A Scientific Publication Honoring the 100th Anniversary of Academician Shakhbaz Alimgireevich Yershin

In 2026, a scientific collection entitled Selected Problems in Fluid Dynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer: Selected Papers was published in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of Academician Shakhbaz Alimgireevich Yershin, the founder of the school of hydromechanics in Kazakhstan.

Academician Yershin devoted his life to science. His work in mechanics, his commitment to research, and his contribution to the education of young scientists left a lasting mark on the scientific community in Kazakhstan. His legacy continues through the work of his students and the researchers who follow in their footsteps.

The collection was edited by his students, Uzak Zhapbasbayev, Aidarkhan Kaltaev, and Bakytzhan Assilbekov. It brings together papers on current topics in fluid and gas mechanics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer.

We are also very happy that our research paper has been included in this commemorative volume:

“Machine Learning Models for Predicting Surfactant-Enhanced Oil Removal from Contaminated Soil”

Authors: Ehsan Hajibolouri, Bakbergen Bekbau, Sagyn Omirbekov, Mohammad Ranjbaran, Dinara Turalina, and Masoud Riazi.

The article was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 499. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140141. It is available under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

We are proud to be part of this publication and to contribute, in our own way, to a volume that honours a scientist who devoted his life to research. We are grateful to our co-authors for their collaboration and the work we have accomplished together.

For Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, preserving the legacy of outstanding scientists and supporting the development of scientific research are important parts of its academic tradition. Publications like this also remind us how valuable it is to pass scientific knowledge and experience on to the next generation.

Our sincere congratulations to everyone involved in this meaningful publication.

Department of Mechanics