Akerke Toleugazykyzy, PhD, lecturer at the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University. Researcher specializing in organic waste valorization and biotechnology. Academic and research interests include deep processing of grain and other crop production, valorization of agricultural by-products. In 2024, completed a research internship at Michigan State University (USA) in the field of green innovation and anaerobic digestion of organic materials.