Zhmagul Smagulovich Nuguzhinov is Director of the Kazakhstan Multidisciplinary Institute for Reconstruction and Development (KazMIRD), a research, expert, and design-survey institution, and Professor of the Department of Construction, Mechanics, and Telecommunications at Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University. He holds a Doctor of Engineering degree in Structural Mechanics (05.23.01) and Structural Engineering (05.23.17). He is also Academician of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK NEA), and Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS).

Research activities. Under scientific supervision of Zh. Nuguzhinov, more than 2,000
research and expert works were completed on a comprehensive scientific and technical study of reliability and stability of buildings and structures commissioned by the largest industrial
companies (the QARMET JSC (ArcelorMitall Temirtau), the Eurasian Energy Company JSC, the
TNC KazChrome JSC, the Bogatyr Access Komir LLP, the Kazakhmys Corporation, the NC
KazMunayGas JSC, the KazMunayGas Exploration and Production JSC, the Sokolov-Sarbay
Mining and Production Association (SSMPA) JSC, the Kostanay Production Associations JSC,
the Zhairem MPC JSC, the NOVA-ZINC LLP, the KEGOC JSC, the Kazphosphate LLP, the
Novodzhambyl Phosphorus Plant (NDFP), the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant (branch of the TNC
KazChrome JSC), the Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant (branch of the TNC KazChrome JSC), the
Ekibastuz GRES-1 LLP, the Kazakhmys Corporation LLP branch, the PC ZhezkazganTsvetMet,
the Astana-Energia JSC, the AC Altynalmas JSC, the KazZinc LLP, etc.) of industry ministries
and akimats.

As part of the State Program for Innovative Development (SPID) 2 for the grant funding
of scientific research, he completed work on Project 3855/GF4, “Physicochemical Principles of
Producing Nanostructured Foam Glass-Crystal Thermal Insulation Materials Based on Local ManMade Waste”.

As part of the grant funding of scientific research commissioned by the Ministry of Science
and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, research is currently underway under the
scientific supervision of Zh.S. Nuguzhinov in a new, relevant area: Project AP26193561,
“Developing a Comprehensive Method of Assessing Reliability and Predicting the Remaining
Service Life of Structures Based on the Probabilistic Analysis of Multivariate Technical Survey
Results” (Agreement No. 309 dated September 23, 2025).
He has overseen more than 1,500 implemented experimental design and operational
projects for new construction, reconstruction, and restoration of civil and industrial buildings and structures throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan.

With his direct participation, complex scientific and technical problems related to the
construction of unique objects in Astana were successfully solved, such as Khan Shatyr, the
administrative building of the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the Cinema and
Concert Hall with 3,500 seats, the Indoor Football Stadium with 30,000 seats Astana Arena, the
State Opera and Ballet Theater Astana Opera, the Alau Skating Stadium, the Palace of
Independence, the Kazak Eli Monument, Baiterek, the National Museum of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, the Duman entertainment center, the Mega Astana shopping center, the New Railway Station of Astana “Nurly Zhol”, the Scientific and Educational Complex of Nazarbayev
University, the City Palace shopping center, the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, the pavilions
of the International Specialized Exhibition Astana EXPO-2017, the Abu Dhabi Plaza
multifunctional complex, the New Astana LRT transport system (section from the airport to the
railway station), etc.

Zh. S. Nuguzhinov founded a scientific school in the field of reliability and engineering
safety of buildings and structures. He developed theoretical foundations and methods of
calculating structures with damage, a methodology of assessing technical condition, and
innovative methods of strengthening and restoring building structures. He also developed a set of current regulatory and technical documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan on calculation and
design, inspection and assessment, and rules for operational and technical supervision of the
condition of buildings and structures.

In connection with the reform of the standardization system in the field of architectural and
construction activities, under his leadership, regulatory and technical manuals for calculation and design were developed to complement the Eurocodes, and a number of Building Codes (SN) and Building Regulations (SP) were harmonized with international standards.
Based on the results of Zh.S. Nuguzhinov’s research, more than 1,500 research reports on
economic/contractual and state budgetary topics have been prepared, and more than 300 scientific and methodological works have been published, including three textbooks and four monographs.

Numerous author’s certificates, patents, and certificates of implementation of research results in production have been obtained.

Zh.S. Nuguzhinov is a member of the Kazakh-German and Russian Association for
Integrated Building and Structure Safety, a member of the Oxford Academic Union (UK), and a
member of the editorial board of the Russian scientific and theoretical journal “News of Higher
Educational Institutions. Construction”, Novosibirsk.
Zh.S. Nuguzhinov has served as a member of scientific committees at a number of
international scientific forums and conferences (Germany, England, France, Spain, Japan, South
Korea, Switzerland, and Russia).
Pedagogical activities. Zh.S. Nuguzhinov made a significant contribution to improving
the quality of training technical specialists. Through his initiative and direct involvement,
innovative educational and methodological complexes were developed for specializations and
majors of “Construction,” “Urban Construction and Management,” “Technical and Legal Expertise in Construction,” “Bridges and Tunnels,” and “Construction of Highways and Airfields”. He actively implemented a dual education system by creating a system of educational, industrial, and pre-graduation internships at the KazMIRD Institute, including real-world coursework and graduation projects, student participation in research, expert assessment, and design and survey work commissioned by companies. Textbooks, monographs, and tutorials by Zh.S. Nuguzhinov are actively used in the educational process at the University and a number of leading technical universities in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Russia. These include textbooks on “Inspection and Reconstruction of Buildings and Structures,” “Theory of Calculating Reinforced Concrete Structures with Damage,” “Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Theory,” “Fundamentals of Designing Reinforced Concrete, Masonry, and Reinforced Masonry Structures According to European Standards,” and “Theory of Calculating Structures and Building Constructions”.

Since 2008, with the direct participation and chairmanship of Zh.S. Nuguzhinov, Abylkas
Saginov KTU has begun training PhD students in the specialties of “Construction” and “Production of Building Materials, Products, and Structures.” At the initiative of Zh.S. Nuguzhinov, and with his chairmanship, two major international scientific and practical conferences on science and innovation in construction were organized and held at Abylkas Saginov KTU and KazMIRD.
Since 2024, Zh.S. Nuguzhinov has served as Chairman of the Dissertation Council for
Candidate of Technical Sciences and Doctor of Technical Sciences degrees at Peter the Great St.
Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Production activities. Within the period of hos work, on the initiative of Zh.S.
Nuguzhinov and with his direct participation, significant organizational work was carried out to
establish and to organize a research laboratory at the KPTI Institute, then the Republican
Interdepartmental Research Laboratory for “Comprehensive Survey and Reconstruction of
Buildings and Structures,” a new Department of “Buildings and Structures” with a number of new specialties and specializations, and then the Research, Expertise, and Design and Surveying
Kazakhstan Multidisciplinary Institute of Reconstruction and Development (KazMIRD).

Zh.S. Nuguzhinov is a member of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Committee
for Construction and Housing and Public Utilities of the Ministry of Industry and Construction of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, a member of several interdepartmental expert commissions for
emergency investigations, and a member of several working groups developing regulatory and
technical documents in the field of architectural, urban planning, and construction activities.
Zh.S. Nuguzhinov is a recognized scientist and engineer, and an experienced organizer of
engineering science. For his long-term and fruitful scientific, pedagogical and industrial activity,
he was awarded state awards: the Kurmet Order, the Eren eңbegі үшін medal, jubilee medals of the 10th, 20th, 30th years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the medal of the Russian Federation “300 years of V.M. Lomonosov”, as well as badges for services to the development of science in the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Honored Worker of Education, Honored Builder of the Republic of Kazakhstan.