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Mariam Khomasuridze
Date of birth: 05/08/1977
Education, specialty and qualification:
1998-2002 Academy of Sciences of Georgia; S/K Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking; postgraduate studies.
1993-1998 State Agrarian University of Georgia; Specialty - wine technology.
2000-2004 Technical University of Georgia; Specialty - English language, translation specialist; Bachelor.
Currently held position:
Since 2011 - Professor of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biosystems Engineering of the Technical University of Georgia. Head of "Viticulture and Oenology" undergraduate and graduate educational programs.
Since 2008 - National Wine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. Taster of the Wine and Sparkling Wines Tasting Commission.
Since 2017 - member-expert of the expert corps of accreditation of educational programs of the Ministry of Education of Georgia.
work experience:
2015-2017 - Head of the Quality Assurance Department of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biosystems Engineering.
2012-2015 Technical University of Georgia; Department of Chemical and Biological Technologies, Full Professor. (Educational program - technology of food products).
2008-2011 - "Batono" LLC wine factory; chief technologist.
2006-2012 - Technical University of Georgia; Department of Chemical and Biological Technologies, Associate Professor.
2003-2006 - Technical University of Georgia; Department of Processes, Devices and General Chemical Technology; docent;

2006-2007; 2012-2013 years - Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia; Vine and Wine Department, Winery Division of "Samtresti"; Main specialist
2002-2006 - Seven LLC, technologist. Consultant of the Institute of Champagne Enology;
1996-1996 State Department of Youth Affairs of Georgia. Deputy Head of Public Relations Division;
1995-1996 year Tbilisi City Hall. Tbilisi City Hall Youth Affairs Department st. Deputy Head of the Tbilisi Department.
Scientific degree: Academic Doctor of Technical Sciences.
Scientific work:
2000-2017 - 35 published scientific articles (including in international publications)
2018 - the book, "Wine's advantages and disadvantages" 2018;
2009 - manual "Birch technology". Georgian Technical University; ISBN978-9941-14-293-2;
2000-2017 - participation in 7 international scientific conferences;
Educational activities:
Since 2015, head of the master's degree educational program "Viticulture and Winemaking".
Since 2017 - co-head of the undergraduate educational program "Viticulture and Enology";
Since 2006 - head of the alcoholic beverages module of the undergraduate educational program "Food Technology";
Since 2003 - within the framework of undergraduate and graduate educational programs, lectures, seminars and practical training in the following courses: "Wine technology"; Fundamentals of organoleptic evaluation, "liquor-birch technology", "brand technology";
Since 2006 - supervisor of 12 master's and 5 doctoral theses;
Participation in tasting commissions (jury) within the framework of the wine competition:
2018 year; Wine and Spirits Competition of the Black Sea Region; Organizers - "Polyproject" and International Vine and Wine Organization - OIV; Chisinau; Jury member; 2016 year. The first international competition of wine and alcoholic beverages of the Black Sea countries; Organizers - Union of Oenologists of Georgia and International Organization of Vine and Wine - OIV; Batumi; Jury member;
2015; 2016; 2017 years. "National Georgian Wine Competition". Organizer - Association of Sommeliers of Georgia. member of the tasting commission;
Certificates, trainings, training courses and professional activities:
2017 - "International gathering of oenologists and winemakers"; Organizers: Institute of Champagne Enology and "Shvidi" LLC. Tbilisi;
2015 - "Second International Forum of Enologists and Winemakers"; Organizer: Institute of Champagne Enology; Yerevan;
2010 - training course - Introductory Course On Usage Moodle; Selkirk College Castlegar, BC, Canada and Georgian Technical University;
2009 - training course "General course of contemporary teaching methodologies"; United States of America; Iowa State University; Community Colleges for International Development. Professional Development Center of Technical University of Georgia.
2004; 2007 years - training course "organoleptic assessment of wine and alcoholic beverages, formation of wine quality system" - German technical cooperation society;
2004-2006 - Institute of Champagne Enology, career course: "Wine and Sparkling Wine Technology";
2003 - training course: "Functional blends and flavors for the food industry", Netherlands, Barentz Ingredients.
Knowledge of foreign languages:
• Georgian native

• English – C1-perfectly (reading, translating, writing, speaking; I publish scientific publications in English; I know field terminology); English language, translator referent; .Bachelor's diploma;

• Russian - C1- perfectly (reading, translating, writing, speaking) I know field terminology);
Computer programs: Microsoft Office Word; Microsoft Office Excel; Microsoft Office PowerPoint; Microsoft Office Outlook and etc.