Date of Birth

09.01.1977

Education

• 1995-1999 - Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Metallurgy, specialty “Powder and composite materials” (Bachelor’s academic degree);
• 2007-2009 - Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, specialty “Materials science and engineering” (Master’s academic degree);

Scientific Degree (Rank)

• Master;

Work Experience

• 2000-2005 - State military science technical center “DELTA”, Engineer of the armored materials department;
• 2006- present - LEPL Ferdinand Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science;

Papers and Publications

• Okrostsvaridze O.Sh., Tavadze G.F., et al. Technology of obtaining consolidated materials from SHS-powders using phosphate binding agents. MEE-2008 - Conference materials. Zhukovka, Ukraine. 2008;
• Okrostsvaridze O.Sh., Tavadze G.F., et al. Laboratory Mini Equipment "SHS-spinning of Hightemperature Alloy". Materials of X International Symposium on Self-propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS-2009). Tsakhadzor, Armenia. 2009;
• Okrostsvaridze O.Sh., Tavadze G.F., Badzoshvili T.V. and Alania J.G., New ceramic and metal-ceramic powders for gas-thermal coatings. Georgian engineering news, #1, 57-60. 2010;

Participation in Scientific Symposiums and Conferences

• Fifth International Conference MEE 2008. Zhukovka, Ukraine, 2008;
• X International Symposium on Self-propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS-2009). Tsakhadzor, Armenia, 2009;

Participation in Scientific Grant Projects

• 2008 - CRDF-GNSF-GRDF #06/08 - Development of Production Technology of Economic Antiballistic Defence Panel for Civic Application;
• 2008-2009 - GNSF #259- New light composite armor protecting from high-energy kinetic shock-worker;
• 2009-2011 - GNSF-STCU #4999 - Concentrated solar energy/self-propagating high-temperature synthesis - new approach for increase of technological energy efficiency;
• 2010-2012 - STCU #4450 - Development and synthesis of nanostructure 3D-form products and coatings using the integrated nanotechnological scheme;