Nazarbayev University

Projects

Projects per year 2011 2023

• 4 Curtailed
• 77 Not started
• 105 Active
• 123 Finished

Projects per year

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  Stochastic risk assessment of Kazakhstan soil and water environments contaminated by heavy metals

  Lee, W., Moon, S. & Bae, S.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Heavy Metals
  • Risk Assessment
  • Kazakhstan
  • Soil
  • Water

• Harvesting Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Slags as Construction Materials Using Mineral Sequestration Process in Calcium Looping (CaL) Technology

  Shon, C., Zhang, D., Kim, J., Chung, C. W. & Kim, J. H.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • research program
  • slag
  • furnace
  • calcium
  • oxygen

• Design & Development of Multiphysics Algorithm for Polymer Sheet Processing Die Design

  Wei, D., Perveen, A., Zhang, D., Igali, D. & Razeghiyadaki, A.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Polymers
  • Extrusion dies
  • Plastic films
  • Polymer melts
  • Rheology

• Development of Lightweight Engineered Cementitious Composites for Multifunctional Seismic Retrofitting on Unreinforced Masonry Structures Using Industry Byproducts

  Zhang, D., Kim, J., Shon, C., Ju, H., Wu, J. & Wu, C.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • retrofitting
  • masonry
  • byproduct
  • industry
  • sound

• Epithelial mesenchymal transition mobilizes transposable genetic elements, drives genetic diversity and regulates expression of inflammatory genes in cancer cells

  Tulchinsky, E., Singh, P. & Schoenbach, C.

  1/2/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • neoplasm cells
  • genetic variation
  • neoplasms
  • genes
  • immunology

• Analysis of cognitive properties of interactive systems using model checking

  Cerone, A. & Tyler, B. J.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Formal methods
  • Model checking
  • User interfaces
  • Engines

• Electrochemical C-H Amination of (Hetero)Aromatic Compounds

  Hayrapetyan, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Amination
  • Aromatic compounds
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nitrogen
  • Molecules

• LFC: Intention Estimation: A Live Feeling Approach

  Lukac, M., Ali Rizvi, M. & Tyler, B. J.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

• Hyperbolic geometry of word vectors

  Assylbekov, Z. & Argyrakis, P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Lobachevskian geometry

• Characterization of mammalian pre-ribosomal complexes and their deregulation in cancer.

  Sarbassov, D. & Akilzhanova, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • ribosomes
  • neoplasms
  • biogenesis
  • neoplasm cells
  • isolation techniques

• Application of Nanofluids to Control Formation Damage and Improved Oil Recovery Process

  Hashmet, M. & Pourafshary, P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • damage
  • oil
  • nanoparticle
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • nanotechnology

• A comprehensive study on asphaltene characterization and screening asphaltene deposition inhibitors for Kazakhstan crude oils

  Shafiei, A., Atabaev, T. & Ivakhnenko, O.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • asphaltene
  • inhibitor
  • crude oil
  • screening
  • research project

• Probabilistic analysis of word and sentence embeddings with applications to Kazakh language processing

  Assylbekov, Z., Zollanvari, A., Mynbaev, K. & Takhanov, R.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

• Stochastic and learning-based predictive control methods for physical human-robot interaction.

  Rubagotti, M., Sandygulova, A., Shintemirov, A., Yessenbayev, Z. & Summers, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Human robot interaction
  • Stochastic models
  • Reinforcement learning
  • Model predictive control
  • Industrial plants

• Data-Driven Framework Development for Projection and Containment of Spreading Processes in Complex Social Networks

  Dadlani, A. & Zollanvari, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Immunization
  • Epidemiology

• Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (IECE) in Kazakhstan: An Explanatory Mixed-Method Approach

  Polat, F., Helmer, J., Malone, K., Zhontayeva, Z. & Gallagher, P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • early childhood education and care
  • Kazakhstan
  • disability
  • childhood
  • education

• EPICGuide: EPICGuide: Epidural Catheter Guidance with fiber optic sensors

  Tosi, D., Zollanvari, A., Molardi, C., Viderman, D. & Schena, E.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • fiber optics
  • catheters
  • sensors (equipment)
  • steering systems
  • research projects

• PE-OSC: Flexible photoelectrochromic devices powered by tandem organic solar cells

  Balanay, M., Ng, A. & Adilov, S.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • solar cells
  • polymers
  • metals

• Green and Secure Simultaneous Information and Energy Transfer for Future Wireless Networks

  Nauryzbayev, G., Hashmi, M., Maham, B., Jorswieck, E., Marchetti, N., Butt, M., Rabie, K. M. & Arzykulov, S.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Energy transfer
  • Wireless networks
  • Energy harvesting
  • Beamforming
  • Testbeds

• Inverse opal structured titanium dioxide thin films for improved solar water splitting

  Atabaev, T., Tikhonov, A. & Molkenova, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Optical materials
  • titanium dioxide
  • Doping (additives)
  • Thin films
  • Water

• Motion Planning and Control of Tensegrity Robots

  Rubagotti, M. & Varol, H. A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Motion control
  • Motion planning
  • Manipulators
  • Robots
  • Reinforcement learning

• Phys. of PCEs: Polymer Physics and Modeling of Polycarboxylate-based Superplasticizers

  Wang, Y., Xu, X., Yang, S. & Yuan, J.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • polymer physics
  • adsorption
  • acrylic resins
  • acids
  • electrostatics

• CST: Development of carbon sequestration technology in hydrocarbon bearing basins of Kazakhstan

  Lee, W., Balanay, M., Bakenov, Z., Kenessov, B., Han, S. & Park, Y.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • research program
  • carbon sequestration
  • hydrocarbon
  • basin

• Human xenosensor CAR as novel target for treatment of metabolic disorders.

  Molnar, F., Fazli, S., Gulbinas, A., Pogosyan, G. & Suleimen, Y.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrigenomics
  • Dissent and Disputes

• Neural-assisted optimization of human learning with multi-modal neuroimaging of EEG and NIRS

  Fazli, S., Abibullaev, B., Müller, K. & Wallraven, C.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Neuroimaging
  • Intelligent systems
  • Electroencephalography
  • Machine learning
  • Eye tracking

• Giving back to one’s country following a government scholarship: comparing in-country and expatriate graduates contribution to socio-economic development in Kazakhstan

  Jonbekova, D., Kerimkulova, S., Sparks, J. & Jumakulov, Z.

  1/1/20 → 6/30/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • socioeconomic development
  • alumni
  • graduate
  • university

• ULTRASAT: Development of smart passive-active multiscale composite structure for earth Remote Sensing Satellites (RSS) of ultrahigh resolution

  Kostas, K., Spitas, C., Insepov, Z., Papathanasiou, A., Utegulov, Z. & Ibrayev, M.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Polyether ether ketones
  • Graphene
  • Remote sensing
  • Composite structures
  • Brakes

• University-Industry Partnerships for Innovating and Improving Quality of Higher Education in Kazakhstan

  Jonbekova, D., Abdildin, Y., Sparks, J., Bilyalov, D., Gimranova, D. & Hartley, M.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • industry
  • university
  • education
  • grant

• Industry 4.0 Readiness Assessment of SMEs in Kazakhstan

  Turkyilmaz, A., Shehab, E. & El-Thalji, I.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • Readiness
  • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Best Practice
  • Industry

• The Digitization of Economy and Precarious Employment: Examining the Relationship between Job Insecurity, Age, and Digital Technology Use in Kazakhstan

  Miltsov, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • precarious employment
  • Kazakhstan
  • workplace
  • labor
  • economy

• Molecular mechanisms of signaling by human protein DJ-1

  Utepbergenov, D., Matkarimov, B., Andreeva, A. & Khassenov, B.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • human PARK7 protein
  • Post Translational Protein Processing
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Protein Deglycase DJ-1
  • X Ray Crystallography

• RSWVT: REAL-TIME SEISMIC WAVE VELOCITY DETERMINATION FOR ACCURATE EVENT SOURCE LOCATIONS IN UNDERGROUND MINES

  Suorineni, F., Yazici, A., Imashev, A. & Adoko, A. C.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • seismic velocity
  • seismic wave
  • wave velocity
  • seismic monitoring
  • ground conditions

• Development of a geomechanical risk assessment methodology/model for underground mining applications

  Mortazavi, A. & Hassani, F.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • risk assessment
  • methodology
  • rock
  • research project
  • in situ

• Identification of the molecular mechanisms preventing YAP-TEAD-mediated cell cycle re-entry in supporting cells of the mouse utricle

  Andreeva, A. & Utepbergenov, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Saccule and Utricle
  • Cell Cycle
  • Hearing
  • Vertebrates
  • Epithelium

• MDO-WT: Advanced study of aerodynamics, fluid-structure interaction and design optimization of wind turbines (MDO-WT)

  Zhao, Y. & Sumbekova, S.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Fluid structure interaction
  • Wind turbines
  • Aerodynamics
  • Rotors
  • Physics

• Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Mathematics (CISM)

  Suragan, D., Kitapbayev, Y., Spitas, C., Torebek, B., Mynbaev, K., Sadybekov, M., Abdildin, Y., Oralsyn, G., Yessirkegenov, N., Sabitbek, B., Kassymov, A., Kazbek, R., Kabdulova, A., Kurmanbek, B. & Abdikarim, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Operating Leverage
  • Mathematics
  • Variable Cost
  • Fixed Costs
  • Integral Equations

• Development and validation of hybrid Brillouin-Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive assessment of mechano-chemical properties of urine proteins as biomarkers of kidney diseases

  Gaipov, A., Utegulov, Z., Turebekov, D. & Bukasov, R.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Raman Spectrum Analysis
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Urine
  • Biomarkers
  • Proteinuria

• Ventilation system optimisation to reduce particulate matter (PM) and gas concentrations in Kazakhstan underground mines: simulation and experimental validations

  Sabanov, S., Torkmahalleh, M. & Tungushbayeva, Z.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • ventilation
  • particulate matter
  • gas
  • simulation
  • diesel

• Self-charging rechargeable lithium-ion battery

  Kalimuldina, G., Adair, D. & Bakenov, Z.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Lithium-ion batteries

• CoWriting Kazakh: Learning New Script with a Robot

  Sandygulova, A., CohenMiller, A., Summers, D., Alizadeh, T., Yessenbayev, Z., Johal, W. & Dillenbourg, P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • handwriting
  • robot
  • Kazakhstan
  • learning
  • Teaching

• Aggregation and utilization of the large-scale administrative health data in Kazakhstan for population health research and surveillance

  Gaipov, A., Kovesdy, C. P., Crape, B., Molnar, M. Z., Alibekova, R., Galiyeva, D., Kadyrzhanuly, K., Potukuchi, P. K. & Issanov, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • monitoring
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • health services
  • electronics

• RA.RE: Rapid response fixed astronomical telescope for gamma ray bust observation

  Spitas, C., Grossan, B., Wei, D., Insepov, Z., Zhang, D., Abishev, M. & Bibossinov, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • telescopes
  • gamma rays
  • reaction time
  • gamma ray bursts
  • sky

• CEHCMCS: Cost effective hybrid casting methods for cellular structures

  Talamona, D., Perveen, A. & Qureshi, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Casting
  • Investment casting
  • Aluminum alloys
  • Costs
  • Metals

• Mental health and help-seeking behaviors of university students in Kazakhstan

  Hernández-Torrano, D., Clementi, A., Almukhambetova, A., Sparks, J., Lim, N. & Nurtayev, Y. R.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • mental health
  • university
  • grant
  • student

• Study of standardization and unification of Kazakhstan toponyms on the basis of Latin alphabet

  Agabekova, Z., Imanberdiyeva, S. & Shelekpayev, N.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Latin alphabet
  • Toponyms
  • Unification
  • Kazakhstan
  • Standardization

• Enhance the tolerance of crop plants to abiotic stresses by modulating the senescence associated gene expression

  Soltabayeva, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • abiotic stress
  • gene expression
  • crops
  • genes
  • Arabidopsis thaliana

• Quality discrimination across markets and the strategic implications of government regulation

  Venkat, S. & Harutyunyan, M.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Government Regulation
  • Product Quality
  • Discrimination
  • Grey Market
  • Palm Oil

• A comparative study of the transition of returning scholars to domestic research environments in Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Cambodia.

  Kuzhabekova, A., Wan, C., Moldashev, K. & Almukhambetova, A.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Cambodia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Malaysia
  • grant

• U2MP: Design of unconventional underground mine pillars

  Suorineni, F.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • pillar
  • support structure
  • buckling

• Faculty Institutional Service and Outreach: A Comparative Study of Six Asian Universities

  Bilyalov, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • grant
  • education