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Dr. Sagyn Omirbekov’s research focuses on multiscale fluid flow and transport in porous media, with applications in soil and groundwater remediation, enhanced oil recovery, and water treatment. His work integrates experiments, pore-scale visualization, Darcy-scale modeling, molecular simulations, and machine learning to study complex fluids such as polymers, foams, emulsions, colloidal gas aphrons, and micro/nanobubble systems.
Research Interests
Multiphase flow in porous media; soil and groundwater remediation; non-Newtonian fluids; polymer solutions; foams and emulsions; colloidal gas aphrons; micro/nanobubbles; enhanced oil recovery; contaminant transport; pore-scale modeling; Darcy-scale modeling; molecular dynamics; density functional theory; computational fluid dynamics; machine learning; rheology; interfacial phenomena; water treatment.
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical and Materials Engineering, PhD, Polluted soil and aquifer remediation using surfactant foam injection: experiments and upscaling, Arts et Métiers ParisTech
2017 → 2020
Award Date: Jul 15 2020
Reservoir Engineering, MSc, École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie
2013 → 2015
Award Date: Sept 15 2015
Fluid Mechanics, BSc, Al Farabi Kazakh National University
2009 → 2013
Award Date: Jun 1 2013
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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CO2RI: Multiscale Experiments and Reactive-Transport Modeling of CO2–Rock Interactions for Carbon Storage
Pourafshary, P. (PI), Omirbekov, S. (Co-PI), Sharipova, A. (Co-PI) & Khoramian, R. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
4/1/26 → 12/31/28
Project: CRP
Research output
- 14 Article
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Nanoparticle-stabilized CO₂ foam for mobility control and enhanced oil recovery in heterogeneous reservoirs
Koyanbayev, M., Omirbekov, S., Wang, L., Hashmet, M. R., Wang, Y. & Hazlett, R., 2026, In: Energy Reports. 15, 108987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pore-scale assessment of alcohol-surfactant-biopolymer emulsions for oil-saturated media
Aitkhozha, Z., Khoramian, R., Omirbekov, S., Bekbau, B. & Turalina, D., May 2026, In: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 280, 104932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of a novel alcohol-in-biopolymer emulsion for enhanced remediation of diesel-contaminated soils
Sabyrbay, B., Davarzani, D., Dicharry, C., Omirbekov, S., Lion, F., Alamooti, A., Lorthioy, M., Krimissa, M. & Colombano, S., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Organic Compounds and Alkalinity on the Stability of Bulk Nanobubbles: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Kaumbekova, S., Ng, S., Shah, D., Amankeldiyeva, A., Omirbekov, S. & Wang, Y., Dec 9 2025, In: Molecules. 30, 24, 4712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced remediation of diesel-contaminated soils using a novel biopolymer-based emulsion
Sabyrbay, B., Davarzani, D., Colombano, S., Omirbekov, S., Kodebay, I., Lorthioy, M., Krimissa, M. & Dicharry, C., Jul 15 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 492, 138183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The best paper award at ICCSA 2025
Kalesh, D. (Recipient), Merembayev, T. (Recipient), Omirbekov, S. (Recipient) & Amanbek, Y. (Recipient), Jul 2 2025
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