Zulkhair Mansurov

Institute of Combustion Problems, Kazakhstan

Biography

Zulkhair Mansurov is a General Director of the Institute of Combustion Problems of the ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, prominent scientist of Kazakhstan; Doctor of Chemistry; Professor; IHEAS Academician; Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan and of the Prize named after K. Satpayev.rnIn 1974-1987, Professor Zulkhair Mansurov worked as a junior and senior researcher, and Head of the Laboratory of Physicochemical Methods of Research at S.M.Kirov Kazakh State University. In 1981, he was the first among scientists in Kazakhstan to become a research fellow at the UCL (UK). In 1990, he defended his doctoral thesis at the Institute of Structural Macrokinetics, USSR AS. From 1992 to 2010, he served as Vice President for Research and First Vice-rector of the al-Farabi KazNU.rnProfessor Zulkhair Mansurov is a Chairman of «Combustion and Plasma Chemistry» and «Physics and Chemistry of Carbon Materials» International Symposiums, Chief Editor of «Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal» and «Combustion and Plasma Chemistry» Journals.rnIn 2004, for services to Kazakhstan Professor Zulkhair Mansurov was awarded «Kurmet» Order.rnUnder Z. Mansurov’s peer supervision, eight Doctors, 38 Masters and eight PhD theses were defended. He is the author of over 670 scientific papers, 6 monographs, 5 textbooks and 21 copyright certificates of the USSR and Kazakhstani patents.rn