Air Quality & Aerosol Science
Research team
  • Dr. Gulden Ormanova
    Senior Researcher, Group leader
    Education
    PhD in Science, Engineering and Technology (2024) - Nazarbayev University
    MSc in Geoinformation Sciences, University of West Hungary
    MSc in Engineering Sciences, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
    Bachelor of Technics and Technologies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

    Research Area
    Chemical characterization of source/receptor relationships for ambient air pollutants; sampling, chemical and physical characterization of airborne particles; outdoor air quality; climate effects, predictive modelling techniques.

    Specialization
    PM2.5 sampling, the installation and operation of Aerosol Samplers, Source apportionment, OCEC Carbon Aerosol Analyzer, IC, ICP MS, Black Carbon Reflectometer
  • Gulzat Demeuova
    Researcher
    Education
    PhD student in Chemical Engineering, NU (2025)
    MSc in Chemical Engineering, The University of Leeds, UK
    BEng in Chemical Engineering, The University of Bath, UK

    Research Area
    Material Science, nanomaterials for environmental application, graphene oxide-based membrane materials for separation of CO2/H2, photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using metal ferrites, microbial water treatment using electrogenic bacteria, cyanide leaching of gold, hydrophobic coatings for water sustainability. sampling, chemical and physical characterization of airborne particles; outdoor air quality

Publications

Funded projects
"Source apportionment (receptor) modeling of airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) and their chemical characterization for assessing health impacts in the industrial city of Qarağandy, Central Kazakhstan"
Project PI: Gulden Ormanova
Duration: 2025 - 2027