Department of Geology

About the Department

The Department of Geology is the centre of expertise in geology, mineral resources, and mining at TalTech. Our researchers focus on bedrock geology, paleoenvironments, mineral resources, mining engineering and circular economy. We are responsible for study programmes on Earth systems and georesources, host various labs and the largest geocollections in Estonia.

Research groups

Our researchers are involved in palaeoclimate and environmental research, mineral resources, geochemistry, palaeontology, marine geology, hydrogeology and other geosciences.

Studies

The Department of Geology is responsible for bachelor's and master's degree programmes in mineral resources (in Estonian, for now), the aim of which is to train geologists and mining engineers. Doctoral studies in geology and geotechnology are part of the curriculum of physical sciences.

Geoseminars

Weekly Department seminars are free to attend, either on-site or on-line.

Our laboratories

The Department's modern laboratories support research and teaching and are able to provide various services also outside the university.

Our Projects

The Department participates in a number of local and international research projects.

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XVII Science Conference of the School of Science on 27th November

The conference will take place on November 27, 2025, starting at 10:00 in the Venus auditorium of the Cybernetics Building (Akadeemia tee 21/1).

In addition, researchers from the School of Science will give presentations, and the day will conclude with flash presentations by the doctoral students of the School of Science.

To participate, please register HERE. Registration deadline 25.11.24.

Presentations will be held in English, and the event will also be broadcast live.

Conference webpage

Doctoral thesis defence at the Department of Geology (on 8th December)

On 8 December at 14:00, TalTech Department of Geology doctoral student Ivan Krivokorin will defend his doctoral thesis “Out of the Shadows: Reconstructing Mammoth Paleoecology from Underrepresented Regions of the Western Siberian Plain and Estonia, Eastern Europe”.

The defence will take place at Tallinn University of Technology, room U06A-209, Ehitajate tee 5.

Supervisors:
Leeli Amon, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, TalTech
Siim Veski, Professor, Department of Geology, TalTech
Laura Arppe, Curator, Finnish Museum of Natural History
Scientific mentor: Professor Sergey Leshchinskiy, Tomsk State University

Opponents:
Lembi Lõugas, Senior Researcher, Tallinn University
Dr. Hab. Piotr Wojtal, Research Professor, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences

Electronic version of the doctoral thesis

Link for participating online