The Research laboratory "A.S. Akhmetov Nanoengineering research methods" was established in 2007. The total area of the laboratory is 902 m².

By the decision of the Academic Council of the University, the Research laboratory "Nanoengineering Research Methods" was named after Ashimzhan Suleimenovich Akhmetov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, academician, Rector of M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University in 2008-2012, who made a significant contribution to the development of laboratory material and technical base (10/30/2012, Protocol No. 2).

The purpose of the laboratory is to organize and conduct theoretical and experimental research on the creation of advanced technologies in the field of food engineering, construction production and the oil and gas industry based on the effective use of the laboratory's logistical and human resources.

The main tasks of the laboratory:

- assistance in the implementation of scientific and scientific-technical programs and projects, including fundamental and applied projects in priority areas of scientific and technological development, as well as assistance in the preparation of master's and doctoral theses in the relevant field of scientific research;

- dissemination of new knowledge and technologies;

- involvement of students, undergraduates, doctoral students and young scientists in research work;

- conducting joint scientific research with domestic and foreign universities and research centers;

- creating conditions for the commercialization of the results of scientific and technical activities in order to attract investments in the high-tech sector;

- promoting the development of public-private partnership mechanisms;

- efficient use of equipment to solve scientific and technical problems;

- contribution to the development of international scientific and technical cooperation.

Scientific research in the laboratory is carried out on an initiative basis in such scientific areas as geotechnics, food engineering, and the oil and gas industry, within the framework of the following 3 projects:

1) Development of advanced geotechnical structures and technologies for their preparation for construction;

2) Development of technology for bread, bakery and flour confectionery products for functional purposes based on natural fortifiers;

3) Investigation of the properties of grouting materials and drilling fluids for oil wells.

1) Within the framework of the project "Development of progressive geotechnical structures and their manufacturing technologies for construction" (supervisor: Isabai Bekbasarov, Doctor of Technical Sciences), the following results were obtained:

- experimental models of piles (10 pcs.) and stamps (10 pcs.) of various sizes were made (by 3D printing), static tests of models of piles and stamps, as well as models of tape pile foundations in a soil tray were organized and conducted to assess their interaction with soils;

- the peculiarities of the structures' operation under the action of vertical loads have been revealed and patterns of resistance changes have been established depending on the size of the stamps, soil properties and trench forming conditions.;

- theoretical problems have been formulated and solved to determine soil parameters in various humidity conditions and conditions of interaction with foundations;

- methods have been developed for determining the amount of water required for soaking dry and semi-dry soils during impact compaction, the size of the compacted soil zone under the stamp when stamping hard material into the bottom of the trench, the amount of dry soil to be added to the water-saturated soil when stamping the trench.

2) According to the project "Development of technology for cooking Kazakh national bread of increased nutritional value" (supervisor: Asel Umirbekova, Master's degree), the following results were achieved:

- in order to improve the recipe of the national bread, experimental tests were conducted with the addition of fat in various quantities.;

- experimental samples of national bread were baked with the addition of chicken fat, and their organoleptic parameters were evaluated;

- in order to increase the nutritional value of bread, recipes have been developed with the addition of dried fruit samples (melon paste, watermelon paste, apricot);

- prototypes of granola trail mix products have been developed based on combined mixtures of vegetable raw materials, vegetable and fruit extracts.

3) According to the project "Investigation of the properties of grouting materials and drilling fluids for oil wells" (supervisor: Arman Kabdushev), the following works were performed:

- modified grouting mixtures for fixing casing strings of oil and gas wells have been investigated;

- grouting solutions with differential properties have been tested under the action of static loads;

- compositions of complexly modified grouting materials have been developed to improve the quality of well fasteners;

- the composition of buffer fluids has been formed to increase the fixation of the wellhead

Since 2025, scientists and specialists of the laboratory in the geotechnical field have been implementing 2 grant projects.  These include:

1) Project AR25795533 "Creation of polycomponent soil materials, optimization of their compositions and development of methods for predicting their parameters for the construction of bulk dams" (budget of 30.0 million tenge). The head is Kuralay Suyenshbaeva, scientific consultant is Isabai Bekbasarov. The project is being implemented within the framework of the Zhas Galim 2025-2027 competition. In 2025, laboratory studies of two-component soil mixtures with different proportions of their ratios were carried out within the framework of the project. Experiments have been conducted to evaluate the physical parameters of soil samples. The following indicators were determined: composition of soil particles, initial humidity, humidity at the rolling boundary, humidity at the yield boundary, and density.

2) Project AR26197175 "Development of technology for the construction of belt pile foundations with grillings in stamped trenches" (budget of 120,0 million tenge). Project manager Isabai Bekbasarov. The project is being implemented as part of a general grant competition for 2025-2027. In 2025, as part of the project, laboratory experiments were carried out on impact driving of pile models, the sizes of compacted soil zones from the introduction of piles were determined, and optimal distances between piles were established. The energy intensity of sinking piles during driving has been determined, and the bearing capacity in clay and sandy soils has been established.

In 2025, the laboratory performed experiments with polymer concrete samples in laboratory conditions as part of the implementation of the targeted program financing megagrant under the program "BR24992867 - Development of resource-saving technologies for the development and management of water management and processing industry in Kazakhstan, creation of an innovative engineering center". The experiments included the production of control and experimental concrete samples with dimensions of 100×100×100 cm (fibrocrete, polymer-cement concrete, polymer-cement fibrocrete and concrete polymer), testing of concrete under the action of static compressive loads and dynamic impacts, water saturation of experimental concrete samples.