1. Askar Syrlybekov
syrlybea@tcd.ie
askar.syrlybekov@nu.edu.kz
Telephone: +77076040506
+77172705807
15 Syganak street, flat 145, Astana, Kazakshatn.
Objective: To devlope my career as an assistant professor conducting research and
teaching, utilising my physics knowledge and expertise, while transferring my skills in
nanotechnology, materials science, device fabrication and data analysis acquired while
working both collaboratively and independently during my PhD in physics.
EDUCATION
2010-2015: Ph.D. in Physics – University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
2006-2010: BSc– Material science and technology of new materials, Al – Farabi Kazakh
National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2002-2006: High school – No 5 “Daryn”, Turkestan, Kazakhstan
Expert:
 Strong experimental skills associated with the multi-stage processing of samples from
initial high temperature furnace annealing to detailed characterization and analysis
 Ability to work in or with controlled environments: Clean room class 100 and 10000,
Ultra-high vacuum (UHV)
 Thin film deposition techniques for a variety of tools including Molecular Beam
epitaxial (MBE), Magnetron sputtering, Edwards e-beam and thermal evaporation,
Temescal e-beam evaporation, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
 Micro and Nano fabrication: The development and design of device structures, UV and
Electron beam Lithography, Laser Mask writing, Oxygen Plasma Ashing, Millatron ion
milling, Wet etching.
 Proficiency over a range of surface characterization methods was developed, including
Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-
Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS) and Profilometery.

2.  Electric and magnetic measurements with a variety of tools, including wire bonding,
probe station, Closed cycle refrigerator (CCR) measurements, Physical Property
Measurement System (PPMS)
 Analytical and logical thinking to refine the experimental processes and techniques,
analytical methods and analytical software for the each task
 Competency in relevant software packages and operating systems: e.g. MS Office,
Corel Draw, Photoshop, Gwyddion (AFM image analyser), CleWin4 (UV mask
designer), ELPHY Quantum (EBL designer), Origin Pro Microsoft Windows,
Macintosh OS, Linux Ubuntu.
 Carrying out thorough scientific literature reviews
 Experience in technical communication through writing and delivering presentations
 Ability to effectively work as part of a group or as an individual in a multi-national
workplace
 Provides on future equipment purchases and coordinate new equipment installations.
 Provide support as needed with processing, equipment maintenance, and training.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
● Growth of thin films including metals, metal oxides and semiconductors (inc. NiO,
Fe3O4, SiO2, TiO2, MoO3, Al2O3, Ti, Cu, Au, W, Mn2Au)
● Ultrathin films, including single layer graphene, MoS2 and other 2D materials.
● Oxidation, reduction, doping.
● Epitaxial growth, sulfurization (S), salinization (Se).
● Growth of multilayer structures, and various nanostructures such as nanoparticles and
nanowires.
● Electrical and magnetic characterization, fabrication of Field Effect Transistors
(FETs) and resistive switching devices
● Surface and structure characterization.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011-2013: Demonstrator in experimental labs for undergraduate students
Skills developed:
 Presenting new physics concepts in an understandable manner to students

3.  Correcting their laboratory work and reports, helping them improve their work and
presentation skills.
Currently: Researcher at Nazarbayev University
AWARDS
 “Bolshak International Scholarship” Kazakhstan, 2010.
 Scholarship for Undergraduate study, 2006
LANGUAGES
 English (Advanced), Russian (Fluent), Kazakh (Native).
Conferences and Visits:
 Dresden Microelectronic Academy 2011
 GlobalFoundries (Wafer production)
The purpose of this visit was to learn about large-scale wafer production carried out to
the highest international standards.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Han-Chun Wu, Mourad Abid, Ye-Cun Wu, Cormac O Coileain, Askar Syrlybekov,
Jun Feng Han, Cheng Lin Heng, Huajun Liu, Mohamed Abid and Igor Shvets,
Enhanced Shubnikov–De Haas Oscillation in Nitrogen-Doped Graphene, ACS Nano,
9 (7), 7207–7214, (2015), Impact factor: 12.88
2. Han-Chun Wu, Alexander N. Chaika, Tsung-Wei Huang, Askar Syrlybekov, Mourad
Abid, Victor Yu. Aristov, Olga V., et al.
Transport Gap Opening and High On-Off Current Ratio in Trilayer
Graphene with Self-Aligned Nanodomain Boundaries
ACS Nano, 9, 8967–8975, (2015), Impact factor: 12.88
3. Askar Syrlybekov, Han-Chun Wu, Ozhet Mauit, Ye-Cun Wu, Pierce Maguire, Abbas
Khalid, Cormac Ó Coileáin, Leo Farrell, Cheng-Lin Heng, Mohamed Abid, Huajun
Liu, Li Yang, Hong-Zhou Zhang and Igor V. Shvets
Electrical-field-driven metal–insulator transition tuned with self-aligned atomic
defects

4. Nanoscale, 7, 14055-14061, (2015), Impact factor: 7.39
4. Han-Chun Wu, Ozhet Mauit, Cormac O Coileain, Askar Syrlybekov, Abbas Khalid,
Anas Mouti, Mourad Abid, Hong-Zhou Zhang, Mohamed Abid and Igor V. Shvets
Magnetic and transport properties of epitaxial thin film MgFe2O4 grown on MgO (100)
by molecular beam epitaxy
Sci. Rep. 4, 7012 (2014), Impact factor: 5.57
5. Han-Chun Wu, Askar Syrlybekov, Ozhet Mauit, Anas Mouti, Cormac Ó Coileáin,
Mourad Abid, Mohamed Abid and Igor V. Shvets
Magnetic and transport properties of epitaxial stepped Fe3O4 (100) thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 132408 (2014), Impact factor: 3.3
6. Askar Syrlybekov, Elisabetta Arca, Ruggero. Verre, Cormac O Coileain, Olzat
Toktarbaiuly, Abbas Khalid, Hong-Zhou Zhang and Igor V. Shvets.
Induced morphological changes of vicinal MgO (100) under high temperature anneal:
step formation and surface stability.
Surf. Interface Anal. 47, 969–977, (2015), Impact factor: 1.39
7. Han-Chun Wu, Cormac Ó Coileáin, Mourad Abid, Ozhet Mauit, Askar Syrlybekov,
Abbas Khalid, Hongjun Xu, Riley Gatensby, Jing Jing Wang, Huajun Liu, Georg S.
Duesberg, Hong-Zhou Zhang, Mohamed Abid and Igor V. Shvets
Tunneling magnetoresistance effect in Fe3O4/MoS2/Fe3O4 junctions
Sci. Rep. (Submitted)
8. Askar Syrlybekov, Elisabetta Arca, Ruggero Verre, Cormac O Coileain, Sumesh
Sofin, Rafael Ramos, Olzat Toktarbaiuly, Abbas Khalid, Hong-Zhou Zhang and Igor
V. Shvets.
Faceting of SrTiO3
(To be submitted to Journal of Applied Physics)
9. A. Syrlybekov, O. Mauit, S. Sofin, E. Arca and I. Shvets
Control of parameters of in-plain resistive switching in Fe3O4 by means of lateral arrays
of nanodefects induced by stepped substrate morphology

5. (Conference paper: MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA, (2014))
REFEREES
 Prof. Han-Chun Wu
Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Email: wuhanchun@tsinghua.org.cn
 Prof. Igor Shvets
Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Email: ivchvets@tcd.ie and igor.chvets@tcd.ie
 Prof. Yanhui Chen
Professor at Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Email: yhchen@emails.bjut.edu.cn
Mobile: 008613521900137
 Dr. Cormac Coileáin
Postdoc at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Email: ocoilecl@tcd.ie