Teaching staff

In the 2025–2026 academic year, the department has 27 faculty members, including 4 Doctors of Sciences, 17 PhDs (of whom 5 hold the title of Associate Professor), 2 Candidates of Sciences, and 4 Masters. In addition, the staff includes 2 foreign scholars from ONAPT (Ukraine) and RosBioTech (Moscow, Russia). This year, 5 industry practitioners have also been engaged in the department’s educational activities, successfully combining teaching, methodological, and research work.

The Department was headed by candidate of economic Sciences, Professor Kurmangaliyev S. G., PhD., associate Professor Ibragimov L. M., PhD. Arystanova G. A., PhD. Nurmukhanbetov D.E.

From January 2009 to the present, the department is headed by a Doctor of Technical Sciences, Acting Professor Uazhanova Raushangul Ulangazievna.

Uazhanova Raushangul Ulangazievna is the winner of the Best University Teacher grant-2013 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2022 she was awarded the badge "For merits in the development of science" from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2023, a state scientific scholarship was awarded to scientists and specialists who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science and technology.

Uazhanova R.U. expert of scientific innovation projects (Russia), member of the dissertation council (PhD), chairman of the AC, member of the entrance examination committee for doctoral studies of the group of educational programs "Technology of Food Products", member of the dissertation council, author of more than 300 scientific papers, a number of inventions and teaching aids, is scientific supervisor of PhD doctoral students, of whom 7 PhD doctors, more than 40 masters of technical sciences of the educational program Standardization and Certification, Food Safety were defended under her supervision, is the scientific supervisor of PhD doctoral students. She is a member of the council of the State Unitary Enterprise-University of the KarSTU named after A.Saginov in the direction of “Standardization, certification and metrology (by industry)”.

Project Manager IRN AP23490268 "Development and experimental testing of radiation treatment to ensure the shelf life of agricultural and food products" MNiVO RK for the period 2024-2026, funding amount: 103,000,000 tenge.

Professor Ahmetzyanov N. N. in the General rating of NAAR 2020 is in the TOP 50, the owner of the badge for services in the development of science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2005), diploma and prize of the III Republican contest of achievements in the field of invention Shapagat-2006, state grant the Best teacher of the University-2007, medal 10 years of Astana, actively cooperates in the field of training, development of biological drugs, according to the harmonization of national regulatory documents of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan on food safety with leading international organizations from the International center for agronomic research (CIRAD, France), the higher agricultural school of Montpellier (SupAgro, France), conducts training, transmits theoretical and practical skills in the field of production technology of biological and medicinal products, diagnostic tools, food safety issues, is the head of scientific works of students, undergraduates, doctoral students. Also Ahmetsadikov N.N. At the 15th award ceremony of the president of "Altyn Sapa" as the best domestic producer of Kazakhstan, the right to use the umbrella brand "Uly Dala Ely" was awarded the right to promote the country's brand in international markets.

PhD,  Associate Professor Serikkyzy is "The best teacher of the University-2020".  The winner of the grant "Жас Ғалым- 2022" from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Associate Professor, PhD Azimova S.T. was awarded a diploma and a gold medal for the creation of the innovative technology of "Batyr" whole grain bread enriched with pumpkin pectin Awarded with a diploma and a gold medal for the creation of innovative technology of pumpkin pectin extract. She is among the top 10 teachers of ATU for scientific and educational results in the academic year 2022-2023. Responsible executor in 2 projects:

- Commercialization of technology for processing fruit raw materials into long-term storage products with detoxifying properties: 2023-2025. Amount of funding, thousand tenge: - 350,000.0 thousand tenge.

- project BR24993031 "Development of technology for the preparation of healthy food products for the daily diet, enriched with natural antioxidants and biologically active substances" for 2024-2026.

Associate Professor Tungyshbaeva U.O. holds a PhD degree, the industrial experience of Tungyshbaeva U.O. is 10 years. More than 35 scientific works have been published over the past 5 years, including 8 scientific articles indexed in the Scopus database, 15 scientific articles in editions included in the list of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2 textbooks, has a Hirsch index of 3, is Deputy Chairman of Technical Committee No. 67 “Technology, Quality and Safety of Food Products”, completed a scientific internship under the Bolashak program “500 Scientists” at the university “Swiss School of Higher Education” of the Swiss Confederation in the period from 16.10.2023 to 05.01.2024 with the aim of research in the field of agro-industrial complex.

Kryukova Elizaveta Vyacheslavovna, Professor of the Department of “Food Safety” at the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian Biotechnological University” (RosBioTech), Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor. Research areas and directions: Quality and safety management systems of food enterprises, integrated management systems, food safety, technical regulation, standardization, conformity assessment, development of new food products.

Mardar Marina Romikovna, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Trade at the Odesa National Technological University, is also an Honorary Professor of ATU. She is a member of the department, conducts annual lectures for master’s and doctoral students, and serves as a scientific supervisor for doctoral candidates.

Serikov Maksat Serikuly, PhD, Assistant Professor – specializes in quality management and integrated management systems, including ISO 9001 “Quality Management Systems”, ISO 14001 “Environmental Management Systems” and ISO 45001 “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems”, ensuring food safety and the development of standards in the field of the food industry, product standardization and certification, as well as metrological support of testing and verification of measurement methods. Special attention is paid to patent science and legal protection of intellectual property objects. In practical terms, scientific work is related to analytical research in the field of chromatography (engineer-chromatographer), as well as with the calculation of measurement uncertainty in accordance with international and national requirements.

Toyshimanov Maksat Risbekovich, PhD, Assistant Professor. Research areas and directions: enterprise quality and safety, food safety, standardization, certification, and metrology.

In the 2025–2026 academic year, 95% of the department’s faculty members hold academic degrees. According to the results of the professional ranking, the department’s teaching staff ranks 2nd place. The department’s faculty members carry out scientific supervision and conduct classes with master’s and doctoral students.