Sarsembekov Turar

Announcement of the Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Defense of doctoral thesis for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree of Sarsembekov Turar Kusmanovich on the theme «Development of a Technology for Recovering Niobium Compounds in the Production of Titanium Tetrachloride»,under the educational program6D070900 – Metallurgy.Will take place at the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satbayev.

The work was performed at the Satbayev University and is presented in the form of a dissertation. The defense willbeheldin Russian.

Supervisors:

• Tatiana A. Chepushtanova – Candidate of Technical Sciences, PhD, Associate Professor, Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Department of Metallurgy and Mineral Processing, Satbayev University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

• Taras B. Yanko – PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, UNDERSLAB LTD OOD (Burgas, Bulgaria).

Reviewers:

1. Saule A. Abdulina – PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Metallurgy and Mineral Processing, East Kazakhstan Technical University named after Daulet Serikbayev (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan). Has more than three publications indexed in Scopus with CiteScore above 35 in specialty 6D070900 – “Metallurgy”.

2. Surimbayev Bauyrzhan Nurzhanovich – PhD, Associate Professor, Deputy Director for Science, Lead Researcher, Kazmekhanobr State Scientific Production Association of Industrial Ecology (Kazmekhanobr), Almaty, Kazakhstan. Has more than 5 publications indexed in Scopus with CiteScore above 35 in specialty 6D070900 – “Metallurgy”.

Temporary Members of the Dissertation Council for Turar Sarsembekov’s Dissertation:

1. Marinella Panayotova – PhD, Professor, University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski” (Sofia, Bulgaria).
2. Rustam Kh. Sharipov – PhD, Head of the “Advanced Materials and Technologies” Laboratory, Kazakh-British Technical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan); more than five Scopus publications with CiteScore above 35 in specialty 6D070900 – “Metallurgy”.
3. Azamat M. Yesengaziyev – PhD, Head of the Laboratory of Titanium and Rare Refractory Metals, JSC “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” (Almaty, Kazakhstan); more than five Scopus publications with CiteScore above 35 in specialty 6D070900 – “Metallurgy”.

The defense will take place on November 28, 2025, at 11:00, at the conference hall of JSC “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation”, address: 29/133 Shevchenko St., corner of Valikhanov St., 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Scientific secretary:Cand.Sci.(Phys.-Math.) MamaevaA.A., e-mail: a.mamayeva@satbayev.university, Tеl.: +7 (747) 850 32 34