On October 12, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., an extended meeting of the Department of Physics will be held to discuss the dissertation work of Nazym Kairkhanovna Zhusupova, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program “8D05302 – Physics” at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

Research topic: “Constraining Modified Gravity Models through Observational Signatures of Dark Energy and Cosmic Acceleration”

The dissertation was completed at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

Language of the defense: Russian.

SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS:

Venera Nuraddinovna Zhumabekova – PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Physics, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University;

Aliya Amirbekovna Zhadyranova – PhD, Acting Associate Professor of the Department of General and Theoretical Physics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University;

William Michael Snow – Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

OFFICIAL REVIEWERS:

Daniya Sabyrbekovna Utepova – PhD, Acting Associate Professor of the Department of Physics, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University;

Koilyk Nurgali Otarbayuly – Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University;

Kalamkas Serikovna Astemesova – Head of the Department of General Physics, K.I. Satpayev Kazakh National Research Technical University.

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/98860444902?pwd=u9aeTCBe8RpPrfhbyKffbEqExdfLBn.1

Conference ID: 988 6044 4902

Access code: 1234

Address: 050010, Almaty, 86 Tole Bi Street, Academic Building No. 5 (1st floor, Room 110).