AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Design and development of multi-colored electrochromic films for energy storage applications

Funding source: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan

Duration: 2024 - 2026

Dye-sensitized solar cells as prospective candidate for indoor/diffused light harvesting applications 

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program 

Duration: 2023 - 2025

Development of low-cost bifacial indoor dye-sensitized photovoltaics for sustainable Internet of Things application

Funding source: Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan 

Duration: 2022 - 2024

Flexible photoelectrochromic devices powered by tandem solar cells

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program 

Duration: 2020 - 2022

Natural carbon dots as counter electrodes for photovoltaic applications 

Funding source: Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan 

Duration: 2018 - 2020

Effect of benzodiazole derivatives containing sulfur, oxygen, and selenium on the efficiency of porphyin-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Social Policy Grant Program 

Duration: 2016

AS CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Indoor photovoltaics based on solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells of advanced architecture.

Funding source: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan 

PI: Dr. Bakhytzhan Baptayev, National Laboratory of Astana

Duration: 2024 - 2026

Innovating Integrated Photovoltaics Based on Emerging Perovskite and Organic Materials for Architectural Electricity-Generating Glass 

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program 

PI: Dr. Annie Ng, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2024- 2026

Engineering of new generation perovskite photovoltaics for self-sustaining Internet of Things (IoT) devices

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program 

PI: Dr. Annie Ng, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2021- 2023

Printed perovskite solar cells

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program 

PI: Dr. Askhat Jumabekov, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2021 - 2023

Development of carbon sequestration technology in hydrocarbon bearing basins of Kazakhstan

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program 

PI: Prof. Woojin Lee, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2020 - 2022

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbon fuel using ternary metal oxide on graphene as 2D platform 

Funding source: Nazarbayev University ORAU 

PI: Prof. Woojin Lee, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2017 - 2021

Exploration of organometal halide perovskite based photovoltaics toward future applications – high efficiency and stability

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program 

PI: Dr. Annie Ng, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2019- 2021

A novel analytical method to quantify Cr(VI) concentrations in atmospheric particulate matter using new highly functionalized nanodots-field measurements (Astana and Aktobe) and modelling

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program 

PI: Dr. Mehdi Amouei Tormahalleh, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2018- 2020

AS A CONSULTANT/RESEARCH TEAM MEMBER/AN EXTERNAL COLLABORATOR

Multi-dimensional material engineering for high-performance perovskite solar cells (as research team member)

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program 

PI: Dr. Annie Ng, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2024 - 2026

Exposure to cooking ultrafine particles and neurodegenerative diseases: clinical exposure studies and computer modeling (as research team member)

Funding source: Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program 

PI: Dr. Dhawal Shah, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2022 - 2024

In Silico nanotoxicology evaluation of engineered nanomaterials: Bridging the data gap on experimental approaches for toxicity appraisal with implications to nanomaterial risk assessment and nanosafety (as consultant)

Funding source: Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development

PI: Dr. Rey Capangpangan, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Philippines

Duration: 1.5 years (2022 - first half of 2023)

Development of photoelectrochromic devices powered by economical dye-sensitized solar cells (as consultant)

Funding source: Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan 

PI: Dr. Salimgerey Adilov, Chemistry Department, Nazarbayev University

Duration: 2021 - 2023

Zeolite-based nanocomposite for heavy metal remediation (as external collaborator)

Funding source: Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Research Fund 

PI: Prof. Marvin Jose Fernandez, Department of Chemistry, MSU-IIT

Duration: 2020