Title: Development of novel drug delivery systems based on thiolated and PEGylated organosilica nanoparticles for cancer therapy
PI: EA Mun (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Development of a novel drug delivery system based on nanoparticles containing a Cdc42 inhibitor for targeted therapy of colorectal cancer
PI: B Umbayev (NLA)
co-PI: EA Mun (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Development of new dosage forms with improved mucoadhesive properties for intravesical chemotherapy
PI: D Kaldybekov (Institute of Polymer Materials and Technologies, Almaty, KZ)
co-PI: T Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Sustainable routes to amines and nitrogen-containing organic molecules using non-precious metal catalysts
PI: A Khalimon (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Development of low-cost bifacial indoor dye-sensitized photovoltaics for sustainable Internet of Things application
PI: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PIs: B Baptayev (NLA) and Y Tashenov (ENU)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Investigation of pulsed-beam modification of titanium dioxide based coatings for photoelectrochemical water splitting
PI: M Kaikanov (Physics, SSH)
co-PI: T Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Development of photoelectrochromic devices powered by economical dye-sensitized solar cells
PI: A Adilov (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PI: B Baptayev (NLA)
Consultant: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2021 – 2023

Title: Natural carbon dots as counter electrodes for photovoltaic applications
PI: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PI: A Adilov (Chemistry, SSH)

1. Duration: 2018 – 2020

Title: Editing solar energy to surpass the Shockley-Queisser limit by aggregation induced emission (AIE)-sensitized lanthanides energy conversion
PI: C-K Lim (SEDS)
co-PIs: V Peshkov (Chemistry, SSH); K Dikhanbayev (Al-Farabi NU)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Engineering of new generation perovskite photovoltaics for self-sustaining internet of things (IoT) devices
PI: A Ng (SEDS)
co-PIs: I Ukaegbu (SEDS); A Jumabekov (Physics, SSH); MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH); M Gabdullin (KBTU); V Pavlenko (Al-Farabi NU)
Duration: 2021 – 2023

Title: Printed perovskite solar cells
PI: A Jumabekov (Physics, SSH)
co-PIs: A Ng (SEDS); MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH); K Dzhumagulova (Al-Farabi NU)
Duration: 2021 – 2023

Title: A comprehensive study on asphaltene characterization and screening asphaltene deposition inhibitors for Kazakhstan crude oils
PI: A Shafei (SMG)
co-PIs: TS Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH)
O Ivakhnenko (KBTU)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Molecular mechanisms of signaling by human protein DJ-1
PI: D Utepbergenov (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PIs: B Matkarimov (NLA); A Andreeva (Biology, SSH); K Bekbolat (National Center for Biotechnology)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Development and validation of hybrid Brillouin-Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive assessment of mechano-chemical properties of urine proteins as biomarkers of kidney diseases
PI: A Gaipov (NUSOM)
co-PIs: Z Utegolov (Physics, SSH); D Turebekov (City Hospital No. 1); R Bukasov (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Development of carbon sequestration technology in hydrocarbon bearing basins of Kazakhstan
PI: W Lee (SEDS)
co-PIs: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH); Z Bakenov (SEDS); B Kenessov (Al-Farabi NU); S Han (GIST, Korea); Y Park (Hanyang University, Korea)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Geothermal Energy Production (GEP), Energy Storage (ES), and Carbon Storage and Sequestration (CSS) Potential in Kazakhstan Sedimentary Basins – Geological Baseline Study
PI: M. Fustic (SMG)
co-PIs: A. Khalimon (Chemistry, SSH); Yensepbayev (Satbayev University); Hazlett (SMG); Bayramov (SMG); Holbrook (Texas Christian University, USA)

1. Duration: 2021 – 2023

Title: Surface modification of 2D-TiO2 composite thin films using an intense pulsed ion beam irradiation for enhanced photoelectrochemical activity
PI: TS Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2023 – 2025

Title: Developing modular and divergent methodologies towards biorelevant small molecules
PI: D Hayrapetyan (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2023 – 2025

Title: Dye-sensitized solar cells as prospective candidate for indoor/diffused light harvesting applications
PI: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2023 – 2025

Title: Building a uniform platform for streamlining the development of new methodologies towards high added value chemicals: a step forward from multicomponent reactions
PI: V Peshkov (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PI: D Utepbergenov (Chemistry, SSH); D Hayrapetyan (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Stimulus-triggered nano-formulations for targeting and prevention of persistent bacterial biofilms
PI: V Paunov (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PI: G. Sukhorukov (QMUL & Skoltech)
Duration: 2022 – 2024

Title: Crosslinked 3D-nanoporous conducting polymer materials via bicontinuous microemulsion-based approach
PI: S Adilov (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PI: N Nuraje (SEDS); A Konarov (SEDS)
Duration: 2021 – 2023

Title: Non-precious metal catalysts for reduction of challenging unsaturated molecules
PI: A Khalimon (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Inverse opal structured titanium dioxide thin films for improved solar water splitting
PI: TS Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PIs: A Tikhonov (Physics, SSH); A Molkenova (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Identification of the molecular mechanisms preventing YAP-TEAD-mediated cell cycle re-entry in supporting cells of the mouse utricle
PI: A Andreeva (Biology, SSH)
co-PI: D Utepbergenov (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Electrochemical C-H amination of (hetero)aromatic compounds
PI: D Hayrapetyan (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Flexible photoelectrochromic devices powered by tandem organic solar cells
PI: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PIs: A Ng (SEDS); S Adilov (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Title: Noble metals nanocomposites hyper-activity in heterogeneous non-catalytic and catalytic reactions
PI: V Inglezakis (SEDS)
co-PIs: S Poulopoulos (SEDS); TS Atabaev (Chemistry, SSH); E Arkhangelsky (SEDS)
Duration: 2019 – 2021

Title: Phosphatase-like nanozyme activity of carbon nanodots and its potential as supplement for kinase inhibitor drug treating prostate cancer: potential intellectual property discovered in food product
PI: H Fan (Chemistry, SSH)
co-PIs: Y Xie (Biology, SSH); Z Chen (Meharry Medical College, USA)
Duration: 2019 – 2021

Title: Targeting cancer stem-like cells of castration-resistant prostate cancer through combinatorial inhibition of MET/nuclear MET and β-Catenin pathways: potential therapeutic intellectual property in prostate cancer treatment
PI: Y Xie (Biology, SSH)
co-PIs: H Fan (Chemistry, SSH); K Dukenbayev (SEDS)
Duration: 2019 – 2021

Title: Exploration of organometal halide perovskite based photovoltaics towards future applications-high efficiency and stability
PI: A Ng (SEDS)
co-PIs: A Jumabekov (Physics, SSH); MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
Duration: 2019 – 2021

Title: A novel analytical method to quantify Cr(VI) concentrations in atmospheric particulate matter using new highly functionalized nanodots-field measurements (Astana & Aktobe) and modeling
PI: M Amouie Torkmahalleh (SEDS)
co-PI: MP Balanay (Chemistry, SSH)
Consultants: PK Hopke (Clarkson University, USA); M Fyrillas (Frederick University, Cyprus); A Rule (John Hopkins University, USA); M Mohammadi (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Duration: 2019 – 2021

Title: Fundamental and applied SERS for detection of cancer biomarkers
PI: R Bukasov (Chemistry, SSH)

1. Duration: 2018 – 2020