Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
| Геологический институт РАН | |
The Geological Institute building in 2019 | |
| Abbreviation | GIN RAS |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 8, 1930 |
| Type | RAS Institute |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Fields | Geology, Tectonics, Lithology, Stratigraphy |
| Website | www |
The Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN RAS; Russian: Геологический институт РАН, full name: Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences) is a scientific institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences focusing on general theoretical and fundamental problems in the geological sciences. The main research areas of the institute are tectonics, lithology, stratigraphy, and Quaternary geology.
By the end of 2020, GIN RAS had 247 research staff, including 99 Candidates of Science and 56 Doctors of Science. The Institute employed 3 Corresponding Members, 3 Academicians of the RAS, and 5 Honored Scientists of the Russian Federation.