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Advanced Materials Research & Laser Technologies (AMRELAT) Laboratory
1) Z. Utegulov, A. Abdullaev, K. Sekerbayev, R. Rymzhanov, V. Skuratov, A. Kozlovskyi, Y. Wang "Spatially resolved phonon thermal transport in swift heavy ion irradiated single crystalline insulators" International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators REI-21, Fukuoka, Japan, September 3-8, 2023
2) Z. N. Utegulov, A. Abdullaev, V. S. Chauhan, B. Muminov, J. O'Connel, V. A. Skuratov, M. Khafizov "Heat transport across nanoscale damage profile and thermal anisotropy in sapphire irradiated by swift heavy ions" 3rd Annual Meeting of Kazakh Physical Society, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, June 7 - 11, 2023
3) A. Abdullaev, A. Koshkinbayeva, V. Chauhan, Z. Nurekeyev, J. O'Connel, A. J van Vuuren, V. Skuratov, M. Khafizov, Z. Utegulov "Depth-dependent thermal conductivity and damage in swift heavy ion irradiated metal oxides", 3rd Annual Meeting of Kazakh Physical Society, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, June 7 - 11, 2023
4) B.A. Kurbanova, A. Abdullaev, A. Belarouci, V. Lysenko and Z.N. Utegulov "Thermal transport in Si nanocomposite films" 3rd Annual Meeting of Kazakh Physical Society, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, June 7 - 11, 2023
5) O. Farzadian, A. Razeghiyadaki, C. Spitas and K. V. Kostas, Y. Wang, Z. N. Utegulov "Interfacial nanoscale phonon thermal transport across graphene-carbon nitride and silicon carbide structures", 3rd Annual Meeting of Kazakh Physical Society, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, June 7 - 11, 2023
6) Kairolla Sekerbayev, Azat Abdullaev, Bekdaulet Shukirgaliyev, S. Mehdi Vaez Allei, Yanwei Wang, Zhandos Utegulov "Ab initio simulation of swift heavy ion-driven damage on nanoscale thermal transport in ZnO" Spring MRS Meeting, San Francisco, April 10-14, 2023
7) Azat Abdullaev, Kairolla Sekerbayev, Alexander Azarov, Zhandos Utegulov, Andrej Kuznetsov "Thermal transport in Ga2O3 polymorph heterostructures" Spring MRS Meeting, San Francisco, April 10-14, 2023
8) B.A. Kurbanova, A. Abdullaev, A. Belarouci, V. Lysenko and Z.N. Utegulov "Thermal transport in fluid-filled Si nanocomposite films" Spring MRS Meeting, San Francisco, April 10-14, 2023
9) Kairolla Sekerbayev, Azat Abdullaev, Damir Karikov, Yanwei Wang and Zhandos Utegulov “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Transport in Ion Irradiated Materials”, 2021 Nazarbayev University Symposium on High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Dec 10, 2021
10) Azat Abdullaev, Arno Janse van Vuuren, Mostafa Valdakhani, Jacques O'Connel, Ruslan Rymzhanov, S. Mehdi Vaez Allaei, Vladimir Skuratov and Zhandos Utegulov "The effect of Al doping on nanosclae thermal transport in swift heavy irradiated polrystalline Si3N4", Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium EN03-Thermal Materials, Modeling and Technoeconomic Impacts for Thermal Management and Energy Application, November 28 - December 3, 2021
11) Z. N. Utegulov, A. Abdullaev, A. Koshkinbayeva, V. Chauhan, Y. Wang, B. Muminov, Z. Nurekeyev, J. O'Connell, A. J. van Vuuren, M. Khafizov, V. Skuratov "Nano- and micro-scale phonon heat transport in swift heavy ion irradiated insulators" 3rd International Forum on Nuclear Science and Technology, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sept 20-24, 2021
12) Y. Yermekbay, A. Abdullaev, A. Dawood, T. Kissikov, Z. Nurekeyev and Z.N. Utegulov "Time-resolved micro-spectral radiometry during nanosecond laser pulse heating of tungsten thin films" 21st Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, USA, June 20–25, 2021
13) A. Abdullaev, B. Soltabayev, B. Uzakbaiuly, Z. Bakenov and Z. N. Utegulov “The effect of electrochemical lithium insertion on thermal transport of titanate-based thin films”, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium NM08: Nanoscale Heat Transport—Fundamentals, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 18 – 23, 2021
14) Ainur Koshkinbayeva, Azat Abdullaev, Vinay Chauhan, Mostafa Valadkhani, Ruslan Rymzhanov, S. Mehdi Vaez Allaei, Marat Khafizov, Vladimir Skuratov and Zhandos Utegulov “Nano- and micro-scale thermal conduction in AlN and Si3N4 ceramics irradiated by swift heavy ions”, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium NM08: Nanoscale Heat Transport—Fundamentals, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 18 – 23, 2021
15) B.A. Kurbanova, G.K. Mussabek, V.Y. Timoshenko and Z.N. Utegulov "Thermal transport properties of dried colloidal silicon nanoparticle films by micro-Raman spectroscopy" Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium NM08: Nanoscale Heat Transport—Fundamentals, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 18 – 23, 2021
16) A. Koshkinbayeva, A. Abdullayev and Z. N. Utegulov "Matching optimal physical descriptors of two-layer materials in search of high interfacial thermal conductance using Gaussian process regression", Fall Materials Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, November 28 - December 4, 2020.
17) Dulat Akzhigitov, Tamerlan Srymbetov, Boris Golman, Christos Spitas and Zhandos N. Utegulov "Atomic scale insight into melting of BCC tungsten under shear stresses by extended Finnis-Sinclair potential: molecular dynamics simulation", Fall Materials Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, November 28 - December 4, 2020.
18) Abduzhappar Gaipov, Zhanatay Nurekeyev, Alisher Sultangaziyev, Duman Turebekov, Pavel Tarlykov, Rostislav Bukasov, Zhandos Utegulov "Brillouin and Raman spectroscopies for non-contact assessment of mechanochemical properties of urinary proteins: a proof of concept study", 57th ERA-EDTA Congress, Milan, Italy, June 6-9, 2020
19) Dulat Akzhigitov, Tamerlan Srymbetov, Boris Golman, Christos Spitas and Zhandos N. Utegulov "Melting point in tungsten under complex stress: molecular dynamics calculations with modified Finnis-Sinclair potential" International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Engineering AMSE 2020, March 28 -31, Osaka, Japan
20) A. Abdullaev, V. S. Chauhan, J. O’Connell, V. A. Skuratov, M. Khafizov and Z. N. Utegulov "Nano- and micro-scale thermal transport in swift heavy ion irradiated oxides", 2020 The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting - Symposium on Thermal Transport in Crystalline and Non-Crystalline Solids: Theory and Experiments; San Diego, California, USA, February 23-27, 2020
21) A. Koshkinbayeva, A. Abdullaev, Z. Nurekeyev, V. A. Skuratov and Z. N. Utegulov "Nanoscale cross-plane thermal transport and structural characterization of swift heavy ion irradiated LiF crystals", Fall Materials Research Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, December 1 - 6, 2019
22) Z. N. Utegulov, T. Yakupov and A. Shomanov "Brillouin spectroscopy for characterization of non-Newtonian flow behavior of simple liquids", 12th Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference, Xian, China, October 2 - 6, 2019
23) Z. N. Utegulov, A. Abdullaev, B. Muminov, J. O’Connell, V. A. Skuratov, V. S. Chauhan, M. Khafizov "Swift heavy ion track formation and amorphization in Al2O3: sub-surface thermal transport study by ultrafast modulated thermoreflectance", 20th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, August 19 - 23, 2019
24) A. Abdullaev, V. S. Chauhan, J. O’Connell, V. A. Skuratov, A. Janse van Vuuren, M. Khafizov and Z. N. Utegulov "Nano- and micro-scale thermal transport in swift heavy ion irradiated Al2O3", 20th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, August 19 - 23, 2019
25) A. Koshkinbayeva, A. Abdullaev, Z. Nurekeyev, V. A. Skuratov, Z. N. Utegulov "Swift heavy ion irradiated LiF crystals: nanoscale cross-plane thermal transport and structural characterization" 20th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, August 19 - 23, 2019
26) A. Abdullaev, A. Mukanova, T. Yakupov, A. Mentbayeva, Z. Bakenov and Z. N. Utegulov "Nanoscale thermal transport and elastic properties of lithiated Si anode films for lithium ion batteries", International conference on Nanomaterials and Advanced Energy Storage Systems Advances, Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 7 - 9, 2019
27) A. Abdullaev, B. Muminov, J. O’Connell, V. A. Skuratov, V. S. Chauhan, M. Khafizov and Z. N. Utegulov "Cross-plane variation of thermal conductivity in swift heavy ion irradiated sapphire: modulated picosecond thermoreflectance", 20th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Moscow, Russia, July 7 - 12, 2019
28) T. Salikhov, J. Sharifov, U. Mavdaliev and Z. N. Utegulov "The effect of temperature-dependent optical absorption on the second harmonic of nonlinear photoacoustic signal", 20th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Moscow, Russia, July 7 - 12, 2019
29) Singh Chauhan, Azat Abdullaev , Zhandos N. Utegulov and Marat Khafizov "Thermal transport in sapphire irradiated by swift heavy ions", 61st MRS Electronic Material Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, June 26 - 28, 2019
30) A. Abdullaev, T. Yakupov, A. Mukanova, A. Yermukhambetova, Z. Bakenov and Z. N. Utegulov "Nanoscale Thermal Transport in Lithiated Si Anode Films", Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, April 22 - 26, 2019
31) A. Abdullaev, M. Kaikanov, T. Yakupov, A. Stepanov, Z. N. Utegulov and A. Tikhonov "Near surface thermal transport and structural characterization of intense pulsed ion beam irradiated refractory materials", NuMat2018: Nuclear Materials Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, October 14 - 18, 2018
32) T. Yakupov and Z. N. Utegulov “Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy as a probe of non-Newtonian behavior of simple liquids”, Advances in Brillouin Light Scattering & BioBrillouin Meeting, Perugia, Italy, September 12 – 14, 2018
33) Talgat Yakupov, Almas Rakhymzhanov, Altynbek Karabatyrov and Zhandos N. Utegulov "Viscoelastic properties of complex binary hydro-carbon fluid mixtures: Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy", 20th Symposium of Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 24 - 29, 2018
34) Dana Akilbekova, Talgat Yakupov, V. Ogai, B. Umbayev, Zhandos N. Utegulov and Vladislav V. Yakovlev, "Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy for tissue engineering application", SPIE Photonics West Bios, Optical Elastography and Tissue Biomechanics V, San Francisco, CA, USA, January 27 - February 1, 2018
35) Z.N. Utegulov, D. Alimzhanov, B. Muminov, A. Abdullaev, A. Koshkinbayeva, T. Yakupov, A. Tuigynbek and V. A. Skuratov, "Ultrafast laser optical studies of near-surface thermal conductivity in insulators irradiated by swift and heavy ions", International Scientific Forum «Nuclear Science and Technologies», Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 12 -15, 2017
36) Z. N. Utegulov, A. Abdullaev, B. Muminov, A. Rakhymzhanov and N. Mynbayev "Real-time ultrasonic diagnostics of melting in refractory metals induced by nanosecond pulse laser", International Scientific Forum «Nuclear Science and Technologies», Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 12 -15, 2017
37) Z. N. Utegulov, A.M. Rakhymzhanov and B. Baptayev, “Brillouin viscoelastometry of hydrocarbon binary mixture liquids” 10th Liquid Matter Conference “Liquids-2017”, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 17-21, 2017
38) Z.N. Utegulov, D. Alimzhanov, B. Muminov, A. Abdullaev, T. Yakupov, A. Koshkinbayeva, A. Tuigynbek, I. Nadinov and V. A. Skuratov “Near-surface thermal transport studies of swift heavy ion irradiated insulators by picosecond time-domain thermoreflectance”, 19th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators, Versailles, France, July 2-7, 2017
39) A. Rakymzhan, T. Yakupov, Z. Yelemessova, R. Bukasov, V. V. Yakovlev and Z. N. Utegulov "Monitoring of vegetation drying by Brillouin and Raman spectroscopies", 2017 SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Anaheim, California, USA, April 9 - 13, 2017
40) Zhandos Utegulov, Azat Abdullayev, Baurzhan Muminov, Almas Rakhymzhanov and Nessipbek Mynbayev, "“Hearing” pulsed laser melting in heat-resistant materials for applications in post-irradiation examination of nuclear fuels", Material Research Society Fall Meeting, November 29 - December 2, 2016
41) Zhandos Utegulov "Nanosecond time resolved solid-to-melt phase transition in metals: laser acoustics studies", 3rd Dynamics Days in Central Asia, Astana, Kazakhstan, September 2 - 5, 2016
42) Talgat Yakupov, Zhandos N. Utegulov, Taha Demirkan and Tansel Karabacak "Elastic and structural properties of nanometer scale-thick heat-resistant metallic films", 4th International Conference on Nanomaterials and Advanced Energy Storage Systems, Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 11-12, 2016
43) A. Abdullayev, B. Muminov, A. Rakhymzhanov, N. Mynbayev and Z.N. Utegulov "Nanosecond Laser Pulse-Induced Melting Thresholds in Refractory Metals", 11th International Workshop on Subsecond Thermophysics, Krakow, Poland, June 21-24, 2016
44) Dana Akilbekova, Darkhan Alimzhanov and Zhandos Utegulov "Biomechanical properties of collagens studied by Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy", 4th International Conference on Regenerative Medicine and Healthy Aging, Session 1: "Innovative Medicine, Bioengineering and Cell Technologies, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, May 11-12, 2016
45) Z. N. Utegulov “Nanosecond laser-mater interaction: thermal conduction, thermal radiation, melting, ablation and ultrasonics for nuclear energy application”, Green Photonics International Symposium, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, October 29-30, 2015
46) V. Poborchii , Y. Morita, T. Tada, P. Geshev, Z. Utegulov and A. Volkov "Si Nanofilm Efficient UV Solar Absorber", 2015 International Conference on Solid-State Devices and Materials, Sapporo, Japan, Sept 27-30, 2015
47) A. Rakhymzhanov, N. Mynbayev and Z.N. Utegulov “Automated nanosecond laser pulse-induced melting and ultrasonics in refractory metals by two-wave mixing photorefractive interferometry”, 4th International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics & Advanced Sensing, Evanston, IL, USA, June 28 - July 2, 2015
48) A.M. Rakhymzhanov , Z.N. Utegulov, E.A. Redondo, G. Fytas, D. Perevoznik, K. Kurselis, R. Kiyan, B.N. Chichkov, A. Gueddida and B. Djafari-Rouhani “Hypersonic soft phononic crystal fabricated by femtosecond laser-induced two-photon polymerization”, 3rd International Conference on Phononic Crystals/Metamaterials, Phonon Transport and Phonon Coupling PHONONICS-2015, Paris, France, May 31, 2015 – June 5, 2015
49) T. Yakupov, Z. N. Utegulov, T. Demirkan and T. Karabacak “Elastic and microstructural properties of hard refractory metal thin films fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering”, 42nd International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), San Diego, CA, USA, April 20-24, 2015
50) T. Yakupov, Z. N. Utegulov, T. Demirkan and T. Karabacak “Elastic and microstructural properties of hard refractory metal thin Films fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering”, Nazarbayev University Research Week, Book of Abstracts, Astana, Nazarbayev University, 2014
51) A. Rakhymzhanov, N. Mynbayev and Z.N. Utegulov “Automated nanosecond laser pulse-induced melting and ultrasonics in refractory metals by two-wave mixing photorefractive interferometry”, Nazarbayev University Research Week, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, September 2014
52) Z. N. Utegulov, A. M. Rakhymzhanov, N. A. Mynbayev, A. G. Every, I. A. Veres, S. J. Reese, F. Farzbod, R. S. Schley and D. H. Hurley "Nanosecond laser-induced acoustics, heating, meltingand ablation of refractory metals for nuclear energy applications", International Scientific Symposium "New Concepts in Condensed Matter Physics", Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 17-18, 2014
53) I. A. Veres, Z. N. Utegulov and A.G.Every “Thermo-acoustics of pulsed laser-induced phase transition in tungsten by FDTD numerical simulation” 3rd International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics and Advanced Sensing, Yokohama, Japan, June 25-28, 2013
54) A.G. Every, Z. N. Utegulov and I. A. Veres “Laser surface thermoelastic generation above melt threshold”, International Congress on Ultrasonics, Singapore, May 2-5, 2013
55) A. Rakhymzhanov, Z. N. Utegulov, D. Guney and I. Veres “GHz phononic band-gap crystals: fabrication, characterization and mdeling”, Nazarbayev University Research Week, Astana, Nazarbayev University, 2013
56) R. Bolat. Z. N. Utegulov, T. Yakupov, D. Taha and T. Karabacak “Development of hard and wear-resistant density modulated coatings by magnetron sputtering”, Nazarbayev University Research Week, Astana, Nazarbayev University, 2013
57) Z. N. Utegulov, F. Farzbod, S. J. Reese, R. Schley and D.H. Hurley, “Localized determination of melting point of tungsten using laser ultrasonics”, 18th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, USA, June 24 - 29, (2012)
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