Nazarbayev University

Projects

Projects per year 2011 2023

• 4 Curtailed
• 75 Not started
• 87 Finished
• 143 Active

Projects per year

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  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

• Hard Rock Tunnelling: A Generalized Model for Estimating TBM Performance and Disc Cutter Wear Life

  Yagiz, S., Adoko, A. C., Rostami, J. & Hassanpour, J.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • TBM
  • hard rock
  • excavation
  • boring
  • drill and blast

• 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

• 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

• Development of composite anion exchange membranes with improved chemical and mechanical stability

  Mentbayeva, A., Nuraje, N. & Wang, Y.

  4/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • anions
  • membranes
  • composite materials
  • polymers
  • hydroxides

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• U2MP: Design of unconventional underground mine pillars

  Suorineni, F.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • pillar
  • support structure
  • buckling

• 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

• 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

• EATTST: Enhance anti-tumor therapy efficiency by sequential checkpoint-specific treatment

  Vorobyev, I.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • therapeutics
  • neoplasms
  • cells
  • neoplasm cells
  • drugs

• 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

• 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

• 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

• DEMS: Dynamic Energy Management in Smart Distribution Systems

  Nunna, S. K., Yilankaya, O., Kudaibergenovich , B. G., Jamwal, P., Bagheri, M., Ruderman, A., Aliyarova, M., Srinivasan, D., Doolla, S. & Siano , P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • energy management
  • distribution system
  • research program
  • electric power
  • energy resource

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• CTEMS: Comprehensive Transactive Energy Management Systems

  Nunna, S. K., Bagheri, M., Yilankaya, O., Doolla, S., Srinivasan, D. & Siano, P.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • energy management
  • distribution system
  • energy resource
  • energy
  • services

• CoPhoTEP: Cost-Effective Photocatalysts for the Treatment of Wastewaters containing Emerging Pollutants

  Poulopoulos, S., Inglezakis, V., Chatzisymeon, E. & Dionysiou, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • wastewater treatment
  • wastewater
  • pollutant
  • project
  • cost

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Non-precious metal catalysts for reduction of challenging unsaturated molecules

  Khalimon, A., Nikonov, G. I. & Hayrapetyan, D.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Nitro Compounds
  • Nitriles
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Hydrosilylation
  • Molecules

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• CD-KAZ: Pediatric Celiac Disease in Kazakhstan: epidemiological analysis and implementation of screening and diagnostic strategies.

  Poddighe, D., Almawi, W., Tanko, M., Sazonov, V., Kozhakhmetova, A., Marchenko, Y., Abdrakhmanova, S., Catassi, C., Tinelli, C., Teleutayev, Y., Ibrayeva, A., Assylbekova, M., Mukusheva, Z. & Kenzhegulova, R.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/22

  Project: Monitored by Research Administration

  • Kazakhstan
  • Celiac Disease
  • Pediatrics
  • Glutens
  • Ice Cover

• 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

• 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