Dr. Timur Sh. Atabaev received his Ph.D. degree at Pusan National University (South Korea) in 2012. From 2012 to 2017 he worked as a research professor at Pusan and Seoul National Universities. In 2017, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan). His areas of specialization include multifunctional materials and advanced nanostructures for biomedical, optical, energy, sensing and photocatalytic applications. He authored/co-authored over 60 scientific publications, served as a guest editor for several international journals. He has delivered several invited talks and worked as a committee member for numerous international meetings. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2018, he received a reputable “Young Researcher of the Year” Scopus award.
Courses Offered
Fall 2024
CHEM 091 – Survey of Physical Science
CHEM 488 – Directed Research I
CHEM 531 – Nanochemistry and Functional Nanomaterials
CHEM 591 – Scientific Methods in Chemistry (team-taught course)
CHEM 700 – Hot Topics in Chemistry (team-taught course)
Spring 2024
CHEM 250 – Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 489 – Directed Research II
CHEM 490 – Nanochemistry
CHEM 560 – Directed Research in Chemistry
CHEM 752 – Materials Chemistry
Fall 2023
CHEM 090 – Chemistry for Non-Science Majors
CHEM 091 – Survey of Physical Science
CHEM 400 – Chemistry Seminar
CHEM 531 – Nanochemistry and Functional Nanomaterials
CHEM 591 – Scientific Methods in Chemistry (team-taught course)
CHEM 700 – Hot Topics in Chemistry (team-taught course)
Spring 2023
CHEM 250 – Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 488 – Directed Research I
CHEM 490 – Nanochemistry
CHEM 560 – Directed Research in Chemistry
CHEM 752 – Materials Chemistry
Fall 2022
CHEM 091 – Survey of Physical Science
CHEM 101L – General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 531 – Nanochemistry and Functional Nanomaterials
Fall 2021
CHEM 091 – Survey of Physical Science
CHEM 490 – Nanochemistry
CHEM 531 – Nanochemistry and Functional Nanomaterials
Spring 2021
CHEM 092 – Survey of Environmental Science for Non-Science Majors