Dr. Marat Kaikanov is an Assistant Professor in Physics Department, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University. He has graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic University (2013) with Ph.D in Physics (Charged particle beams’ physics and acceleration techniques).

Reserach Activity:

My research activity at Nazarbayev University has been focused on iNURA (Nazarbayev University’s Research Accelerator) pulsed ion accelerator laboratory establishment.

iNURA was developed in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) and Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia). I was the main specialist from NU during iNURA development period (2015-2019) when I was holding a position of Senior Researcher in National Laboratory Astana (NLA, NU).

As a supervisor of iNURA accelerator, I’m responsible for the research program development, application of nanosecond ion beam for nanomaterials modification, investigation of radiation tolerance of various devices, investigation of pulsed ion beam genertion, working with students, as well as for the attraction of funding to support research.

Funding attraction:

• Leading projects:

1. Principle investigator (PI) of «Investigation of pulsed-beam modification of titanium dioxide based coatings for photoelectrochemical water splitting» MSHE RK project (2022-2024 - ongoing project)
2. PI of “Synthesis of tungsten trioxide based coatings and their photocatalytic properties modification with pulsed high-current ion beam” MSHE RK grant (2023-2025 – ongoing project).
3. PI of «Intense pulsed ion beam neutralization by volumetric plasma» NU-ORAU project (2019-2021)
4. PI of «Pulsed ion beam modification of silver nanowires based transparent conducting films» MSHE RK project (2018-2020).
5. Co-Principle investigator (Co-PI) of «Unraveling Photoelectric Processes and Efficiency Limitations in Novel Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells» NU – FDCRP project (2022-2024 – ongoing project), PI- prof. Viktor Brus, physics department
6. Co-PI of «Pulsed plasma-chemical synthesis of new generation TiO2 photo catalysts» MSHE RK project (2018-2020)
7. Co-PI of “Plasma source for intense pulsed ion beam neutralization” NU small-grant (2018-2020)

• Member of Research Group:

1. Research group member of «Surface modification of 2D-TiO2 composite thin films using an intense pulsed ion beam irradiation for enhanced photoelectrochemical activity» NU – FDCRP project (2023-2025), PI- prof. Timur Atabaev, chemistry department
2. Research group member of «Ionizing radiation effect on structural, photoelectric and superconducting properties of next-generation optoelectronic devices» NU – CRP project (2022-2024), PI- prof. Viktor Brus, physics department

Teaching Experience:

PHYS162 – “Electricity and Magnetism” – lectures, recitations

PHY161 – “Mechanics and Thermodynamics” – Lectures, recitations and lab sessions

PHYS530/730 – “Solid State Physics” – lab sessions

PHYS465/565 “Advanced Experimental Physics”