GEOLOGY SCIENTIST AND TEACHER (to the 70th anniversary of Mykola Mykolayovych Pavlun)

M. Pavlun — doctor of geological sciences, professor, dean of the geological faculty of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Higher School of Ukraine, full member of the Ukrainian Mineralogical Society, full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society.   M. Pavlun’s systematic scientific research on metallogeny and thermobarogeochemistry (TBGC) of molybdenum-tungsten and gold ore formations served as the basis for the preparation and successful defense of a candidate’s and doctoral dissertation. For the first time, the scientist substantiated a new field of modern ore-formation and metallogenic analysis — TBGC modeling, diagnostics and forecasting of endogenous ore formations. M. Pavlun, as an administrator, performs great organizational, educational-methodical and patriotic-educational work aimed at highlighting and multiplying the achievements of the geological faculty and forming highly qualified specialists. The scientific work of M. Pavluny consists of more than 400 works, including three collective monographs and hundreds of articles, a number of reports of state-budget scientific research and contractual works, three reference and information publications for the anniversaries of the geological faculty, four textbooks, two study guides. For many years of conscientious work and significant achievements in scientific and pedagogical activity, Mykola Pavlun was awar ded with awards, distinctions and thanks, among which: a memorial sign named after A.I. Lutugin, medal of V.I. Luchytskyi, jubilee Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the title “Honored Education Worker of Ukraine”, Thanks from the Lviv Regional Council, Thanks from the Rector of the University.    The staff of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, the Faculty of Geology, colleagues and friends sincerely and heartily congratulate Mykola Mykolayovych Pavlun on his 70th anniversary.