STATE PRIZE CONFERRED UPON AN 8-VOLUME WORK ON GEOLOGY OF MONGOLIA
Today marks the 107th anniversary of the Restoration of National Freedom and Independence. On this occasion, President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga issued a decree to confer the State Prize of 2018 upon an 8-volume work titled The Geology and Mineral Resources of Mongolia.
The award ceremony took place in the State Palace today, and President Battulga presented the State Prize to the scientists and scholars who collaborated on the 8-volume work, thus making a valuable contribution to the development of geology in Mongolia.
The awardees are:
- Professor Byamba Jadamba (DSc)
- Honored Science Figure, academician Barsbold Rinchen (DSc)
- Honored Science Figure, Professor Gerel Ochir (DSc)
- People’s Teacher, Professor Lkhamsuren Jargal (DSc)
- Consulting Engineer Altangerel Sambalkhundev
- Consulting Engineer, Associate Professor Jadamba Namjil (DSc)
During the award ceremony, President Battulga gave congratulatory remarks in which he stressed the importance of the work that received the State Prize.
The Geology and Mineral Resources of Mongolia is the first compilation work of materials containing geological studies on the territory of Mongolia by Mongolian geologists in the last 30-60 years. At a time of increasing investment into geological and mineral resources sectors, the books are intended to fulfill the needs of national and international geologists. The work serves as a handbook and reference to students of geology, given the inadequacy of textbooks written in Mongolian on this subject. Not only will this work help accelerate regional and national development, it is also highly important in promoting Mongolia abroad and strengthening Mongolia’s independence.
Moreover, the work engaged more than 50 scholars and geologists representing the Institute of Geology-Mineral Resources and Center of Paleontology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, the National University of Mongolia, the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and the private sector.
