovsky, L. Khomyak. |
| 2004 | Establishment of the laboratory of paleontological research and renaming of the Geological Museum to the Paleontological Museum. |
| 2011 | Launch of the annual All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference ‘Problems of Geology of the Phanerozoic of Ukraine’. |
| 2016 | The Laboratory of Paleontological Research is reorganised into the Laboratory of Stratigraphic Research of Fossil Fuel Provinces. |
| 2020 | As a result of the optimisation of the structure of the Geological Faculty, new subdivisions are created – the Laboratory of Stratigraphic Research, Geological Map and Space and Aerial Methods and the Department of General and Historical Geology and Paleontology. |
Regulations of the Department 2020
Program goals and objectives of the Department of General and Historical Geology and Paleontology
Стратегія
STRATEGY
The MISSION of the department is to combine long-standing traditions and powerful scientific schools with modern innovative trends and approaches to teaching and preparing socially responsible, highly qualified specialists. The department aims to nurture individuals with intellectual and creative potential in the fields of geology and paleontology, according to the labor market demands in the context of European integration.
VISION. КThe department is one of the leaders in the field of training geologist specialists, setting high standards of quality education for students in accordance with the demands of the time, taking into account labor market trends and the latest technological advancements. This is achieved through the offering of innovative educational programs that ensure the full realization of the scientific and pedagogical potential of the faculty. The department guarantees quality education, conducts scientific research that becomes the foundation for improving educational programs, implements a continuous professional development program based on the integration of education, research, and innovation, and fosters partnerships with leading global educational institutions and scientific organizations. The department creates conditions for mobility for students and faculty. The department aims to be an open, mobile, creative, innovative, competitive, and socially responsible structural unit of the Geological Faculty at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with effective, progressive management aimed at continually improving the conditions for work and study, enhancing the quality of education, and developing scientific research.НАШІ OUR VALUES: :
– professionalism, responsibility, high qualification of teachers;
– teamwork and mutual support; ;
– creativity and innovation among the staff;
– individual approach and creation of favourable conditions for students’ learning and development;
– high culture of behaviour.
Співробітники
| завідувачAntonina IVANINA | завідувач |
| Професор (сумісник)Natalia RADKOVETS | Професор (сумісник) |
| ДоцентLarysa HENERALOVA | Доцент |
| ДоцентHalyna HOTSANYUK | Доцент |
| ДоцентLeonid KHOMYAK | Доцент |
| ДоцентIhor SHAYNOHA | Доцент |
| Доцент (сумісник)Yaryna TUZYAK | Доцент (сумісник) |
| АсистентMilena BOHDANOVA | Асистент |
| Інженер 1 категоріїTetiana DOBROSKOK | Інженер 1 категорії |
| Аспірант, Асистент (сумісник)Kseniia Navarivska | Аспірант, Асистент (сумісник) |
| Аспірант, Лаборант (сумісник)Tetiana SMETANIUK | Аспірант, Лаборант (сумісник) |