JSC "Kazakhstan-British Technical University" announces the upcoming defense of the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Xia Yin on the topic "Regenerated nanocellulose stabilized CO2 foam and its application in enhanced oil recovery" on educational program "8D07108 – Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology."
The dissertation was completed at the School of Materials Science and Green Technology of JSC "Kazakhstan-British Technical University."
The defense language is English.
Reviewers:
- Nurxat Nuraje – PhD, Professor, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan);
- Pu Jingyang – Associate Professor, China University of Petroleum (Beijing, China).
The permanent members of the Dissertation Council:
- Beisenkhanov Nurzhan - Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Green Technologies, Kazakhstan-British Technical University JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Aidarova Saule - Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Director of the One Belt, One Road Petroleum Engineering Institute, School of Materials Science and Green Technologies, Kazakhstan-British Technical University JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Kozlovsky Artem - PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Solid State Physics, Astana Branch of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan);
- Abdirakhmanov Assan - PhD, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Green Technologies, Kazakhstan-British Technical University JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
Temporary members of the dissertation council:
- Tulepov Marat – Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Muratov Mukhit – PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Research Institute “National Nanotechnology Open Type Laboratory”, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Feng Yujun – PhD, Professor, Institute of Polymer Research, Sichuan University (Sichuan, China).
Scientific advisors:
- Aidarova Saule - Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Director of the One Road, One Belt Research Institute, School of Materials Science and Green Technologies, Kazakhstan-British Technical University JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Kan Wanli - PhD, Professor, School of Energy and Oil and Gas Industry, Kazakhstan-British Technical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
Foreign scientific advisor:
- Hongbin Yang – PhD, Associate Professor, China University of Petroleum (East China, China).
The defense will take place on April 28, 2026, at 14:00 AM at the Dissertation Council for the training direction 8D071 "Engineering and Engineering Affairs" in the educational programs "8D07108 "Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (by application areas)" of the JSC Kazakhstan-British Technical University.
The meeting of the Dissertation Council will be held in a mixed (online-offline) format in the main building of KBTU, Al-Farabi Hall (Address: 59 Tole Bi Street, Almaty) and for foreign scientists on the Microsoft Teams platform
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/41111350207834?p=z1rfqgA4nvKbQTkmyn
Website: https://kbtu.edu.kz/kz/ylym/dissertatsiyaly-ke-esт
E-mail: a.abdirakhmanov@kbtu.kz