CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS (2025)

Dr. Mannix P. Balanay 

Group Leader

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Kunsan National University, Korea (2012)

M.Sc. in Chemistry (Computational Chemistry), Kunsan National University, Korea (2009)

M.Sc. in Chemistry (Bioinorganic Chemistry), MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines (2003)

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Silliman University, Philippines (1995)

Dr. BAKHYTZHAN BAPTAYEV

Leading Researcher, National Laboratory of Astana

Ph.D. in Science, Engineering, and Technology, Nazarbayev University (2020)

M.Sc. in Instrumental Analytical Sciences, The Robert Gordon University, UK (2011)

B.Sc. in Chemical Technology of Organic Substances, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty (2008)

AYAGOZ IBRAYEVA

Researcher, National Laboratory of Astana

Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana

M.Sc. in Chemistry, Karaganda State University, Karaganda (2016)

B.Sc. in Chemistry Technology Inorganic Compounds, Karaganda State University, Karaganda  (2014)

DIANA SULEIMENOVA

Researcher, National Laboratory of Astana

Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana

Master of Natural Science, Kokshetau University. Sh. Ualikhanov, Kokshetau (2011)

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Kokshetau University. Sh. Ualikhanov, Kokshetau (2009)

KAMSHAT UMBETOVA

Research Assistant, National Laboratory of Astana

PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty

Master of Business Administration, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty (2011)

B.Sc. in Chemical Technology of Organic Substances, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty (2008)

IGOR IVANOV-PRYANICHNIKOV

Research Assistant

Specialist degree in Nuclear Chemistry (equal to M.Sc.), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia (2017)

AIDYN ABILKAS

Life Sciences

GULZAT NUROLDAYEVA

Chemistry (currently on medical leave)

RACHEL ANNE LAGUNAY

Chemistry

BANU AKHETOVA

Chemistry 

HAFIZ MUHAMMAD WAQAR ABID

Chemistry 

JAVERIA

Chemistry 

YERBOLAT YERZHANOV

Chemistry 

MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM

Chemistry 

ARUZHAN TLEUBEKOVA

Biological Sciences

URKER ABIBULLA

Chemistry

ALIYA YELSHIBAY

Chemistry

ZULFIYA IMANBEKOVA

Chemistry

DANA RAKHYMBEK

Chemistry