On December 27, 2017 in the dissertational council at Al-Farabi KazNU graduates of "Technical Physics and Materials Science" chair successfully defended the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the specialty 6D072300 - Technical Physics:
Yer-Targyn Oralkhanovich Tleukenov on the theme "Influence of the deposition conditions of nitride coatings (Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta)N on their microstructure and physicomechanical properties"
Scientific advisers:
- S.V. Plotnikov - Doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, professor of D.Serikbaev EKSTU, head of "Technical Physics and Materials Science" Department
- O.D. Pogrebnyak - Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor of Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
Yerzhan Yernatovich Sapataev on the theme "Modification of surface layers of low-alloy steel under local action by electrolyte plasma"
Scientific advisers:
- M.K. Skakov - Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, deputy member. Deputy General Director of NNC RK, Head of IAE NNC RK Branch in Kurchatov
- E.G. Batyrbekov - Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, General Director of the NNC RK, Kurchatov
- M. Scheffler - Doctor of Engineering, Professor of Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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