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5. Dynamics of sea currents and movements of water 
6. Geological structure, history, regularity of deposit formation 
in seas and oceans (In connection with this study, during 
the 33rd voyage of the Vityaz, largest of five expeditionary 
ships belonging to the Institute, iron-manganese ore 
extracted from the floor of the Indian Ocean proved to be 
almost identical in compositional characteristics to ores 
found earlier in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. ) 
7. Processes and regularities in the formation of shore zones of 
seas 
8. Biology of marine corers and the fouling of ships and hydro- 
engineering structures 
9. Development of methods and instruments for oceanographic 
research (An instrument recently developed by the Institute 
called the "Okean" automatically records the direction and 
speed of sea currents.) 
10. Dynamics of waters and ice of the Arctic. 
In connection with the IGY program, the Institute conducted inves- 
tigations which established the boundaries of currents and water masses, 
the geographical zonality of the central part of the Pacific Ocean, and the 
interconnection between physical, chemical, biological and geological 
phenomena and processes. The Institute also studied the radioactivity of 
ocean waters, determining maximum depths of the world's oceans and maximum 
depths of the depressions of the southern hemisphere. 
The Institute has a Black Sea Station. 
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Name: Institute of Organic Chemistry 
(Institut organicheskoy khimii) 
Address: Yerevan, ulitsa Aygestanis 
Director: A. M. Gasparyan 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Armenian 5.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: 
A. N. Akopyan 
A. T. Babayan, Corresponding Academician (Armenian S.S.R.) 
Sh. D. Badanyan 
S. G. Matsoyan 
G. M. Pogosyan 
S. A. Vartanyan, Doctor 
