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Aytmuhamed AbdullinProspecting geologist, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor (1973), Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1979).
Date of Birth: 29.11.1924
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Military Service
- Scientific Career
- Academic and International Recognition
- Awards and Honors
- - "Honorary Engineer of Kazakhstan"
Early Life and Education
Born into a family of geologists, Kairat Sultanovich Sarsekeyev embarked on his academic journey at the Geological Faculty of S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University, graduating in 1953.
Military Service
Sarsekeyev served as a Colonel in the army, participating in the Great Patriotic War and the Soviet-Japanese War.
Scientific Career
Sarsekeyev began his scientific career at the Institute of Geological Sciences named after K.I. Satpayev in 1953. Throughout his tenure, he advanced through various ranks, culminating as its Director from 1971 to 1995. Concurrently, he served as Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1988 to 1995.
In 1971, Sarsekeyev earned his doctorate with his dissertation titled "Comprehensive studies of the Mugodzhary and the problem of linking the tectonic structures of the Urals, Tien Shan, and Central Kazakhstan."
As an author, Sarsekeyev has contributed over 300 scientific works, including 10 monographs. His research focuses on the geology of Kazakhstan, particularly the Mugodzhary Mountains.
Academic and International Recognition
Sarsekeyev held academic distinctions both domestically and internationally. He was elected an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1979 and an Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Bashkortostan. Additionally, he served as a Professor at the University of South Carolina (USA) and Honorary Professor at several Kazakh universities.
He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991. He also held memberships in the International Engineering Academy, the Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and foreign scientific societies.
Awards and Honors
Sarsekeyev received numerous awards and honors, including:- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Kurmet
- Order of Otan
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class
- Two Orders of the Red Star
- Medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad"
- Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
- Medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War"
- Laureate of the Academician K.I. Satpayev Prize
- Laureate of State Prizes of the USSR (1978, 1985)
- Laureate of State Prizes of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Honored Scientist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992)
- President of the National Committee of Geologists of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- "Honorary Engineer of Kazakhstan"
- "Honorary Explorer of the Earth's Bowels of Kazakhstan"- Gold Badge of the International Geological Congress
- Diplomas and badges "For the Development of Soviet Geology" and "Discoverer of a Deposit of the USSR"