Sandugash Kalybekkyzy joined Nazarbayev University as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Department of Chemistry in 2023. She received her PhD from the Department of Chemistry, at Marmara University in 2020. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the same university in 2013. After obtaining her doctoral degree, Sandugash joined the Center for Energy and Advanced Materials Science at National Laboratory Astana as a Senior Researcher. Her research interests include polymer chemistry, nanofiber synthesis and application by electrospinning technique (membranes and separators), and organic-inorganic hybrid materials for energy storage devices.

1. Akhmetova, K., Tatykayev, B., Kalybekkyzy, S., Sultanov, F., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. One-step fabrication of all-in-one flexible nanofibrous lithium-ion battery (2023) A. Journal of Energy Storage, 65, 107237
2. Batyrgali, N., Yerkinbekova, Y., Tolganbek, N., Kalybekkyzy, S., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. Recent Advances on Modification of Separator for Li/S Batteries (2023) ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (2), 588-604.
3. Sultanov, F., Mentbayeva, A., Kalybekkyzy, S., Zhaisanova, A., Myung, S.-T., Bakenov, Z. Advances of graphene-based aerogels and their modifications in lithium-sulfur batteries (2023) Carbon, 201, 679-702.
4. Yerkinbekova, Y., Kalybekkyzy, S.*, Tolganbek, N., Kahraman, M.V., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva*, A. Photo-crosslinked lignin/PAN electrospun separator for safe lithium-ion batteries (2022) Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 18272.
5. Yergaliuly, G., Soltabayev, B., Kalybekkyzy, S., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. Effect of thickness and reaction media on properties of ZnO thin films by SILAR (2022) Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 851.
6. Rakhmanova, A., Kalybekkyzy, S.*, Soltabayev, B., Bissenbay, A., Kassenova, N., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. Application of Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Nanosized Zinc Oxide Synthesis Conditions by Electrospinning Technique (2022) Nanomaterials, 12 (10), 1733.
7. Tolganbek, N., Serikkazyyeva, A., Kalybekkyzy, S., Sarsembina, M., Kanamura, K., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. Interface modification of NASICON-type Li-ion conducting ceramic electrolytes: a critical evaluation (2022) Materials Advances, 3 (7), 3055-3069.
8. Kassenova, N., Kalybekkyzy, S.*, Kahraman, M.V., Mentbayeva, A., Bakenov, Z. Photo and thermal crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)-based nanofiber membrane for flexible gel polymer electrolyte(2022) Journal of Power Sources, 520, 230896.
9. Tolganbek, N., Yerkinbekova, Y., Kalybekkyzy, S., Bakenov, Z., Mentbayeva, A. Current state of high voltage olivine structured LiMPO₄ cathode materials for energy storage applications: A review (2021) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 882, 160774.
10. Kalybekkyzy, S., Kopzhassar, A.-F., Kahraman, M.V., Mentbayeva, A., Bakenov, Z. Fabrication of uv-crosslinked flexible solid polymer electrolyte with pdms for li-ion batteries (2021) Polymers, 23 (1), 15, 1-12.
11. Kalybekkyzy, S., Mentbayeva, A., Yerkinbekova, Y., Baikalov, N., Kahraman, M.V., Bakenov, Z. Electrospun 3D structured carbon current collector for Li/S batteries (2020) Nanomaterials, 10 (4), 745.
12. Kalybekkyzy, S., Mentbayeva, A., Vezir Kahraman, M., Zhang, Y., Bakenov, Z. Flexible S/DpAN/KB nanofiber composite as binder-free cathodes for Li-S batteries (2019) Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166 (3), A5396-A5402.

Fall 2023

• CHEM 211L – Organic Chemistry I Lab