20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STUDENT CHAPTER OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS AT KYIV UNIVERSITY!

Geological education is the basis for training specialists in the study of natural resources. The rational use of subsoil is the basis of the economic development of Ukraine, especially in the conditions of the energy transition. Educational institutions provide a wide range of disciplines for the geological training of students. Participation in international societies contributes to getting additional knowledge. The distribution of professional societies within institutions and enterprises is world practice in many countries. There are several geological associations that cooperate with Ukraine in the geologic sciences. The student section of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) was established at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv at the Department of Geophysics twenty years ago. The introduction to new features was interesting and useful for students and teachers. Thanks to SEG programs, students received new computer equipment, geophysical literature, educational courses, attendance of lectures, international participation in symposia, possibility of organizing field camps, getting of scholarships, etc. The field of activity of the SEG Kyiv student chapter covers reports on its work at international conferences and educational institutions, the invitation of specialists of the geological industry, participation in geological quizzes and competitions among foreign students, conducting geophysical studies, etc. Members of the SEG section organized international geoscience investigations in various regions of Ukraine. The geophysical surveys were conducted to study ancient buildings in Kamianets-Podilskyi, a gypsum Verteba cave and paleovolcanoes near Uzhgorod. 49 students from 11 countries participated in the field camps. Local studies of pipelines were carried out by geophysical methods near the building of the ESI "Institute of Geology" (Kyiv) and on Totoha Mount, located in Kyiv region. Students performed magnetics, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), surface seismic exploration, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), geodesic measurements and surveys UAV. The student chapter activity was presented at its meetings, with more than 50 reports. For 20 years, more than 100 students were members of the SEG section, which has been the basis for the AAPG and EAGE faculty circles. The SEG Kyiv student chapter is recognized as the best one in 2018. The geophysical section SEG has made a significant contribution to the spread of geological knowledge and the presentation of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv internationally.