I am a Leading Researcher and Associate Professor at the Satbayev University (Almaty, Kazakhstan), specializing in functional nanomaterials and their applications in environmental remediation. My research primarily focuses on MXene-based composites, cryogels, aerogels, and hybrid 2D/3D porous structures for the removal of heavy metals, antibiotics, and emerging contaminants from water. I am dedicated to understanding how surface chemistry, pore architecture, and defect engineering govern adsorption and photocatalytic performance at the nanoscale - questions that are both fundamentally rich and practically urgent given the growing water security challenges across Central Asia. In my work on MXene composites, I explore how vacancy defects and surface functionalization alter interfacial interactions with target pollutants, enabling the rational design of next-generation filtration materials. My research on cryogels and aerogels investigates the relationship between macroporous architecture and sorption kinetics, with direct applications in heavy metal and micropollutant removal from complex water matrices. I also pursue photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants, focusing on composite systems where adsorption and catalysis act synergistically. My work is supported by three national research grants, documented in 25 Scopus-indexed publications (H-index 14, 787 citations), and protected by seven patents