Vesselin N. Paunov, Ph.D.
Chair/Full Professor
Specializations: Materials Science, Formulations, Antimicrobial nanotechnologies, Drug delivery, Tissue engineering, Bioimprinting technologies
Haiyan Fan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Specializations: Laser-Induced fluorescence spectroscopy; Nanocarbon dots as well as ORR heterogeneous catalyst synthesis, characterization, and application; and Spectroscopic study of intermolecular interactions in solution phase
Mannix P. Balanay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and PhD Program Director
Specializations: Materials Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Optoelectronic materials, Heterogeneous catalysis, Flexible devices
Andrey Khalimon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and MSc Program Director
Specializations: Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis
Timur Atabaev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
Specializations: Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry
Rostislav Bukasov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Specializations: Analytical chemistry, surface-enhanced spectroscopy (SERS, SEIRA, SEF), AFM, immuno-assays, top-down nanofabrication
Darkhan Utepbergenov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Specializations: Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry, Structural Biology, Enzymology
Ellina Mun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (On-Leave)
Specializations: Development of drug delivery systems and nano-, micromaterials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
Irshad Kammakakam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Specializations:Polymer Synthesis; Polymer Blends and Composites; Ionic Liquids; Membranes; Organic Porous Materials; CO2 Capture and Sequestration; Gas Separation; Carbon Molecular Sieves; Wastewater Treatment; Ultra-Nano Filtration; Oil/Water Separation; Conductivity; Li-Batteries; Fuel Cells
Amro K.F. Dyab, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
Specialization:Physical Chemistry, Colloids, nanotechnology, emulsion and foam formulations, Encapsulation and Drug Delivery, Materials Science
Aigerim Galyamova, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Specializations: Electrochemistry, Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis, Strong Metal-Support Interactions, Nanoparticle and Single Atoms catalysts, Electrocatalysts design, synthesis, and characterization
Sandugash Kalybekkyzy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Specializations: Polymer Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer electrolytes and nanofibrous membranes for energy storage devices
Aliya Toleuova, Ph.D.
Instructor
Specializations: Electrochemistry, Energy conversion and storage systems, Fuel cells, and Batteries
Roza Demeisinova, M.Sc.
Instructor
Specializations: Molecular dynamics simulations, Ionic liquids, Deep eutectic solvents, Adsorption over nanomaterials, Protein aggregation and bio-molecular stability
Aisulu Zhanbossinova, M.Sc.
Instructor
Specializations: Science education, Conceptual understanding in Chemistry, STEM shows
Zhannat Ashikbayeva, Ph.D.
Instructor
Specializations: Optical fiber biosensors and the synthesis and functionalization of metallic nanoparticles for the application in the thermal therapy and diagnosis of cancer
Özgür Öztopçu, Ph.D.
Instructor (On Leave)
Specializations: Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis
