Assoc. Prof. NURLANƏ KƏRİMOVA

Nurlana Karimova was born on June 24 in Baku. She was admitted to the full-time Department of the Physics Faculty at Baku State University, where she graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree. Continuing her education at the same institution, she earned a master’s degree with honors in Thermal Physics.

She began her scientific career at the Institute of Physics of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). As a postgraduate researcher at the Institute of Physics, she conducted advanced studies "On phase formation processes and crystallization kinetics in Ag–In–S(Se) systems". She defended her candidate dissertation titled “Phase Formation of Ag–In–S(Se) Systems, Structure and Kinetics of Crystallization of AIBIIIC Group AgInS₂(Se₂) Ternary Compound Thin Films.” On June 5, 2016, she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (Ph.D.) by the decision of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Since 2015, N.Karimova has been a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). In 2016, she was appointed Associate Professor of the same department. From 2017 to 2020, she served as a member of the UNEC Young Teachers’ Council.

In July 2017, she became a winner of the joint award competition “Young Scientists and Financial Literacy” announced by the Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the occasion of February 2 – Youth Day, with her article titled “Models and Approaches for Financial Education of Youth.”

N.Karimova is the author of 50 scientific works, including 35 articles—12 of which are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science—along with 20 theses, 4 subject programs, and 1 teaching aid.

She is currently teaching lectures and seminars on Physics, Fluid Mechanics, and Fundamental Electronics for engineering and computer engineering programs at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).