Abdirash Tasanuly Akilbekov
Abdirash Tasanuly Akilbekov enrolled in the Faculty of Physics at Abai Kazakh Pedagogical Institute in 1973 and graduated with honours in 1978.
1978–1980 - Lecturer at the Department of Physics and trainee researcher at Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau Pedagogical Institute;
1980–1982 - Served in the Soviet Army;
1982–1985 - Postgraduate student at the Institute of Physics of the Estonian Academy of Sciences;
In 1985, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
1985–1989 - Senior lecturer and associate professor at the Department of Physics of Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau Pedagogical Institute;
1989–1995 - Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
1996–2004 - Head of Department and Dean of Faculty at the Kazakh State Women’s Institute;
In 2004, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
Since September 2004, he has held several positions at L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University: Deputy Director, Head of the Research Sector, Vice-Rector for Academic and Methodological Affairs, and Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, the Faculty of Information Technology, and the Faculty of Physics and Technology. He currently serves as Head of a Laboratory.
Under the supervision of A. T. Akilbekov, 16 students have earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Since 2019, he has served as Chair of the Dissertation Council at L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in the field of Physical and Chemical Sciences.
Three-time recipient of the Best University Teacher award of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007, 2011, and 2023).
Recipient of the K. I. Satpayev Prize for the best scientific research in the natural sciences (2020).
Awarded the Eren enbegi ushin Medal (For Distinguished Labour) in 2025.
T. Akilbekov is the author of more than 200 scientific articles, including over 100 papers published in high-ranking scientific journals. He has published eight monographs in the field of radiation physics of solids and has led dozens of grant-funded research projects.
T. Akilbekov is the author of the textbooks Physics, Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology, and Condensed Matter Physics, as well as a number of teaching manuals.
