Zhanibek Zholamanovich Saurkov
Announcement of the Defense of the Doctoral Dissertation
The defense of the doctoral dissertation by Zhanibek Zholamanovich Saurkov for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under the educational program 8D07104 - "Petroleum and Mining Geophysics" will be held at the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev.
The topic of the dissertation is: Integrated airborne geophysical survey in the research of the geological structure and assessment of the ore content of the Sarysu-Tengiz uplift in Central Kazakhstan.
The research was carried out at the NJSC "Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev" and is submitted in the form of a dissertation.
The dissertation defense will be held at the Dissertation Council in the field of "Geology, Hydrogeology and Geophysics" at the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev (for educational programs "6D070600 - "Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits/8D07205 - "Geology and Exploration of Solid Mineral Deposits"/8D07206 - "Oil and Gas Geology"; 6D075500/8D05202 - "Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology"; 8D07104 - "Petroleum and Mining Geophysics")".
The defense will be held in Russian.
Scientific consultant:
Sara Amanzholovna Istekova — Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Geophysics and Seismology, K. I. Satpayev Kazakh National Research Technical University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan).
Foreign scientific consultant:
Agata Duczmal‑Czernikiewicz — PhD, Associate Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland).
Official reviewers:
1. Yuri Nikolaevich Pak — Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Hirsch index = 7.
2. Akhmetzhanov Aitbek Zhamsatovich — Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Associate Professor, School of Geology, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Hirsch index = 3.
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Vasiliy Sergeyevich Portnov — Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Abilkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (NAO), Karaganda, Hirsch index = 6;
2. Nadezhda Pavlovna Stepanenko — Candidate of Technical Sciences, Institute of Seismology of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan; author of more than two scientific publications in journals indexed in Scopus with CiteScore above 35 relevant to the doctoral specialty; Hirsch index = 2 (Scopus);
3. Alexey Andreevich Trusov — Candidate of Technical Sciences, Chief Geophysicist at JSC “GNPP Aerogeophysics.” Author and co‑author of more than 70 publications; research interests include processing and interpretation of non‑seismic methods and integrated interpretation of geological and geophysical data. Moscow, Russia, Hirsch index = 4.
The defense will take place on June 5, 2026, at 15:00 at the NJSC "Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev" at the following address: 050013, 22 Satpayev Street, Almaty, Main Academic Building, 5th floor, room 520.
Link for online participation:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3ATTT0laAHEXdbbQyg17OVd_m0Nfmhw5iO2ARcdqOdeD01%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=e5eadc5d-6c4e-4c9b-aac2-0792591c308f&tenantId=49cc33db-453b-4ada-aaee-63c5dcd64f9c
Website:
https://official.satbayev.university/ru/protection
PhD candidate's e-mail:
z.saurykov@satbayev.university
Scientific Secretary: Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Y.S. Auyelkhan
e-mail:
y.auyelkhan@satbayev.university