Metallurgy and materials science department

The history of the department «Metallurgy of iron and steel» begins in 1963 (the year of the formation of the Plant-HTEI). The organization of the department of metallurgical profile was caused by the need to train qualified personnel on the job to service the blast-furnace and steel-smelting industries of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant. The first head of the department was the acting dean of the metallurgical faculty Ayukov A.S. (1963-1964). Then Nam B.P. was appointed to the post of head of the department.

Later, the department was renamed the department «Metallurgy of ferrous metals», which since 1966 was headed by Kapustin I.V., and in 1972 the department was divided into two departments: «Iron metallurgy» and «Steel metallurgy». The first department was headed by Artykbaev O.A. (1972-1983), in 1983-1990 - Tleugabulov S.M., and the second department was headed by Umarov K. (1981-1988). In 1990, two departments were again merged into one department «Metallurgy of iron and steel» under the leadership of Tleugabulov S.M. (1990-1993, 1996-2001) and Nikitin G.M. (1993-1996).

In 1968, the Department of Technology of Metals and Foundry Production was separated from the Department of Ferrous Metallurgy (since 1976 - the Department of Foundry), which was headed by Kostin A.V. (1968-1973), Shnaiderman M.E. (1973-1976), Pinchuk E.I. (1976-1983), Shugol B.M. (1984-1992), Kimanov B.M. (1992-1996).

In 1981, the department «Technology of metals and metal science» was created at the Plant-HTEI, which in 1989 was renamed into the department «Metal science and physics of metals». Over the years, the department was headed by Zhukushev Sh.M. (1981-1982), Kanaev A.T. (1982-1985 ) Nechaev Yu.S. (1985-1992).

In 1997, the department was renamed into the Department of Metal Science, Physics of Metals and Foundry. Head of the newly formed department in 1997-1999 was Musin D.K. From 1999-2005 the department was headed by Boranbayeva B.M.

In 2001, the department «Metallurgy of cast iron and steel» was renamed the department «Metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous metals», which until 2003 was headed by Tleugabulov S.M., from 2003-2008. – Torgovets A.K. In September 2008, the department was renamed again and became known as the department «Metallurgy».

In 2005, the Department of Metallurgy, Physics of Metals and Foundry was transformed into the Department of Materials Science and Technology of New Materials, which was headed by Reshotkina E.N. (2005-2007) and Nurumgaliev A.Kh. (2007-2009).

In September 2009, the departments «Metallurgy» and «Materials Science and Technology of New Materials» were merged. On their basis, the department «Metallurgy and Materials Science» was created, which at different times was headed by: Torgovets A.K. (2009-2014), Toleuova A.R. (2014-2017), Andreyashchenko V.A. (2017-2018), Nurumgaliev A.Kh. (2018-2020), Yerzhanov A.S. (2020-2024).

The teaching staff of the department "Metallurgy and Materials Science" are conducting the following work on educational and methodological documentation in the state and Russian languages for educational programs of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies:

development and processing of educational and methodical complexes of disciplines;
development and processing of electronic educational and methodical complexes of disciplines;
development and processing of guidelines for implementation, laboratory, practical work and for independent work of students, magistrates and doctoral students;
development and processing of work programs;
development and processing of syllabus;
development of textbooks, monographs and textbooks with an ISBN and © index;
development of electronic teaching materials and virtual laboratory work;
development and processing of test materials and knowledge control materials;
development and processing of lecture notes.
The teaching documentation is developed by the teaching staff of the department, is discussed at the department meetings, agreed by the dean of the faculty, the director of the department of academic policy and approved by the pro-rector for academic work.

The research work of the department “Metallurgy and Materials Science” is based on the perspective and current development plans of the department and the university in the following areas:

work on contract and state budget research, research and development work;
management of master’s and doctoral theses;
participation in national and international scientific conferences;
publication of articles and materials in peer-reviewed republican and international scientific journals;
publication of textbooks and monographs;
active involvement of bachelors, undergraduates and doctoral students in the research work of the department, their involvement in the creation and implementation of research projects.


The main directions of scientific activity of the department
The teachers of the department are actively developing the following scientific topics:

Physico-chemical research and development of technology for the production and use of calcium and barium-containing alloys (headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Nurumgaliev A.Kh.);
Optimization of phase compositions of metals and alloys for the production of tubular products (supervisor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Nurumgaliev A.Kh.).
Development of theoretical and technological bases for the extraction of germanium from natural and man-made raw materials (supervisor c.t.s., associate professor Musin DK).
Development of scientific principles and the introduction of technologies for the integrated processing of slag dump slags of copper smelting production (head c.t.s., associate professor Kharchenko EM).
Development of technologies for the production of technical silicon from briquetted mono-mixes in the ore-thermal process (led by Ph.D., associate professor Zobnin NN).
Improving the production technology and improving the quality of technical silicon in Kazakhstan (headed by Dr. Nurumgaliev A.Kh., Ph.D., associate professor N.N. Zobnin).


Research work of students
The department operates a research circle “Innovative technologies in metallurgy” whose main tasks are:

development of tasks NIRS on actual problems of the metallurgical industry, with reference to the topics of course and diploma projects;
provision of methodological assistance in the selection of literature to prepare for studies, writing essays, tests, term papers and scientific articles;
preparation of reports for participation in the annual scientific-practical conference “The scientific creativity of the young – the innovative development of Kazakhstan”
hearing the reports of the graduation course in the sections of the innovative parts of the graduation projects and works.