{"id":5474,"date":"2020-10-18T11:05:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T05:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yessenovfoundation.org\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T07:45:53","slug":"azel-murzabekova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yessenovfoundation.org\/en\/azel-murzabekova\/","title":{"rendered":"Azelle Murzabekova"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A while ago, when Azelle still lived in Almaty, she achieved some success in sports and ballroom dancing. But moving to Astana made her a talk-show host on student radio and a boxing fan. But all of this entertainment is just one side of Azelle.\u00a0 And the other? This 21 year-old future physicist has already won the grant<\/a> for the internship in one of the five most prestigious universities<\/a> in the world, and started at the University of Illinois<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How did you get interested in physics?
\n<\/strong>My interest in physics did not come yesterday, it started while I was still at school. I almost never had difficulties with any subjects, but in the 7th grade I got my first “D” in physics. Since then, I tried to understand this subject better and, in the end, fell in love with it. Studying physics is a neverending process, which personally brings me joy. And I must confess sometimes suffering. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

How was your internship?
\n<\/strong>I trained with Professor Nuh Gedik<\/a><\/strong>. His group is engaged in ultrafast laser spectroscopy<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a method of studying various materials. I studied the structure of perovskite<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 it is a relatively rare mineral from which solar panels are made. I independently conducted 4 experiments and completely immersed in the life of the experimental physicist. I also processed the experimental data myself. Sometimes I was ashamed to admit that I did not know something or do not know how to do something, and this was a plus \u2014 I worked things out for myself. Once I was instructed to write computer code in a language that I did not know. I wrote it in one day. My supervisor was surprised for a long time.<\/p>\n

What were the results?
\n<\/strong>Long before my arrival in the States, Professor Gedik warned me that it would be difficult to make a complete project in 3 months, given that I had no experience. Therefore, my main task was to get this experience fast. By the time I arrived, new samples of perovskite had been delivered and I was instructed to conduct experiments on them. As a result, I collected enough data to publish a scientific article. But we still have to analyze these data.<\/p>\n

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What was interesting outside the lab?
\n<\/strong>Every week I attended a mini-conference and several lectures at MIT. To visit a University of this standing seemed to me an unattainable dream. And as for the fact that I got to work in one of the best experimental groups, I never dreamed of it. But dreams come true. I will remember my favorite bands\u2019 concerts for a long time \u2013 Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, which I went to. I remember listening to all the Radiohead albums before the second round of the internship contest, and then, thanks to winning, I was able to hear them live. I also saw real whales and sharks!\u00a0 I had a busy summer: in addition to working in the laboratory, I managed to visit many historical places in Boston and neighboring cities.<\/p>\n

As usual we ask: \u201cWhat’s next, Azelle\u201d?
\n<\/strong>The internship helped me to determine the field of physics that I want to study \u2013 solid state physics. I used to be interested in computational astrophysics. Secondly, the Professor gave me a good recommendation, and this is very important when applying for a doctorate. And because of my summer internship, I got into the University of Illinois<\/a><\/strong> at Urbana-Champaign, which is considered to be the top university in the study of condensed matter physics<\/a><\/strong>. Third, I met leading professors from MIT and Harvard. And I believed in herself. I never thought I could handle this amount of work in a short time, but I could.<\/p>\n

While studying in the States what will you do in your leisure time?
\n<\/strong>I love to watch documentaries about sharks and whales, it’s soothing. I love listening to music, sometimes writing reviews of albums (but less than I used to) and like a typical millennial<\/a><\/strong> watch a lot of TV shows.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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