Brief (professional biography)

PhD in Energy Systems Engineering. Experienced in research, engineering, industrial operations, and teaching within the energy sector. Professional expertise includes energy systems, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, computational modelling of combustion processes, and engineering project support.

Professional Experience:

2026–present — JSC “Mukhamedzhan Tynyshbayev ALT University,” School of Technologies, Department of Energy, ALT Associate Professor.
May 2024–August 2024 — GENKA Klima A.Ş., Ankara, Türkiye; Chief Specialist, Contracts Department.
November 2022–December 2023 — Gökçe Brülör ve Isı Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., Ankara, Türkiye; Technical Documentation Coordinator.
January 2019–May 2019 — Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan; Secretary of the Public Accord Council.May 2018–
December 2018 — AYVAZ KAZAKHSTAN LLP; Senior Power Engineer, Sales Department.
July 2012–May 2018 — JSC Kazakh Research Institute of Power Engineering named after Academician Sh. Ch. Chokin; Senior Researcher.June 2010–February
2012 — Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Centre for Water Technologies and Water-Chemical Regimes; Highly Qualified Engineer.
October 2007–May 2010 — JSC Almaty Heat Networks; Lead Engineer, Production and Technical Directorate.July 2006–October 2007 — Silk Way Construction
LLP; Thermal Power Engineer, Production and Technical Department.
October 2005–July 2006 — JSC Almatyteplokommunenergo; Category II Engineer, Heat Energy Metering Service.

Education

2025 — Gazi University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ankara, Türkiye. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Energy Systems Engineering. Doctoral dissertation title: “Turbulent Premixed Combustion and Flame Characteristics of Hydrogen-Enriched Gaseous Fuels in a Multi-Inlet Cyclone Combustor.”
2014 — Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Almaty. Master of Technical Sciences in Industrial Heat and Power Engineering.
2005 — Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Almaty. Qualification: Thermal Power Engineer in Water and Fuel Technology.
October–December 2014 — Research and professional internship under the Bolashak International Scholarship Programme at Technische Universität Berlin (Technical University of Berlin), Germany. Training area: “Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Improvement.”

Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Energy Systems Engineering, awarded in 2025.

Participation in scientific projects

Research interests: energy systems; energy efficiency; renewable energy sources; hydrogen energy; turbulent premixed combustion; combustion of methane, hydrogen, and ammonia; multi-inlet cyclone combustors; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); modelling using ANSYS Fluent; formation and reduction of NOₓ and CO₂ emissions; small hydropower; wind energy systems equipped with flow concentrators; water treatment and ozone-based water purification technologies.

Most Significant Research Projects:

2020–2025 — “Turbulent Premixed Combustion and Flame Characteristics of Hydrogen-Enriched Gaseous Fuels in a Multi-Inlet Cyclone Combustor,” Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Role: Author and researcher responsible for the doctoral study. The research involved three-dimensional CFD modelling of flow, mixing, combustion, and pollutant formation processes in a multi-inlet cyclone combustor.

2012–2018 — “Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Development of a New Straight-Flow Hydroturbine Design,” JSC Kazakh Research Institute of Power Engineering named after Academician Sh. Ch. Chokin.
Role: Researcher and co-developer. Computational and experimental investigations of the hydrodynamic characteristics of a straight-flow low-head hydroturbine for small hydropower plants were conducted.

2012–2018 — “Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Development of a New Wind Energy System with a Flow Concentrator,” JSC Kazakh Research Institute of Power Engineering named after Academician Sh. Ch. Chokin.
Role: Researcher and co-developer. Airflow behaviour was investigated, a wind energy system incorporating a flow concentrator with curved channels was designed, and an experimental test rig was constructed.

2012–2018 — “Development of a New Modular Permanent-Magnet Generator Design,” JSC Kazakh Research Institute of Power Engineering named after Academician Sh. Ch. Chokin.
Role: Researcher and co-author of the scientific and technical development. The project included the justification of design solutions, patent research, and the preparation of scientific and technical publications.

Publications

1. Yerzhan A., İlbaş M. Numerical Simulation of Premixed Turbulent Methane Combustion in a Multi-Inlet Cyclone Combustor // Journal of Polytechnic. 2025. Vol. 28, No. 1. Pp. 261–266. DOI: 10.2339/politeknik.1447381.
2. Abdykadyrov A., Kalandarov P., Taissariyeva K., Marxuly S., Abdykadyrkyzy R., Kassimov A., Yermekbayev M., Yerzhan A. Study of the Process of Neutralizing and Oxidizing Harmful Phenol Compounds in Wastewater Using Ozone Technology // Water Conservation & Management. 2024. Vol. 8, No. 4. Pp. 420–429. DOI: 10.26480/wcm.04.2024.420.429.
3. Bagdollauly Y., Yerkeldessova G., Oralbekova A., Chukenova E., Ilyassov N., Yerzhan A., Kalandarov P. Investigation of the Properties of Electrical Sources of Ozonators Through Mathematical Models // IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 2024. Vol. 1390. Article 012021. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1390/1/012021.
4. İlbaş M., Yerzhan A., Demirci M. CFD Modelling of Swirl-Stabilized Premixed Ammonia Flame in a Multi-Inlet Cyclone Combustor // Proceedings of the 17th International Combustion Symposium — INCOS 2024. Bursa, Türkiye, 19–21 September 2024.
5. İlbaş M., Yerzhan A., Demirci M. Three-Dimensional Numerical Investigation of Flow and Combustion Characteristics in an Ammonia-Fueled Multi-Inlet Cyclone Combustor // Proceedings of the 16th International Combustion Symposium — INCOS 2022. Aydın, Türkiye, 8–11 September 2022.
6. Koshumbayev M., Yerzhan A., Myrzakulov B., Kvasov P. Theoretical and Experimental Researches on Development of New Construction of Wind-Driven Generator with Flux Concentrator // Journal of Advances in Technology and Engineering Research. 2016. Vol. 2, No. 3. Pp. 100–104. DOI: 10.20474/jater-2.3.4.
7. Yerzhan A.A., Koshumbaev M.B. New Design of Low-Head Hydro Turbine for Small-Scale Hydropower Plant // International Journal of Technology and Engineering Studies. 2016. Vol. 2, No. 3. Pp. 87–94. DOI: 10.20469/ijtes.2.40005-3.
8. Koshumbayev M.B., Kvasov P.A., Yerzhan A.A. Applied Aspects of a Modular-Type Generator: Monograph. Almaty: NOAR Printing House, 2017. 100 p. [In Russian].
9. Myrzakulov B.K., Yerzhan A.A. Development of Green Energy: A Wind Energy System with a Flow Concentrator // Bulletin of the Kokshetau Technical Institute of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2013. No. 1 (9). Pp. 68–72. [In Russian].
10. Yerzhan A.A., Yerzhan A.A., Myrzakulov B.K. New Opportunities for the Development of Small Hydropower // Bulletin of the Kokshetau Technical Institute of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2013. No. 1 (9). Pp. 15–18. [In Russian].