Director of the Center of Physicochemical Methods of Research and Analysis

Bulat Kenessov, PhD, Professor
Corresponding member of Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences

e-mail: bkenesov@cfhma.kz
tel.: 7 727 2390624
fax: 7 727 2923731

96A Tole Bi st., office 403, 
050012, Almaty, Kazakhstan



ResearcherID:  C-7013-2012 
ResearchGate: Bulat_Kenessov
ORCID: 0000-0001-8541-0903
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Educational and degree record
2017                    Professor (Full) in Chemistry
2012                    Associate Professor in Chemistry
2003-2007           Candidate of Chemical Science, Analytical Chemistry, al-Farabi Kazakh National University
1998-2003           Chemical Engineering, al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Trainings and foreign visits
Sep 2008               Awareness Center, Denmark
Mar-Apr 2009         Wageningen University, Nutrition and Food Sciences Group, The Netherlands;
Aug-Sep 2009        Iowa State University, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, USA
June 2011              Central Asia English Landuage Intensive Training (CRDF Global), Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jan 2014                Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain
Feb-Mar 2014         Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Oct 2015                Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain
Jan 2015                Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Jul 2015                 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Sep-Oct 2016          Iowa State University, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, USA

Research interests
•       Development of new simple, fast, automated and accurate analytical methods using gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and their combination with mass spectrometry
•       Theory of solid-phase microextraction
•       Environmental impact assessment, discovery of new chemical sources of health risks
•       Improvement of a quality of commercial products (petrochemical, food, pharmaceuticals)
•       Development of a software for automation of chemical analysis and modelling

Publications
Full list of publications contains more than 100 publications as papers, reports and conference’s proceedings primarily within the areas of analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry and physical chemistry.
Most important publications:

1. Carlsen L., Bruggemann R., Kenessov B., 2018. Use of partial order in environmental pollution studies demonstrated by urban BTEX air pollution in 20 major cities worldwide. Science of the Total Environment 610-611, 234-243.
2. Orazbayeva D., Kenessov B., Koziel J.A., Nassyrova D., Lyabukhova N.V., 2017, Quantification of BTEX in soil by headspace SPME-GC-MS using combined standard addition and internal standard calibration. Chromatographia. 8, 1249-1256.
3. Baimatova N., Koziel J.A., Kenessov B., 2017. Sampling and analysis of naphthalene in internal combustion engine exhaust with retracted SPME device and GC-MS. Atmosphere 8, 130.
4. Bakaikina N.V., Kenessov B.N., Ul’yanovskii N.V., Kosyakov D.S., Pokryshkin S.A., Derbissalin M.A., Zhubatov Z.K., 2017. Quantification of transformation products of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine in water using SPME and GC-MS. Chromatographia 80, 931-940.
5. Sagandykova G.N., Alimzhanova M.B., Nurzhanova Y.T., Kenessov B. Determination of semi-volatile additives in wines using SPME and GC-MS. Food Chemistry 220, 162-167.
6. Kenessov B., Koziel J., Bakaikina N.V., Orazbayeva D., 2016. Perspectives and challenges of on-site quantification of organic pollutants in soils using solid-phase microextraction. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 85B, 111-122.
7. Sailaukhauly Y., Carlsen L., Tulegenov A., Nurzhanova A., Kenessov B., Kamysbayev D., 2016. Distribution and risk assessment of selected organochlorine pesticides in Kyzyl Kairat village from Kazakhstan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188, 358.
8. Baimatova N., Kenessov B., Koziel J.A., Carlsen L., Bektassov M., Demyanenko O., 2016. Simple and accurate quantification of BTEX in ambient air by SPME and GC-MS. Talanta 154, 46-52
9. Zhubatov Z.K., Kenessov B., Bakaikina N.V., Bimaganbetova A.O., Akynbayev N., Bakhytkyzy I., 2016. Fast determination of 1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole in soils contaminated by rocket fuel using solvent extraction, isotope dilution and GC-MS. Chromatographia 79, 491-499. 
10. Yegemova S., Bakaikina N.V., Kenessov B., Koziel J., Nauryzbayev M., 2015. Determination of 1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole in soils contaminated by rocket fuel using solid-phase microextraction, isotope dilution and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Talanta 143, 226-233.
11. Baimatova N., Koziel J., Kenessov B., 2015. Quantification of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and o-xylene in internal combustion engine exhaust with time-weighted average solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 873, 38-50.
12. Kenessov B., Carlsen L., 2014. Identification (Quantitative Determination and Detection) and Fate of Transformation Products of Rocket Fuel 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine. Chapter 21 in Book “Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks” / Edited by Lambropoulou D.A., Nollet L.M.L. Wiley, pages 639-659.
13. Carlsen L., Kenessov B.N., 2014. Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship/Quantitative Structure–Toxicity Relationship (QSAR/QSTR) Modeling as Tools for Assessing Effects and Predicting Risks of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants. Chapter 29 in Book “Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks” / Edited by Lambropoulou D.A., Nollet L.M.L. Wiley, pages 871-888.
14. Kenessov B., Alimzhanova M., Sailaukhanuly Ye., Baimatova N., Abilev M., Batyrbekova S., Carlsen L., Tulegenov A., Nauryzbayev M., 2012. Transformation products of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine and their distribution in soils of fall places of rocket carriers in Central Kazakhstan. Science of the Total Environment 427-428, 78-85.
15. Kenessov B., Sailaukhanuly Ye., Koziel J.A., Carlsen L., Nauryzbayev M., 2011. GC-MS and GC-NPD Determination of Formaldehyde Dimethylhydrazone in Water Using SPME. Chromatographia 73, 123-128.
16. Kenessov B.N., Koziel J.A., Grotenhuis T., Carlsen L., 2010. Screening of Transformation Products in Soils Contaminated with Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine using SPME and GC-MS. Analytica Chimica Acta 674, 32-39.
17. Carlsen L., Kenessov B.N., Batyrbekova S.Ye., Kolumbaeva S.Zh., Shalakhmetova T.M., 2009. Assessment of the mutagenic effect of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 28, 448-452.
18. Carlsen L., Kenessov B.N., Batyrbekova S.Ye., 2009. A QSAR/QSTR study on the human health impact by the rocket fuel 1,1-dimethylhydrazine and its transformation products. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 27, 415-423.
19. Carlsen L., Kenessov B.N., Batyrbekova S.Ye., 2008. A QSAR/QSTR Study on the Environmental Health Impact by the Rocket Fuel 1,1-Dimethyl Hydrazine and its Transformation Products. Environmental Health Insights 1, 11-20.
20. Kenessov, B., Batyrbekova, S., Nauryzbayev, M., Bekbassov, T.,Alimzhanova, M., Carlsen, L., 2008. GC-MS Determination of 1-Methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole in Soils Affected by Rocket Fuel Spills in Central Kazakhstan. Chromatographia 67, 421-424.
21. Sadyrbekov D.T., Ryazantsev O.G., Kenessov B., Raldugin V.A., Atazhanova G.A., Adekeno S.M., 2007. Spectral properties of methyl-2-cis-lachnophyllate. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 42, 493-494.

Awards and Scholarships
2006     Award of D.A. Kunayev (Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan) for the best scientific work among young scientists
2003    "Ecology and Space" Award (Russian Space Agency) for the best work among young scientists working in the area of ecology of space rocket activity
2006-2008, 2008-2010, 2010-2012, 2012-2013     State Scholarship for Talented Young Scientists (Ministry of Education and Science)
2011      CRDF Central Asia English Language Intensive Training "Outstanding Scientific Presentation" Award
2012      Vlasta Klima Balloon Lecturer, Awarded by the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, USA.
2014      Award of the First President Foundation, Kazakhstan
2014      Erasmus Mundus Quality of Analytical Laboratories (EMQAL) 4-week scholarship
2014      "For Excellence in Chemical Industry" medal, Ministry of Industry and New Technologies
2014      "80th Anniversary of al-Farabi KazNU" medal
2016     "Best University Professor" award, Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan

Participation in international conferences and meetings
ExTech-2017, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
ExTech-2016, Torun, Poland
Pacifichem-2015, Honolulu, HW, USA
245 ACS National Meeting, 2013, New Orleans, LA, USA
244 ACS National Meeting, 2012, Philadelphia, PA, USA 
242 ACS National Meeting, 2011, Denver, CO, USA
Provision of ecological safety of space rocket activity, 2011, Moscow, Russia
239 ACS National Meeting, 2010, San Francisco, CA, USA
Ecoanalytics-2009, Yoshkar-Ola, RussiaInternational forum "Environment and Human Health, 2008, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Chromatography and chromato-mass-spectrometry, 2008, Moscow, Russia
Ecoanalytics-2006, Moscow, Russia
ICROM'2005, Guangzhou and Three Gorges, China 

Courses 
Selected Chapters of Analytical Chemistry, graduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Organization and planning of scientific research, graduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Physical Chemical Methods of Analysis of Environmental Objects, undergraduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University;
Environmental Control, undergraduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University;
Modern Ecological Problems, undergraduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Analytical Chemistry, undergraduate students, al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Membership
American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry, since 2010
American Association for the Advancement of Science, since 2014

Reviewer of international peer-reviewed journals
Journal of Chromatography A
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Journal of the Institute of Brewing
Talanta
Chemosphere
Spectrochimica Acta Part A
Science of the Total Environment

Member of Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals
Chemical Bulletin of Kazakh National University
Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal

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