Research Scientist Laboratory “Investigation of MHD Processes in Plasmas"

I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics ,Tbilisi State University, Georgia

 

 

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Curriculum  Vitae

First Name: Luba 

Last Name: Tsamalashvili

Born: August 26, 1941 in Saghrasheni (region of Georgia)

Citizenship: Georgia

Education: Mathematics, Tbilisi State University, Georgia (1963)

Position Held: 1. Mathematician, Institute of Cybernetics, Georgian Academy of Sciences Tbilisi, Georgia (1963 - 1965);

2. Programmer-engineer, Institute of Metrology of USSR, Tbilisi, Georgia (1965-1967);

3. Engineer-mathematician-programmer, I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics ,Tbilisi State University, Georgia  , (1967-1970);

4. Senior Engineer-mathematician-programmer, I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics , Tbilisi State University, Georgia  , (1970-1986);

5. Research Scientist, Laboratory “Investigation of MHD Processes in Plasmas", I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics, Tbilisi State University, Georgia  (1986-2007);

       6. Researcher,   I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics   Tbilisi State University, Georgia (2007-2011).

       

Honors: Author of  54  published papers in refereed journals

Grants:

 1) Aimed-Programming Financing of the Department of Science and        Technology of Georgia, 1998-1999;

2) GRDF – Georgia-U.S Grants Program I, 2003 – 2005;

3) GRDF - Georgia-U.S Grants Program III, 2007-2009;

4) Georgian National Science Foundation Grant, 2009-2012.

Area of Expertise: Mathematics, Numerical simulations

Affiliation: I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics, Tbilisi State University, 2 University Str., 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia.

Phone: 995 322545894 (office); 995 322188098 (office); 995 32 231 69 91 (home);

 

E-mail: luba_tsamal@yahoo.com

 

 

 

List of  Papers

          

   

1. B. N. Bastatskii, L.V. Tsamalashvili, T.A. Shavliashvili - On effect of the geometry of a flattened translation shell on its stress. Izvestia TNISGEI, Moscow, Energy, 1971 67-74

 

2. G.G. Tsiskreli , N.V. Gintse , L.V. Tsamalashvili – The use of computer for the calculation of arched and cupola dams. Conference in the use of computer in building mechanics, Leningrad 1972. 51-53

 

3. D.K. Datynashvili, L.V. Tsamalashvili - Resullts of calculation of Inguri arched dam and of Saian archer-gravitational dam by the variationalcore method accounting the transverse forces. Scientific research in gidrotechnics . Leningrad, 1973 66-69

 

4. D.K. Datynashvili, L.V. Tsamalashvili - The calculation of arched and arched – gravitational dams by mixed variational - core method accounting the transverse forces. Collection of scientific and technical papers . Moscow, Energy, 1974, 95-103

 

5. T.D. Kaladze, J.G. Lominadze, A.B. Mikhailovskii, A.R. Khvoles and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Numerical Analysis of magnetosonic instability of trapped alpha particles in tokamak- reactor // Preprint IAE-2692, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow, 1976  

 

6. T.D. Kaladze, J.G. Lominadze, A.B. Mikhailovskii, A.R. Khvoles and L.V. Tsamalashvili – Numerical analysis of magnetosonic trapped alpha particle instability in tokamak reactor // USSR-USA Microinstability Workshop, May 24-29, 1976, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow.

 

7.T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Spectra of cyclotron waves in plasma containing ions of two species // Fizika Plazmy, v.4, No.2, pp.394-398, 1978.

 

8 T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Cyclotron wave spectrum in a plasma with two ion species // Sov. J. Plasma Physics, v.4, No.2, pp.222-224, 1978.

 

9. T.D. Kaladze, J.G. Lominadze, A.B. Mikhailovskii, A.R. Khvoles and L.V. Tsamalashvili - To the theory of cyclotron instability of trapped alpha particles in tokamak reactor // Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, v.B29, No.7/July, pp.744-757, 1979.

 

10. A.B. Mikhailovskii, J.G. Lominadze, T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Quasilineaer relaxation of trapped alpha particles in a tokamak reactor at cyclotron magnetosonic instability // Fizika Plazmy, v.5, No.2, pp.309-315, 1979.

 

11. A.B. Mikhailovskii, D.G. Lominadze, T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili – Quasilinear relaxation of trapped α particles in a cyclotron magnetosonic instability in a tokamak reactor // Sov. J. Plasma Phys. v.5, No.2, pp.173-176, 1979.

 

12. T.D. Kaladze, A.B. Mikhailovskii and L.V. Tsamalashvili - To the theory of cyclotron instability caused by circulating alpha particles in tokamak reactor // Preprint IAE-3859/6, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow, USSR, 1983.

 

13. T.D. Kaladze, A.B. Mikhailovskii and L.V. Tsamalashvili - To the theory of cyclotron instability due to circulating alpha particles in a tokamak reactor // Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, v.B35, No.5/May, pp.518-531, 1985.

 

14. T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili – Lowfrequency eigenoscillations spectra of “cold” plasma with two ion species // Proceedings of I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Tbilisi State University, v.32, pp.148-170, 1989.

 

15. T.D. Kaladze, M. Kandelaki, L.Tsamalashvili, L. Shalamberidze, D. Shapakidze, Z. Bigvava and I. Khelaia – Excitation of electrostatic waves in the thunderstorm cloud // Seminar of I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Tbilisi State University; Reports, v.22, pp.94-101, 1993

 

16. T.D. Kaladze, M. Kandelaki, L.Tsamalashvili, L. Shalamberidze, D. Shapakidze, Z. Bigvava and I. Khelaia – Instability of electric waves in the thunderstorm cloud // Enlarged Sessions of the Seminar of I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Tbilisi State University; Reports, v.8, No.3, pp.49-52, 1993 (Ed. E. Evseev)

17. T.D. Kaladze, M. Kandelaki and L.Tsamalashvili – Electric field generation in a mesosphere cloud // Enlarged Sessions of the Seminar of I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Tbilisi State University; Reports, v.10, No.3, pp.23-29, 1995 (Ed. R. Bochorishvili).

 

18. T.D. Kaladze, M. Kandelaki, L.Tsamalashvili, D. Shapakidze, L. Shalamberidze, Z. Bigvava and I. Khelaia - Generation of electric fields in thunderstorm cloud // Izvestia Akademii Nauk Rossii, Fizika Atmosferi I Okeana, v.32, No.4, pp.492-497, 1996.

 

19. T.D. Kaladze, M.N. Kandelaki, L.V. Tsamalashvili, D.E. Shapakidze, L.T. Shalamberidze, Z.Z. Bigvava and I.N. Khelaia - Electric-field generation in a thunderstorm cloud // Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, v.32, No.4, pp.453-457, 1996.

 

20. T.D. Kaladze, M.Kandelaki and L. Tsamalashvili - Excitation of electric fields in upper atmosphere // Izvestia Akademii Nauk Rossii, Fizika Atmosferi I Okeana, v.33, No.5, pp.640-643, 1997.

 

21. T.D. Kaladze, M.N. Kandelaki and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Generation of electric fields in the upper atmosphere // Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, v.33, No.5, pp.592-595, 1997.

 

22. T.D. Kaladze and L. Tsamalashvili - Solitary dipole vortices in the earth's ionosphere // Physics Letters A, v.232, pp.269-274, 1997.

 

23. T.D. Kaladze and L. Tsamalashvili – Vortical motions of the atmosphere at the ionospheric heights of the earth // J. Georgian Geophysical Society, Issue (B), Physics of Atmosphere, Ocean and Cosmic Rays, v.2, pp.61-70, 1997.

 

24. T.D. Kaladze, I.N. Keshelashvili and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Inductive damping of nonlinear solitary vortices in the F-layer of the earth's ionosphere // Fizika Plazmy, v.25, No.8, pp.683-687, 1999.

 

25. T.D. Kaladze, I.N. Keshelashvili and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Inductive damping of nonlinear solitary Rossby vortices in the ionospheric F-layer // Plasma Physics Reports, v.25, No.8, pp.625-629, 1999.

 

26. T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili - Nonlinear Alfven-Rossby vortical structures in the earth's ionosphere // Physics Letters A, v.287, pp.137-142, 2001.

 

27. T.D. Kaladze and L.V. Tsamalashvili – Nonlinear Alfven-Rossby vortical structures in the earth’s ionosphere // Inter. Topical Conference on Plasma Physics: “New Plasma Horizons”, September 3-7, 2001, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Programme and Book of Abstracts, 2001.

 

28. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri – Implicit difference schemes for the Charney-Obukhov equation // Applied Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics (AMIM), v.8, No.2, pp.20-39, 2003.

 

29. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri – First- and second-order accurate implicit difference schemes for the Charney-Obukhov equation // Physics Letters A, v.328/1, pp.51-64, 2004.

 

30. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri – On numerical resolution and uniqueness of solution of initial-boondary value problem for the generalized Charney-Obukhov equation // Enlarged Sessions of the Seminar of I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Tbilisi State University; Reports, v.19, No.1, pp. 49-57, 2004

 

31. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri - Investigation and numerical resolution of initial-boundary value problem for the generalized Charney–Obukhov and Hasagewa–Mima equations // Physics Letters A, v.. 343/1-3, pp. 199-215, 2005.

 

32. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri – First and second order accurate implicit difference schemes for the numerical resolution of the generalized Charney-Obukhov and Hasegawa-Mima equations // 19th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas and 7th Asia Pacific Plasma Theory Conference (Nara, Japan, July 12-15, 2005). Book of Abstracts, pp.174-175, 2005

 

33. T. Kaladze, J. Rogava, L. Tsamalashvili and M. Tsiklauri – First- and second-order accurate implicit difference schemes for the numerical resolution of the generalized Charney-Obukhov and Hasegawa-Mima equations // Journal of Plasma Physics, v. 72, part 6, 1045-1048, 2006. Special Issue of contributed papers from the 19th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas (ICNSP) and the 7th Asia Pacific Plasma Theory Conference (APPTC), July 12-15, 2005, Nara, Japan.

 

34. T. D. Kaladze, J.L. Rogava, L.V. Tsamalashvili and M.A. Tsiklauri – Implicit difference scheme for the numerical resolution of the Charney-Obukhov equation with variable coefficients // 20th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas, Austin, Texas, USA, October 10-12, 2007. http://workshops.ph.utexas.edu/nsp/abstract.php?view=121

 

35. T.D. Kaladze, D.J. Wu, L.V. Tsamalashvili, and G.V. Jandieri – Localized magnetized Rossby structures under zonal shear flow in the ionospheric E-layer // Physics Letters A, v. 365, 140-143, 2007

 

36. T.D. Kaladze, O.A. Pokhotelov, L. Stenflo, J. Rogava, L.V. Tsamalashvili, M. Tsiklauri – Zonal flow interaction with Rossby waves in the Earth’s atmosphere: A numerical simulation // Physics Letters A, v. 372, 5177-5180, 2008.

 

37. J.W. Van Dam, W. Horton, N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, Trevor W. Garner, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Some Physical Mechanisms of Precursors to Earthquakes // Fourteenth International Congress on Plasma Physics 2008 ( ICPP-2008, September 8-12, 2008, Fukuoka, Japan ). Abstracts, FC.P1-058, p.94. http://www.triam.kyushy-u.ac.jp/ICPP/.

 

38. T.D. Kaladze, H.A. Shah, G. Murtaza, L.V. Tsamalashvili, M. Shad, and G.V. Jandieri – Influence of non-monochromaticity on zonal-flow generation by magnetized Rossby waves in the ionospheric E-layer // Journal of Plasma Physics, v. 75, part 3, 345-357, 2009.

 

39. N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Generation of low-frequency waves by electromagnetic emissions in the ionosphere // First NCP Scientific Spring-2009 ( National Centre for Physics, April 6-9, 2009, Islamabad, Pakistan). http://www.ncp.edu.pk/fnss.htm

 

40. N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Excitation of Rossby waves by HF electromagnetic seismic origin emissions in the earth’s mesosphere // XXIX International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG-2009, July 12-17, 2009, Cancun, Mexico). Book of Abstracts, PA7-1, p.74. http://www.once.com.mx/icpig2009/.

 

41. N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Excitation of Rossby waves by HF electromagnetic seismic origin emissions in the earth’s mesosphere // XXIX International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG-2009, July 12-17, 2009, Cancun, Mexico). Proceedings, Contributed Papers. Astrophysical, geophysical and other natural plasmas, PA7-1. v.1. pp. 352-355. ISBN: 978-1-61567-694-1 (Eds.: Jaime de Urquijo, and Antonio Juarez) Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2009).

 

42. N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Excitation of Rossby waves by HF electromagnetic seismic origin emissions in the earth’s mesosphere // Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, v. 71, No. 17-18, 1858-1863, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.jastp. 2009.07.008.

 

43. J.W. Van Dam , W. Horton, N.L. Tsintsadze, T.D. Kaladze, T.W. Garner, and L.V.

Tsamalashvili – Some physical mechanisms of precursors to earthquakes // Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES, v.8, 199-202, 2009.

 

44. T.D. Kaladze, M. Shad, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Generation of zonal flows by electrostatic drift waves in electron-positron-ion plasmas // Physics of Plasmas, v.17, 022304, 2010.

 

 

45. T.D. Kaladze, M. Shad, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Zonal flows driven by electrostatic drift waves in electron-positron-ion plasmas // International Scientific Spring-2010 (ISS-2010, National Centre for Physics, March 1-6, 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan). http://www.ncp.edu.pk/iss.htm

 

 

46. T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Modeling of some physical phenomena of precursors to earthquake // International workshop on seismo-electromagnetics andatmospheric science (IWSE AS-2010, 16-18 November, 2010, Agra, India  

 

47.   T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili, L.Z. Kahlon  – Electromagnetic inertio-gravity waves in the Earth’s ionosphere // Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, v. 73, No. 7-8, 741-750, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.jastp. 2011.02.010

 

48     T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili, L.Z. Kahlon – Electromagnetic waves in the earth’s conductive ionosphere // International Scientific Spring 2011 (ISS-2011,  National Centre for Physics, March 1-5, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011). Abstract Book, p.26. www.ncp.edu.pk

 

49.   T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili, L.Z. Kahlon  – Khantadze-Rossby electromagnetic planetary vortical motions in the ionospheric E-layer // International Scientific Spring 2011 (ISS-2011,  National Centre for Physics, March 1-5, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011). Abstract Book, p.30.  www.ncp.edu.pk

 

50    T.D. Kaladze, M. Shad, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Generation of zonal flow in the Earth’s dissipative ionospheric F-layer // Physics Letters A, v. 375, 2637-2638, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.physleta.2011.05.058.

 

51.  T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili – Nonlinear solitary structures driven by seismo-electromagnetic emissions in the Earth’s ionosphere // International Workshop on Shocks, Turbulence and Nonlinear Systems joint with International Advanced Workshop on Seismo-Electromagnetic Studies (September 11-15, Eilat, Israel, 2011). http://spacescience.group.shef.ac.uk/Eilat_2011/index.html

 

52.  T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalshvili, L.Z. Kahlon – Rossby – Khantadze electromagnetic planetary vortical motions in the ionospheric E-layer // Journal of Plasma Physics, v. 77, part 6, 813-828, doi: 10.1017/S0022377811000237, 2011.

 

53.    T.D. Kaladze, L.V. Tsamalashvili, D.T. Kaladze – Electromagnetic internal gravity waves in the Earth’s ionospheric E-layer // Physics letters A, v. 376, 123-124, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.physleta.2011.10.044.

 

54.  T.D. Kaladze, L.Z. Kahlon, L.V. Tsamalashvili  – Excitation of zonal flow and magnetic field by Rossby-Khantadze electromagnetic planetary waves in the ionospheric E-layer //  Physics of Plasmas, v.19, 022902, 2012. doi: 10.1063/1.3681370.