Graduated from the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgy Institute, metallurgy faculty in 1960 with a specialty of metallurgical engineer in the area of non-ferrous, rare and precious metals. Candidate of Technical Sciences (1970), senior research associate (1981), Doctor of Technical Sciences (2005). Fellow of the International Informatization Academy (November, 2004), member of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (January, 2007). After graduation was assigned to work in the Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Benefication of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakh SSR. During the work in IMaOB performed job duties of a senior laboratory technician (1960-1961), engineer (1961-1963), junior (1963-1971) and senior (1972-1986, 1995-2000) research associates, research team (multidisciplinary) leader (1985-1995), head of laboratory (2004-2005), head of department (2005-2006), deputy director for science (2000-2004), acting director of the Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Benefication (2004).

My research interests are theoretical inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, metallurgy, materials science