Irakli Chaganava

In 2002, Irakli Chaganava completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Department of Chemical Technology of Organic Substances and Petroleum Products.
In 2004, he earned his Master’s degree with honors from the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Department of Organic Chemistry.
From 2005 to 2006, he completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, in the Department of Organic Chemistry.
From 2007 to 2012, he pursued a PhD at the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in the field of Organic Chemistry.
In 2012, he successfully defended his dissertation with the highest grade and was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Chemistry (PhD in Chemistry).

Since 2014, Irakli Chaganava has been working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport, where he teaches various chemistry-related disciplines (General and Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biochemistry of Sport and Exercise).
Since 2004, he has also been actively involved in scientific research and currently serves as a Chief Research Scientist at the Cybernetics Institute of the Georgian Technical University.

Irakli Chaganava’s work has been published in the form of scientific articles. Among them, 29 publications have been featured in internationally peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and with corresponding impact factors. A significant part of his research in the field of chemistry is focused on the development, study, and enhancement of advanced/high-tech materials based on organic substances and biopolymers.
He actively participates in various scientific research projects and collaborative grant programs (8 grants from Georgian and international donors) and has also received individual grants (7 from the National Science Foundation and European donors).
He has completed research internships in the field of chemistry at leading scientific centers in Spain (University of Zaragoza, 2014) and the USA (Kent State University, 2017).
In 2023, in collaboration with colleagues at the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (Spain), he carried out a project that led to the development of new anisotropic polymeric materials.
His work is regularly presented at international forums worldwide (currently 31 presentations).