Aray Sultanaeva is a chemist and holds a Master’s degree in Technical Sciences. She is currently a second-year PhD student in Hydrology at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She works as a Junior Researcher at the Institute of Geography and Water Security. Her research topics mainly include hydrochemistry, environmental toxicology, water quality assessment, monitoring of toxic compounds, transboundary water resources, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and microplastics.