Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy of Samarkand State University
Head of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy
Ulugbek Uktamovich Tukhtayev
Email: ulugbekuktamovich89@gmail.com
PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy of Samarkand State University since 2013.
On December 3, 2024, he successfully defended his dissertation titled “Radiation Monitoring of Water Bodies in Several Regions of Samarkand and Navoiy Provinces” under the specialty 01.04.01 – “Instruments and Methods of Experimental Physics” at the Scientific Council DSc.02/30.12.2019.FM/T.33.01, based at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Technical Sciences.
During the 2021–2025 academic years, he published approximately 50 scientific articles and abstracts, nearly 10 of which were featured in journals indexed in the Scopus database. Throughout his scientific and pedagogical career, he has published more than 10 educational titles.
Faculty Members of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy
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Guljahon Akhmedova Email: axmedovaguljaxon@samdu.uz Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor. She has been serving at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy since 2016. In 1981, she successfully defended her candidate dissertation titled “Study of Radioactivity of Environmental Objects by Semiconductor Gamma Spectrometry”. To date, Guljahon Akhmedova has authored over 170 scientific works, including 15 educational publications, 2 monographs, 1 textbook, 7 study guides, 2 methodological manuals, and 3 lecture notes. More than 30 scientific and popular science articles have been published. |
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Rashid Majidovich Eshburiyev Email: eshburiyev0082@gmail.com Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. From 1985 to 1988, he completed his postgraduate studies at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 1989, he defended his candidate dissertation at the Institute of Thermal Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan on the topic “Vibrational Spectroscopy of Probe Molecules in Aqueous Micellar and Inert Solvents”. Rashid Eshburiyev is the author of nearly 120 scientific and methodological works, including 21 scientific articles and 40 materials from scientific conferences (18 international). He has published over 30 methodological and study guides (including 6 textbooks) related to specialized subjects and laboratory work. Between 2017 and 2022, he developed educational-methodological complexes for 25 subjects (nuclear physics, nuclear technologies and power engineering, applied nuclear physics, etc.) and curricula for nearly 30 disciplines. Over the past 3 years, he has pioneered teaching the “Foundations of Physical Ecology” for undergraduate physics students in the Republic, publishing a two-part study guide for this course in 2022. https://assets.uzsci.uz/edition/file/5def3869b986a.pdf#page=75 https://www.samdu.uz/public/images/ilmiyjurnal/MVBvHl4z4F_ilmiy_jurnal.pdf#page=81 https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aca&volume=11&issue=2&article=147 http://new.samdu.uz/images/ilmiyjurnal/MI3jFOGgQW_ilmiy_jurnal.pdf file:///C:/Users/Lenovo/Downloads/Telegram%20Desktop/5-son%20aniq-2021.pdf |
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Mumin Kodirovich Qodirov Email: kmumin@samdu.uz Professor at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov. He has been serving in this department since 2024. Mumin Qodirov successfully defended his candidate dissertation (PhD equivalent) in 1990 at the Scientific Council of the L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation) and his doctoral dissertation (DSc equivalent) in 2009 at the joint Scientific Council of the Institute of Thermal Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and Samarkand State University. To date, he has published nearly 200 scientific and methodological works as a sole author or co-author, including over 30 articles in prestigious international journals. His research has garnered approximately 590 citations, and he holds an h-index of 11. He is the holder of 1 copyright certificate and has published 3 monographs and 2 study guides. |
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Dilshod Abdukholimovich Hakimov Email: hakimovdilshod@samdu.uz, dilshod.4567@mail.ru PhD in Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor. He has been working at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy of Samarkand State University since 2018. From 2020 to 2023, he pursued his postgraduate studies at the State Scientific Institution “Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research – Sosny” of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In 2023, he successfully defended his dissertation at the same institute on the topic: “Study of radon content in environmental objects within the impact zone of the Belarusian NPP and regions of uranium tailings in Uzbekistan, and development of a methodology for express determination of ²²²Rn in water bodies”, earning his PhD in Technical Sciences. (https://sosny.bas-net.by/archives/5207) To date, Dilshod Hakimov has published about 40 scientific articles and abstracts, including 25 scientific papers and 15 conference materials (10 of which are from international conferences).
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Xolmurod Xasanovich Hasanov Email: hasanovxolmurod@samdu.uz Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor. He has been with the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy since 2017. Prior to joining SamSU, he worked at Moscow State University (MSU). In 1991, he defended his doctoral dissertation on “The use of supersonic flow energy for biopolymer processing”. Xolmurod Hasanov is the author of more than 15 articles published in international scientific journals. |
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Islombek Fazliddin o‘g‘li Himmatov Email: himmatov-islombek@samdu.uz Assistant at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov. He has been serving in this department since 2026. He conducted scientific research at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow) on the topic: “Determination of the absorbed dose in boron-containing targets during thermal neutron irradiation using a gamma-spectrometric complex”. Islombek Himmatov has authored more than 20 scientific publications. Among them, 8 scientific articles were published in journals listed by the Supreme Attestation Commission (HAC) and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335625602511 |
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Bolqinjon Shuxratovich Jurayev Email: bolqinjon@gmail.com Assistant at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov. He has been serving in this department since 2026. He conducted scientific research at the Astronomy Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the topic: “Observation and analysis of Delta Scuti stars”. Bolqinjon Jo‘rayev has authored more than 10 scientific publications. Among them, 6 scientific articles were published in journals listed by the Supreme Attestation Commission (HAC) and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases. https://doi.org/10.17184/eac.9789 |
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Orifjon Bahromovich Mamatqulov Email: mamatqulovorifjon@samdu.uz Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy since 2018. In 2002, Orifjon Mamatqulov successfully defended his PhD dissertation on: “Gamma-spectrometric study of the reserves and migration of Cs-137 in the soils of certain territories of Uzbekistan”. Throughout his career, Orifjon Mamatqulov has published 1 study guide, 3 methodological manuals, and over 100 scientific articles. https://philarchive.org/archive/BAHROM-2 https://philarchive.org/rec/MAMVOR https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:44129251 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:41090833 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:40106937 |
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Alexander Petrovich Chernyaev Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor. Head of the Department of Accelerator Physics and Radiation Medicine, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Simultaneously serves as the Head of the “Radiation Technologies and Medical Physics” Laboratory at the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP MSU). President of the Russian Association of Medical Physicists. He served as Vice-Rector of Moscow State University from 2006 to 2016. He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd Class (2005), the Abkhazian Order of Honor and Glory (Akhdz-Apsha), 3rd Class (2017), the Potanin Foundation Award (2018), and the Lomonosov Prize, 1st Class, for “Pedagogical Excellence” (2020). Prof. Chernyaev is a world-leading expert in accelerator technology, medical physics, interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, and nuclear medicine. He has authored over 60 textbooks and study guides and published more than 300 articles in prestigious journals. His h-index is 10. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=9233062300 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=20&q=Chernyaev,+A.P.&hl=ru&as_sdt=0,5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39194180/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1063779623040081 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/s0021894418030161 https://link.springer.com/article/10.3103/S106287382004022X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168583X20301828 https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acm2.14491 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168583X20301828?via%3Dihub |
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Akram Muzaffarovich Artikov Email: akram@jinr.ru Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor. In 2010, he defended his Doctoral dissertation at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. Currently, he is the Head of a Sector at the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna). The scientist was twice awarded JINR prizes (in 2006 and 2020) for the “Development and creation of a scintillation muon detector for the CDF-2 facility for heavy quark physics experiments at the FNAL Tevatron”. He has published over 150 articles. His h-index is 79. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35226939900 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169436 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168900224003620?via%3Dihub |
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Akmal Asqarovich Safarov Email: Akmaljon1985@gmail.com PhD in Physics and Mathematics. He joined the department in 2019. In 2021, Akmal Safarov earned his PhD degree with a dissertation titled: “Investigation of low activities of environmental objects. A new approach in gamma spectroscopy”. Throughout his career, he has published approximately 33 scientific articles and abstracts for about 32 international and national conferences. He is the author of 1 methodological guide and the Principal Investigator of 4 international projects. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0107 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2022.06.002 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109651 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2021.05.020 |
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Zavqiddin Davronovich Mirtoshev Email: z-mirtoshev@samdu.uz; zmirtoshev@gmail.com Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics and Mathematics. From 2011 to 2019, he worked at the Department of Astrophysics, and since 2019, he has been a member of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy. In 2022, he successfully defended his PhD dissertation on: “Coronal mass ejections: their variation during the solar cycle and impact on space weather”. Throughout his scientific and pedagogical career, Zavqiddin Mirtoshev has published more than 32 scientific works. Among these, 8 articles were published in international and national scientific journals, while the remainder appeared in the proceedings of international and national scientific conferences. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1001 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921318001588 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921317010857 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:44129101 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:50065821 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:44129102 https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:45115305 https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/486/4/4671/5476503 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921318003642 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921317010857 https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=26321160 |
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Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy It is no exaggeration to say that the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy is as old as Samarkand State University (SamSU) itself. Its establishment is inextricably linked with the scientific, pedagogical, and organizational activities of one of the leading figures in Uzbek science and education – the renowned Professor Muso Muminovich Muminov. Due to the outbreak of World War II, by government decree, SamSU was temporarily merged with the National University of Uzbekistan (NUUz) in late 1941. In accordance with the decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR dated February 5, 1944, the university was restored. Muso Muminov, a skilled organizer, was appointed Rector of the university. Thanks to M. M. Muminov’s initiative and leadership, the university’s educational and material infrastructure was restored in a short period. By 1944, 23 departments were operational within the university. One of these was the Department of General Physics (now the Department of Nuclear Physics) under the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics. While serving as Rector, Muso Muminov also held the position of Head of the Department of General Physics. Organization of the Educational Process Between 1944 and 1969, the department’s faculty conducted lectures, practical sessions, and laboratory classes in mechanics, molecular physics, and electricity (branches of General Physics) for students of the university's faculties of Physics and Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, and Engineering. The faculty also supervised term papers, graduation theses, as well as pedagogical and industrial internships for physics students. In 1952, Muso Muminov established the first specialized course at Samarkand State University on the “Physics of Radioactive Isotopes” within the Department of General Physics and personally delivered the lectures. Laboratories equipped with modern nuclear instrumentation were organized as part of this course. Starting in 1956, the department began training specialists in the field of radioactive isotope physics. The department’s professors also initiated the preparation of physics educational literature in the Uzbek language. In 1951, Professor Muso Muminov’s study guide “On Errors in Physical Experiment Results” was published. Other notable publications included the “Molecular Physics” textbook (by A. Kochnev, Kh. Khaydarov, and V. Muminov), the two-part “Manual for Laboratory Work” (M. M. Muminov and Kh. Kh. Khaydarov), and the “Electricity Course” textbook (M. M. Muminov, Kh. Khaydarov, and A. M. Yusupov). Scientific Collaboration Scientific cooperation agreements were established with the Tashkent Institute of Nuclear Physics, the Tashkent Physico-Technical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna, Russia), and several other prominent scientific centers. Head of the Department Muso Muminov placed significant emphasis on human resource development, initiating the dispatch of young postgraduates and interns to major research hubs. Academician T. M. Muminov, Associate Professor N. Badalov, and Professors O. K. Quvondiqov, Sh. Khotamov, Maqsud Musayevich Muminov, S. Mukhammedov, and others were actively involved in this process. |
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Research Activities Research initiatives were launched at the department under the leadership of Professor Muso Muminov, involving the entire teaching staff. Investigations began into the development of methods for using radioactive isotopes for national economic needs and studying the nature of gamma rays. From 1961 onwards, the scope of research in nuclear physics expanded significantly. Professor Muso Muminov initiated a research program titled “Study of the Radioactivity of Environmental Samples”. Starting in 1970, these scientific works were continued by the department's research group under the leadership of Professors Maqsud Musayevich Muminov and Tolib Musayevich Muminov, utilizing modern nuclear facilities at the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems of the JINR in Dubna. Scientific School and International Collaboration A scientific school of physics was established, producing numerous Candidates of Sciences (PhD), Doctors of Sciences (ScD), and leading experts. The research on the radioecological assessment of environmental samples, initiated by Muso Muminov, has acquired new significance. Today, these studies are successfully carried out using modern nuclear facilities at the “Nuclear Physics” research laboratory under the department by the founder’s descendants and his many disciples. Based on scientific cooperation agreements between Samarkand State University and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna, Russian Federation), a research group comprising postgraduates and research interns began conducting studies at the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems (LNP). These activities were led by Department Professor (now Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan) T. M. Muminov, focusing on the “Investigation of excited states of short-lived isotopes using gamma-gamma, time, and angular correlation methods”. A complex of modern instruments was developed to measure the lifetimes of excited states of short-lived isotope nuclei. these facilities enabled precision measurements. The production of radioactive isotopes using the LNP synchrocyclotron and their separation via electromagnetic mass separators allowed for the determination of transition probabilities occurring in neutron-deficient nuclei of rare-earth elements. Recognition and Academic Achievements Academician T. M. Muminov and his research group actively participated in the preparation of the “Atlas of Gamma-Ray Spectra of Radioactive Isotopes”, published in 1973 at JINR (Dubna). They also contributed to methodological research in precision gamma-spectroscopy and the development of computer software for processing experimental results. In 1977, Academician T. M. Muminov, along with Associate Professor A. B. Kholikulov of the SamSU Department of Nuclear Physics, was awarded the Beruni State Prize of Uzbekistan for their 1973 work on the “Investigation of excited states of neutron-deficient nuclei in the field of rare-earth elements”. As a result of the scientific research conducted at the JINR Laboratory of Nuclear Problems under the supervision of Academician T. M. Muminov, 4 researchers – B. Alikov, U. Salikhbayev, I. Kholboyev, and T. Islomov – defended their doctoral dissertations (ScD). Additionally, 20 researchers, including A. B. Kholikulov, M. Malikov, F. Khamroyev, T. Khazratov, Q. Muminov, G. Akhmedova, Sh. Omanov, A. Safarov, Sh. Kh. Khushmurodov, Kh. Badalov, and others, successfully defended their candidate dissertations (PhD). |
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Research in High Energy Physics In the Laboratory of High Energy Physics (LHE) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), a group of researchers from the department, led by Professor Maqsud Musayevich Muminov, conducted scientific research on the topic: “Study of the properties of elementary particles, including the production of secondary neutrons”. The utilization of next-generation accelerators and new particle detection methods in the laboratory enabled the acquisition of extensive experimental data regarding hadron formation dynamics. The data obtained during the study of pion (π-meson) generation in deuteron-carbon nuclei interactions can be applied to calculate synthesis energy using μ-values. Based on the research results achieved at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics (LHE), two scientists – Maqsud Musayevich Muminov and R. Bekmirzayev – defended their doctoral dissertations (ScD). Furthermore, researchers I. Suvanov, S. A. Sharipova, M. Sultanov, F. Ismatova, U. Sherkulov, and others successfully defended their candidate dissertations (PhD). Today, scientific work in this field continues in collaboration with scientists from the Tashkent Physico-Technical Institute. Academic Legacy and Human Resources (1954–2014) Between 1954 and 2014, the Department of Nuclear Physics trained a vast number of scholars in the specialty “Physics of the Atomic Nucleus and Elementary Particles” (01.04.16), including academicians, professors, associate professors, renowned educators, and senior executives. Notable alumni and faculty include: Academicians of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Tolib Muminov, Muxsin Ashurov. Professors: Maqsud Muminov, Baxrom Maxmudov, Oblaqul Quvondiqov, Baris Alikov, Suyun Muxamedov, Shodi Xotamov, Umar Salixbayev, Isobek Xolboyev, Raxmat Bekmirzayev, Kamol Muminov. Senior Lecturers: Abdurashid Yusupov, Xamza Xaydarov, Aleksandr Stepanovich Botin, Arkadiy Freylexman, Mayor Pugach, Xalim Ayupov, Qosim Komilov, Umar Maqsudov, A. Bagrova, Umid Abayev, Nazira Yusupova, Xurshida Usmonova, Mexri Usmonova, Guljaxon Axmedova. Associate Professors: Ne’mat Badalov, Xursheda Tillayeva, Amriddin Xoliqulov, Shavkat Omanov, Ismat Suvanov, Shaymon Xushmurodov, Saodat Sharipova, Mamadali Sultanov, Orif Mamatqulov, Davron Xotamov, Xayriniso Abduraximova, Mumin Malikov, Ulug‘bek Orzibekov, Karim Ergashev, Muxiddin Abduraxmonov, Raxim Rajabboyev, Muxiddin Jalilov, Jalol Saidmurodov, Murtazo Hamroqulov, Nurillo Sirojev, Ubaydullo Xoliqov, Muxtor Pirnazarov, Toxir Xazratov, Xamza Badalov, Jenya Soy, Feruza Ismatova, Ochil Qobilov, Mirzo Sulaymonov, Farmon Ximmatkulov, Ergash Nurillayev, Tursun Saidmurodov, Abdugaffor Qarshiboyev, Jurabek Samadov, and others.
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Heads of Department (1944–2025): • 1944-1969 – Professor Muso Muminovich Muminov • 1969-1972 – Associate Professor Maqsud Musayevich Muminov • 1973-1978 – Associate Professor Ne’mat Badalovich Badalov • 1978-1983 – Associate Professor Amriddin Bobobekovich Kholikulov • 1983-1988 – Professor Rustam Mustafayevich Ibadov • 1988-1998 – Professor Maqsud Musayevich Muminov • 1999-2010 – Associate Professor Shaymon Kholmanovich Khushmurodov • 2011-2015 – Professor Rustam Mustafayevich Ibadov • 2016-2017 – Associate Professor Shaymon Kholmanovich Khushmurodov • 2017-2025 – Professor Rashid Majidovich Eshburiyev • From 2025 to present – Associate Professor Ulugbek Uktamovich Tukhtaev The Department Today Currently, the department is headed by Associate Professor U.U. Tukhtaev. The department has a total of 13 faculty members. Professors: G. Akhmedova, R. M. Eshburiyev, M. Qodirov, X. Khasanov Associate Professors: O.B. Mamatqulov, A.A. Safarov, U.U. Tukhtaev, Z.D. Mirtoshev, Sh.Kh. Khasanov Assistants: D.A. Hakimov, F.B. Hamroqulov, B.Sh. Jurayev, I.F. Himmatov The department also employs 7 engineer-laboratory staff: B.G. Kholmurzayev, M.L. Fayzullayeva, A.I. Suvanov, R.R. Muratov, G.A. Mukhtorov, Sh. Normuminova, A. Ovulov. The department’s faculty members are engaged in training bachelor’s and master’s students in Physics. In accordance with the bachelor’s curriculum, the following subjects are taught at the department: 1. Atomic Physics (in Uzbek and Russian) 2. Nuclear Physics (in Uzbek and Russian) 3. Atomic and Nuclear Physics (for astronomy students) 4. Elective course for 2nd-year students 5. Elective courses for 4th-year students 6. Qualifying graduation projects and coursework 7. Educational internship for 2nd-3rd-year students 8. Pedagogical internship for 4th-year students
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Main Scientific Directions of the Department Today, the main scientific topics of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Astronomy include: • Theoretical and practical problems of atomic, nuclear, and elementary particle physics, and their solutions. • Scientific supervisor: Senior Research Fellow, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PhD) A. N. Safarov. • Study of the radioecological state of environmental samples. • Scientific supervisor: Prof. R. M. Eshburiyev. • Investigation of temporal variations of solar cosmic rays. • Scientific supervisor: PhD, Assoc. Prof. Z. Mirtoshev. The department’s faculty members are actively involved in scientific work, conducting research within the framework of approved scientific plans and grant projects. The department carries out scientific research based on state and international grants. In 2025, a project titled “MISTI: Big Data Mapping and Correlation of Environmental Containments as Monitored by Biological and Human Isotopic Uptake” is being implemented under the leadership of Associate Professor A. Safarov. This project is a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) for 2023–2025, with a total funding of 20,000 USD. The project involves 2 faculty members, 1 doctoral student, and 2 talented students. The educational laboratories of the Department of Atomic and Nuclear Physics are equipped with modern instruments and computers, new laboratory works have been introduced, and methodological guidelines have been prepared. |
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The faculty members of the department have published more than 30 textbooks, study guides, and educational-methodological manuals and complexes in the Uzbek language. The textbook “Physics of the Atomic Nucleus and Particles”, prepared by Academician T.M. Muminov and department associate professors A.B. Kholikulov, Sh.Kh. Khushmurodov, was published in 2009 with the Ministry’s approval. The textbook “Atomic Physics”, prepared by department associate professors G. Akhmedova, O. Mamatkulov, and Professor I. Kholboyev, was published in 2013 with the Ministry’s approval. This guide was recognized as the winner of the republican competition “Best Textbook and Author of Educational Literature of the Year” in 2014 and was awarded a III degree diploma by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education and the “Iste’dod” Foundation. The Head of the Department, Associate Professor Sh.Kh. Khushmurodov, became the winner of the “Best Educator of Higher Educational Institutions” competition in the 2015–2016 academic year (based on the decision of meeting No. 2 dated October 5, 2016). In 2014, works titled “Problem Solving in Atomic Physics”, “From Atom to Nucleus”, and “Conversations on Quantum Physics” were published by Professor O. Pardayev, Associate Professor Sh.Kh. Khushmurodov, and Assistant U.U. Tukhtaev. Professor G. Akhmedova and Assistant U.U. Tukhtaev published textbooks and guides titled “Collection of Problems in Nuclear Physics and Dosimetry”, “Modern Problems and Practical Application of Dosimetry”, and “Ionizing Radiation and Radiation Safety”. In 2018, Associate Professor R.M. Eshburiyev published the textbook “Physical Ecology”, a methodological guide “Laboratory Works in Atomic Physics” in co-authorship with Assistant U.U. Tukhtaev, and individually the textbooks “Physical Foundations of Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Energy” and “Nuclear Reactions”. In 2025, the textbook “Collection of Problems in Atomic and Nuclear Physics” was published by Associate Professor U.U. Tukhtaev, PhD, Assistant D.A. Hakimov, and Associate Professor Sh.Kh. Khasanov, and a monograph titled “Monitoring Radioactivity of Drinking Water in High-Risk Zones of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was published individually by Associate Professor U.U. Tukhtaev. |
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