Ponomareva Ekaterina Vadimovna
Date of Birth: 01.06.1992
Contact Information: e.ponomareva@ktu.edu.kz
Education: In 2014, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Karaganda State Technical University (now JSC «Karaganda Technical University named after Abylkas Saginov») in the specialty 5B070600 “Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits”, and in 2016 she completed her Master’s degree. After completing her doctoral studies, in 2019 she defended her dissertation on the topic “Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Rare Earth Elements of the Northwestern Flank of the Irtysh Suture Zone”. On April 29, 2020 (Order No. 170), she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). On April 18, 2025 (Order No. 551), she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor (Docent) in the scientific field 10400 – Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Work Experience: From 2011 to 2017, she worked in the laboratory “Composition and Enrichment of Natural and Technogenic Ores” at LLP «IPKON» as a laboratory assistant, engineer, and junior research associate. Since September 2016, she has been working at the Department of “Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits” at Karaganda Technical University named after Abylkas Saginov as a lecturer, since 2019 as a senior lecturer, since 2021 as acting docent, and since 2025 as associate professor (docent).
Main Scientific Interests: geodynamics, metallogeny of rare earth elements, geology and exploration of mineral deposits, engineering geology, environmental geology, geochemistry of pit and technogenic waters, predictive assessment of ore zones and resource potential.
Achievements: More than 80 scientific and methodological works prepared. Hirsch index – 2.
From 2020 to 2025, 58 scientific and educational-methodical works were published, including:
– 5 articles in journals included in the SCOPUS international database with non-zero impact factor;
– 13 articles in publications recommended by KOKSNVO MNVO RK and the RSCI database with non-zero impact factor;
– 16 articles in materials of international conferences and symposiums of Kazakhstan, near and far abroad;
– 2 monographs (1 in Russian, 1 in English);
– 2 textbooks recommended by RUMS RK, implemented in production, confirmed by implementation acts (1 in Russian, 1 in state language);
– 4 study guides (1 in state language, 2 in English, 1 in Russian).
2 innovative patents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2 Eurasian patents, and 12 intellectual property certificates were obtained.
Massive open online courses developed: “General and Historical Geology” (2023) and “Processing and Interpretation of Well Geophysical Studies” (2025), 2 electronic textbooks, 1 lecture course and 2 video courses on the official university platform.
Preparation of students-winners of the international competition “Science Without Borders”.
Professional Development: Scientific internships completed:
– Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “National Mineral Resources University “Gorny” (St. Petersburg);
– Laboratory of “Petrology and Ore-bearing of Magmatic Formations”, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy named after V.S. Sobolev, Siberian Branch of RAS.
2020–2025, professional development courses completed:
– LLP «Zhumys-Stroyservice», “Technological operations for methane extraction from coal seams” (2020);
– Virtual group learning using Skype/Cisco Webex (2020);
– Development of managerial potential of HiPo employees (2020);
– LLP «Zhumys-Stroyservice», preparation of project documentation in subsoil use (2021);
– Cyberculture, cyber hygiene and big data (2021);
– LLP «Azimut Geology», laboratory studies of soils and chemical analysis of groundwater (2022);
– Seminar on publishing in indexed journals and grant applications (2022);
– Anti-corruption management system seminar (2022);
– Paleontological and biostratigraphic studies (2022);
– “Interdisciplinary collaboration in scientific and pedagogical activity of university teachers” (2023);
– “Modern management technologies in OVPO” (2023);
– LLP «Azimut Geology», database creation and processing technologies (2023);
– LLP «Azimut Geology», technologies for exploration and extraction of oil layers (2025).
Languages: English — Upper-Intermediate (IELTS 5.5), Kazakh — A2.
Professional Skills and Knowledge: Geological support in AutoCad, CorelDraw, Photoshop, ArcGis; processing and interpretation of laboratory data; scientific-pedagogical skills of higher education staff.