Kuljabekov Alibek
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Kuljabekov Alibek

1. Scope of Responsibility

Determines the priority directions of the University's scientific and strategic activities, ensures the development of research infrastructure, integration into the international scientific and educational space, and enhancement of the university's competitiveness. Coordinates research projects, the work of laboratories and research units, and interaction with government bodies and international partners. Activities are carried out in accordance with the University Charter.

 

2. Work Experience

  • Vice-Rector for Research and Strategic Development, Tashenev University. Member of the university's executive board, responsible for research policy and strategic development.
  • Head of the Laboratory for Computational Modeling and Information Technologies, Satbayev University. Led an interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers and PhD students; managed the research portfolio, grant acquisition, and reporting to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
  • Leading Researcher, Nazarbayev University. Developed a transcritical CO₂ flow model using a crossover LBM formulation; created a pore-scale LBM model of pulsatile CO₂ injection into water-saturated porous media.
  • Researcher / Senior Researcher, Satbayev University. Led the project module on oil spill modeling in the North Caspian Sea.
  • Head of the Hydrodynamic Modeling Sector, KBTU. Managed a team of engineers performing CFD/LBM calculations for energy and technological tasks.
  • Researcher (various positions), Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, KazNU. Progressed from laboratory assistant to senior researcher; implemented a 2D/3D streamline simulator for modeling uranium extraction.

 

3. Education

  • PhD in Mechanics and Energetics — University of Lorraine, France (2010–2014).
  • Master of Mechanics — Al-Farabi KazNU (2008–2010).
  • Bachelor of Mechanics — Al-Farabi KazNU (2004–2008).

 

4. Achievements

  • Successfully managed research projects.
  • Author of more than 20 scientific articles.
  • Developed the physical basis for "smart" reservoir stimulation: identified optimal frequency ranges for pulsatile CO₂ injection that increase displacement efficiency by up to 25%.
  • Implemented a 2D/3D streamline simulator for modeling uranium extraction.

 

5. Membership and Expert Activity

  • Expert in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), and modeling of multiphase flows in porous media.
  • Reviewer for international scientific journals.
  • Speaker at international conferences.

 

6. Selected Publications

  • Kuljabekov, A., Bolysbek, D., Akasheva, Z., Zhantayev, Z. (2025). Numerical Study of Pulsation-Controlled Droplet Generation in a Microfluidic T-Junction. Processes, 13(11), 3690.
  • Bolysbek, D., Kuljabekov, A., Uzbekaliyev, K., Zhantayev, Z. (2025). Displacement Efficiency Under Pulsatile Injection: The Roles of Frequency, Amplitude, and Porosity. Processes, 13(11), 3553.
  • Kuljabekov, A., Ashirbekov, A., Wang, L., et al. (2023). Isothermal CO₂ injection into water-saturated porous media: Lattice-Boltzmann modelling of pulsatile flow... Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 43, 101949.
  • Bolysbek, D.A., Kuljabekov, A.B., Uzbekaliyev, K.Sh., Assilbekov, B.K. (2023). Effect of Rock Dissolution on Two-Phase Relative Permeabilities... Applied Sciences, 13(20), 11385.
  • Ashirbekov, A., Kabdenova, B., Kuljabekov, A., et al. (2022). Lattice Boltzmann pseudopotential multiphase modeling of transcritical CO₂ flow... Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 6(6), 539-540.

 

7. Key Research Projects

  • Pulsatile CO₂ injection for enhanced storage efficiency — grant, Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Simulations of two-phase displacement in pore-scale micromodels; identified a ~30% reduction in residual oil saturation at frequencies of 35–60 Hz.
  • Hydrodynamic modeling of oil spills in the Caspian Sea — grant. Developed a two-dimensional Eulerian advection-diffusion model and created a simulator of oil slick propagation after a spill;
  • Droplet generation in microfluidic T-junctions with pulsatile control — internal R&D.