Department of Biology, Ecology and Chemistry

Education

• 2013-2017 A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University – Bachelor of Natural Science, 5B060800 – Ecology.
• 2017-2019 A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University – Master of Natural Sciences, 6M060600 – Chemistry.
• 2021-2024 Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University – PhD applicant.
• 2026 Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda University – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 8D05101 – Biology.

 Subjects taught

• Methodology of Environmental Research
• Fundamentals of Systems Ecology
• Plant Physiology

Work Experience

• 2017 Specialist, Department of International Relations, Kostanay State Pedagogical Institute.
• 2017 Ecologist, "GESPOL" LLC.
• 2019-2020 Senior Specialist, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University.
• 2020-2021 Senior Specialist, Project Commercialization and Support Department, A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University.
• 2021-2024 Acting Head of the "LabNetwork" Laboratory Complex, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University.
• 2024–present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology, Ecology and Chemistry, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University.
• 2025–present: Startup Methodologist, Regional "Smart-Center", Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University.

Certificates of professional development

• 2024 Professional development course "Environmental management system and environmental education", Akhmet Baitursynuly KRU, Forestry University (Bulgaria). Sept 11 – Oct 4, 2024.
• 2024 Professional development course "Plant - Microbe Interactions", Northwestern University of Agriculture and Forestry (China). Nov 11 – Nov 20, 2024.
• 2024 Professional development course "Teaching technologies for working with students with special educational needs in inclusive education", South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk. May 22 – June 26, 2024.
• 2024 Professional development course "Media Savvy Global Citizenship: Developing Critical Thinking and Language", Bemidji State University, Kazakh-American Free University, KRU. May 27, 2024.
• 2024 Professional development course "European Climate and Health Responders Course", The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region, Columbia University. April 16, 2024.
• 2026 Professional development course "Application of modern digital tools in pedagogical activity" (72 hours). Certificate of professional development received, Registration No. 722026015469. Tyumen State University, Tyumen. April 14 – June 1, 2026.
• 2026 Professional development course "Ethics and legal issues of artificial intelligence" (144 hours). Certificate with honors No. 3264310 received. Omsk State Technical University (Stepik platform). May 28, 2026.
• 2026 Professional development course "Trends in the development of modern chemistry" (72 hours). Certificate received, Registration No. 003291. Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University. May 29 – June 8, 2026 (issued June 8, 2026).
• 2026 Professional development course "Inclusive culture and teaching in the educational space of the university" (72 academic hours). Certificate received, Registration No. 0260967. Kazakh Professional Training Center "Astana-Gold", Kostanay. July 25, 2026.

Awards and Honors

• Letter of Appreciation from the Head of the Digitalization Department of the Akimat of Kostanay Region (for contribution to the development of digitalization and on the occasion of Digitalization and IT Workers' Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2025).
• Diploma from the Deputy Akim of Kostanay Region (Winner in the "IT" nomination of the regional competition of youth projects within the "Generation of Independence: a platform for implementing youth initiatives" project, 2025).
• Letter of Appreciation from the Chairman of the Kostanay Regional Branch of the "AMANAT" Party (for participation in the "Galym Talks" expert session and contribution to the development of science, on the occasion of Science Workers' Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2026).
• Letter of Appreciation from the Entrepreneurial College of KInEU (for serving on the jury panel of the International Competition of Scientific Works "Zhas Galym – 2025", 2025).

Service Activities

• Jury member for the "Zhas Galym" International Competition of Scientific Works for School and College Students (Entrepreneurial College of KInEU, 2025).
• Jury member for the municipal stage of the Republican Olympiad for School Students in General Education Subjects.

Training manuals

• Simanchuk Ye.A., Kupriyanov A.N., Sultangazina G.Zh. Guidelines for forest reclamation of disturbed lands of the Sokolovsky, Sarbaysky, and Kacharsky iron ore deposits. – Kostanay: Akhmet Baitursynuly KRU, 2024. – 41 p., with color illus. ISBN 978-601-356-338-1.
• Simanchuk Ye.A., Sultangazina G.Zh., Kupriyanov A.N. Technogenic flora of iron ore dumps in Kostanay Region (Electronic educational publication). – Kostanay: Akhmet Baitursynuly KRU, 2024. https://sites.google.com/view/techflora-kru
• Nikiforova E.Sh., Simanchuk Ye.A. Fundamentals of Speech Impact. Textbook. – Almaty: EDP Hub; Moscow: IPR Media, 2024. – 299 p. ISBN 978-5-4497-3007-7.

Publications

• Simanchuk Ye., Sultangazina G. Natural vegetation communities on the iron ore dumpsites in Northern Kazakhstan. – Biodiversitas. – 2023. – Vol. 24 (6). – P. 3414-3423.
• Simanchuk Ye., Kupriyanov A. A zonal forest approach for restoring degraded lands in the Kostanay region. – BIO Web of Conferences: VII International Scientific Conference «Problems of Industrial Botany in Industrially Developed Regions». – 2024. – Vol. 128. – 00002.
• Simanchuk Ye., Sultangazina G. Floristic features of the Kostanay iron ore dump flora. – BIO Web of Conferences: VII International Scientific Conference «Problems of Industrial Botany in Industrially Developed Regions». – 2024. – Vol. 128. – 00013.
• Sultangazina G., Utebassova A., Simanchuk Ye. Morphometric study of Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen under the conditions of Kostanay Region. – BIO Web of Conferences: VII International Scientific Conference «Problems of Industrial Botany in Industrially Developed Regions». – 2024. – Vol. 128. – 00022.
• Kupriyanov A.N., Sultangazina G., Simanchuk Ye., Bugubayeva A. Addition to the flora of Kazakhstan. – Turczaninowia. – 2024. – Vol. 27, № 4. – P. 157–160.
• Simanchuk Y.A., Kuprijanov A.N., Sultangazina G.J. Analysis of the syngenesis pioneer stage on the iron ore enterprises dump sites in the Kostanay region. – Bulletin of Karaganda University. Biology. Medicine. Geography Series. – 2023. – № 3 (111). – P. 159-168.
• Simanchuk Y.A., Sultangazina G.J., Kuprijanov A.N. Analysis of group-thicket communities on iron ore industry dumps in Kostanay Region. – Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Biological Sciences Series. – 2023. – № 3 (144). – P. 26-39.
• Simanchuk Y.A., Kuprijanov A.N., Sultangazina G.J. Analysis of complex phytocenoses of iron ore companies dumps of the Kostanay region. – Journal of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Biological Series. – 2023. – № 3 (96). – P. 66-79.
• Sultangazina G.J., Kuprijanov A.N., Simanchuk Y.A. Taxonomic diversity of the Ranunculaceae family in the Tobol-Ishim and Turgai floristic districts of Kazakhstan. – Journal of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Biological Series. – 2024. – № 3 (100). – P. 4-18.

Author Developments and Copyright Objects

• Co-author of the electronic educational publication and author of the website "Technogenic Flora of Iron Ore Dumps in Kostanay Region" (https://sites.google.com/view/techflora-kru). Certificate of Entry of Information into the State Register of Rights to Objects Protected by Copyright No. 45868 was issued on May 16, 2024.
• Co-author of the "DeepDala" software package / digital platform for vegetation monitoring and data analysis. Certificate of Entry of Information into the State Register of Rights to Objects Protected by Copyright No. 67052 was issued on February 4, 2026.

Scopus ID: 5747485850

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4242-9636

ru (SPIN code): 6017-0512

Web of Science Researcher ID: PQW-6504-2026