Anatoliy | Steel Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Anatoliy | Steel Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award

VNIIMETMASH | Russia

Anatoly Vsevolodovich Protasov is a renowned specialist in metallurgical engineering and mechanical design. He holds qualifications in metalworking and mechanical equipment of metallurgical plants and has developed a long and impactful career at the All-Russian Scientific and Project Designing Institute of Metallurgical Machine-Building (VNIIMETMASH). Over several decades, he has advanced through technical and leadership roles, directing complex projects related to steelmaking equipment and plant modernization. His work has significantly contributed to the design and implementation of steel converters, movable mixers, and secondary steelmaking aggregates installed at major metallurgical enterprises. His research interests include innovations in secondary steelmaking, vacuum degassing, DC arc metal treatment, and the development of mini-mill technologies for long-rolled steel production. He has authored more than 24 scientific and technical publications, including patented inventions, monographs, and textbooks, which have collectively received 17 citations and an h-index of 2. Recognized for his major contributions to metallurgical machine-building, he has received national awards and professional honors. His continuing efforts in research, engineering leadership, and technology development have strengthened the advancement of modern metallurgical equipment and processes.

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Featured Publications

Protasov, A. V., Sivak, B. A., & Bershitzky, I. M. (2018). Development and studies of secondary steelmaking units with electric heating of the metal by direct current arc. Evolutions in Mechanical Engineering.

Protasov, A. V. (2019). Technical-economic aspects of the units creation and exploitation for ladle treatment of cast iron and steels. Evolutions in Mechanical Engineering.

Protasov, A. V. (2018). Modern development tendencies of ladle vacuum treatment. Advanced Materials & Metallurgical Science.

Protasov, A. V. (2021). Vacuum treatment of metal in the process of continuous casting. Evolutions in Mechanical Engineering.

Protasov, A. V. (2025). Development of steel ladle vacuum degassing processes. Metallurgist.

 

Maral Dyussebekova | Non-Ferrous Metals | Women Researcher Award

Dr. Maral Dyussebekova | Non-Ferrous Metals | Women Researcher Award

JSC Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation |  Kazakhstan

Dr Maral Adel’bekovna Dyussebekova is a metallurgical engineer and researcher with over 13 years of professional experience in the processing of copper-bearing raw materials. She currently serves as a Researcher at the JSC Institute of Metallurgy and Enrichment in Almaty, where her work focuses on the pyrometallurgical processing of copper-bearing sulfide concentrates and on developing smelting and slag-depletion technologies to minimise copper losses. Prior to this, she held quality-management roles in major Kazakh institutions (including at the Kazakh-British Technical University) where she oversaw laboratory transitions from standards to newer national calibrations. Academically, she holds a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from Satbayev University and a Master’s degree from the Kazakh-British Technical University. Her research output includes peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings, such as “Study of the Effect of Fluxing Ability of Flux Ores on Minimizing of Copper Losses with Slags during Copper Concentrate Smelting”. Her h-index is 2, with a total citation count of 11. Her research interest covers smelting thermodynamics, slag and matte chemistry, flux ore behaviour, and resource-efficient processing of non-ferrous and precious-metal raw materials. She has contributed patents and industrial-applied studies, and seeks to bridge academic research and practical metallurgical engineering. In conclusion, Dr Dyussebekova is a dedicated applied researcher advancing sustainable and efficient copper processing technologies.

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Featured Publications

Dyussebekova, M., Kenzhaliyev, B., Kvyatkovskiy, S., Kozhakhmetov, S., & Semenova, A. (2022). Study of the effect of fluxing ability of flux ores on minimizing of copper losses with slags during copper concentrate smelting. Metals, 12(8), 1240.

Ospanov, Y. A., Kvyatkovskiy, S. A., Kozhakhmetov, S. M., Sokolovskaya, L. V., Semenova, A. S., Dyussebekova, M., & Shakhalov, A. A. (2022). Slag heterogeneity of autogenous copper concentrates smelting. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly.

Kenzhaliyev, B. K., Kvyatkovskiy, S. A., Dyussebekova, M. A., Semenova, A. S., & Nurhadiyanto, D. (2022). Analysis of existing technologies for depletion of dump slags of autogenous melting. Complex Use of Mineral Resources, 4, 323.

Dyussebekova, M. (2020). Processing of various copper sulfide concentrates by Vanyukov smelting. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Vocational Education (ICETVE 2020), 70–71.

Dyussebekova, M. A., Kvyatkovskiy, S. A., Kenzhaliyev, B. K., & Nurhadiyanto, D. (2021). Dependence of the increased content of copper and magnetite in the slags on the composition of the smelting products. Proceedings of the International Innovation Arsvot Malaysia (IAM2021), 387.