About the Department of Physics
The Physics Department of the Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute was established as the Physics-Astronomy Department within the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics based on Resolution No. 9 of the Institute's Scientific Council dated July 23, 2023. Within a short period of time, the department effectively established its operations, systematically developing educational and research work.
Beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, the department was renamed the "Department of Physics." In accordance with Resolution No. 1 of the Institute's Scientific Council dated August 29, 2025, the department was transferred to the Faculty of Natural Sciences. These organizational changes were implemented to further strengthen the department's educational, methodological, and scientific potential, as well as to ensure harmonious interaction between the natural sciences.
Currently, the department employs one foreign professor, six associate professors and PhDs, and 11 assistant professors. The department's faculty are highly qualified and utilize modern teaching technologies to deliver the educational process.
The department has established extensive international collaborations with leading universities in the country and abroad (including the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, SamSU, CSPU, “TIIAME” National Research University, NUU, Tambov State University of Russia, IZMIRAN, the National University of Tajikistan, and others), as well as with leading academic professors, and this work continues systematically. This collaboration places particular emphasis on the exchange of scientific expertise, joint research, and the development of academic mobility.
To date, the department's faculty has published over 25 textbooks and manuals, two monographs, over 170 research articles (including 24 in Scopus-indexed journals), over 20 electronic teaching aids (DGU), and over 10 popular science articles. These scientific and educational materials contribute to improving the quality of education and scientific potential.
The department's research focus is on "Scientific and Methodological Aspects of Improving Physics and Astronomy Teaching Methods in Continuing Education" and is aimed at developing methodological approaches that meet modern educational requirements.
The department’s faculty provides training to undergraduate students in the following areas: 60530500 – Physics, 60110700 – Methods of Teaching Physics and Astronomy, 60110800 – Chemistry, 60110900 – Biology, 60110600 – Mathematics and Computer Science, 60540200 – Applied Mathematics, as well as master’s students in the specialty “Methods of Teaching Exact and Natural Sciences (Physics and Astronomy)”.
The Department of Physics will continue to prioritize the training of competitive personnel, drawing on the achievements of modern education and science, expanding the scope of scientific research, and strengthening international cooperation.
The department's educational programs:
Bachelor's degree:
For 1st year students:
1. Mechanics
2. Molecular physics
3. Physics workshop
4. General Physics
For 2nd year students:
1. Electricity and magnetism
2. Optics
3. Theoretical mechanics
4. General Astronomy
5. Methods of teaching physics and astronomy
6. Simulation of physical processes on a computer
For 3rd year students:
1. Atomic physics
2. Theoretical Physics II
3. Methods of Teaching Physics I
4. Methods of teaching astronomy
5. Electrical engineering and electronics (ES - elective subject)
6. Laboratory work in school physics (ES)
7. Physics of semiconductors (ES)
8. Application of innovative technologies in teaching physics and astronomy (ES)
9. Application of innovative technologies in teaching physics and astronomy (ES)
10. Physics
For 4th year students:
1. Theoretical Physics III
2. History of Physics and Astronomy
3. Quantum electronics (ES)
4. Creation of computer animation of physical processes (ES)
5. Teaching Physics and Astronomy in the STEAM System (ES)
6. Fundamentals of Applied Electronics (ES)
7. Methods of teaching the course of elementary physics (ES)
8. SCIENSE Science Teaching Methodology (ES)
Master's degree:
Stage 1:
1. Methods of teaching specialized disciplines .
2. Fundamental foundations of modern physics and astronomy, classical and quantum aspects .
3. Astrophysics and stellar astronomy (ES)
The department's total teaching load is 19 full-time positions. Research potential is 34%.
The composition of the faculty of the department:
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Badalov Kodir – Head of Department, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
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Abdurakhmanov Mukhiddin – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor;
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Kulieva Markhabo – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor;
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Karshiboev Kilichboy – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor;
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Meliev Fatto – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, acting associate professor;
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Kholikov Kurbonboy – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor;
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Ikromov Amirkhon – assistant;
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Karshiboev Shavkat – assistant;
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Zoirov Sanjariddin – assistant;
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Toshmuradov Nuriddin – assistant;
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Turaev Djakhongir – assistant;
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Khamraev Yuldash – assistant;
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Norkulova Matluba – assistant;
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Paizillaev Azam – assistant;
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Imamov Bakhodir – assistant;
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Kayumova Kumush – assistant;
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Khaitov Shukhrat – assistant;
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Tukhsanov Feruz – assistant;
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Khodiev Masrur – associate professor (Tajikistan).
Teaching Staff of the Department of Physics
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Badalov Kodir Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. In 2024, successfully defended a PhD dissertation in Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research under the National Research University “TIIAME” in the specialties 01.04.02 – Theoretical Physics and 01.03.01 – Astronomy, entitled “Dynamics of Charged Particles around Black Holes and Stability Problems in Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravitation.” Has published more than 40 scientific works, including 1 study guide, 1 methodological guide, 4 electronic teaching aids (DGU), 9 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 9 articles in international scientific journals (including 4 indexed in Scopus), 16 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 10 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Scopus – 3, Web of Science – 3, ResearchGate – 4, Google Scholar – 3. |
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Abdurakhmanov Mukhiddin Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. In 1989, successfully defended a Candidate of Sciences (PhD-equivalent) dissertation in Physical and Mathematical Sciences in the specialty 01.04.05 – Optics at the Institute of Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, entitled “Interaction of Coherent Light Beams in a Medium with a Local Inertial Response.” He/She is an Academician of the Turan Academy of Sciences. Has published more than 100 scientific works, including 1 monograph, 1 textbook, 1 study guide, more than 10 methodological manuals, 4 electronic teaching aids (DGU), more than 30 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, more than 10 articles in international scientific journals, over 15 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and more than 20 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Kulieva Markhabo Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. In November 2002, successfully defended a Candidate of Sciences dissertation in the specialty 01.04.05 – Optics, entitled “Manifestation of Intermolecular Interactions in the Vibrational Spectra of a Number of Gaseous and Liquid Systems.” The total number of published scientific and educational–methodological works is 65, including 45 publications released after the defense of the candidate dissertation, of which 20 are educational and methodological manuals. The publications include 2 electronic teaching aids (DGU), 5 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 9 articles in international scientific journals (including 1 indexed in Scopus), 18 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 10 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Kholikov Kurbonboy xoliqov1978@mail.ru, qurbonboyxoliqov@gmail.com Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, born in 1978 in Quvkalla village, Koshrabat District. In 1995, entered the Faculty of Physics at Samarkand State University and graduated in 1999. From 2000 to 2002, completed a master’s program in Pedagogy of Electronics and Microelectronics. Conducts scientific research in the fields of 01.04.10 – Semiconductor Physics and 13.00.02 – Theory and Methodology of Education and Training (Physics). Has published more than 130 scientific works, including 4 textbooks, 2 study guides, 4 methodological manuals, 5 electronic teaching aids (DGU), more than 25 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, more than 60 articles in international scientific journals (including 10 indexed in Scopus), over 40 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and more than 20 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Scopus – 4, ResearchGate – 3, Google Scholar – 9. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217972141 |
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Meliev Fatto Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Acting Associate Professor. In 1990, at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, successfully defended a PhD dissertation in Physics and Mathematics in the specialty 01.04.16 – Atomic Nucleus and Elementary Particles on the topic “Considering the Pauli Principle in Studying the Properties of Complex Deformed Nuclei.” Has published more than 50 scientific works, including 2 methodological manuals, 1 electronic teaching aid (DGU), 2 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, more than 10 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and more than 10 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Karshiboev Kilichboy Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. In 1993, successfully defended a Candidate of Sciences dissertation in Physical and Mathematical Sciences in the specialty 01.04.03 – Radiophysics at the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), entitled “Acoustic Wavefront Reversal and Nonlinear Effects at the Interface of Two Media.” Has published more than 50 scientific works, including 5 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 9 articles in international scientific journals, 16 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 18 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Ikromov Amirkhon Assistant of the Department of Physics. Graduated from the Tashkent Electrotechnical Institute of Communications in 1975. Since 2021, has been working as an Assistant at the Department of Physics of Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute. Has published more than 20 scientific works, including 1 учебное пособие (textbook), 4 methodological manuals, 6 electronic teaching aids (DGU), 1 article in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, more than 10 publications in international scientific conferences, and more than 10 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Zoirov Sanjariddin Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2017, obtained a master's degree in 5A140203 – Heliophysics and Solar Energy Utilization at Samarkand State University. Has published more than 50 scientific works, including 4 study guides, 2 textbooks, 4 methodological manuals, 10 Electronic teaching aids (DGU), 22 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 18 articles in international scientific journals, 10 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 15 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Google Scholar – 7. |
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Karshiboev Shavkat Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2017, obtained a master's degree in 5A140202 – Physics (by specialization) at Samarkand State University. Conducts scientific research in 01.03.02 – Space Physics and Astrophysics on the topic “Geodesics and Space–Time Structures around Black Holes in the Presence of an External Scalar Field.” Has published more than 100 scientific works, including 7 study guides, 2 methodological manuals, 15 electronic teaching aids (DGU), over 30 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, more than 30 articles in international scientific journals (including 10 indexed in Scopus), over 25 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and more than 30 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Scopus – 2, Web of Science – 2, ResearchGate – 3, Google Scholar – 5. |
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Toshmuradov Nuriddin Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2021, obtained a master's degree in 5A140202 – Physics (by specialization) at Samarkand State University. Has published more than 30 scientific works, including 3 study guides, 2 textbooks, 1 electronic teaching aid (DGU), 7 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 7 articles in international scientific journals, 7 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 5 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Google Scholar – 3. |
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Khamraev Yuldash Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2011, obtained a master's degree in Astronomy at Samarkand State University. Has published more than 20 scientific works, including 1 electronic teaching aid (DGU), 2 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 2 articles in international scientific journals, 8 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 7 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Google Scholar – 3. |
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Turaev Djakhongir Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2015, obtained a master's degree in Astronomy at Samarkand State University. Has published more than 15 scientific works, including 1 study guide, 2 electronic teaching aids (DGU), 8 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 5 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 2 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Norkulova Matluba Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2022, graduated from the master’s program at Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State Pedagogical University. In 2023, started working as an Assistant at the Uzbekistan-Finland Pedagogical Institute, and currently serves as an Assistant at the Department of Physics of Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute. Has published more than 30 scientific works, including 3 study guides, 1 methodological manual, 6 electronic teaching aids (DGU), 4 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 10 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 6 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Paizillaev Azam Assistant of the Department of Physics. Since 2021, has been conducting scientific research at the Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the topic “The Effect of SiO₂ Nanoparticles on the Thermal and Physical Properties of Water” in the specialty 01.04.03 – Molecular Physics and Thermal Physics. Has published more than 30 scientific works, including 9 articles in reputable national scientific journals, 5 articles in international scientific journals (3 indexed in Scopus), 16 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 8 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Scopus – 1, Web of Science – 1, Google Scholar – 1. |
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Kayumova Kumush Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2019, obtained a master's degree in Astronomy (by specialization) at Samarkand State University. Conducts independent scientific research in 13.00.02 – Theory and Methodology of Education and Training on the topic “Improving the Methodology of Teaching Physics in General Secondary Schools Using the STEAM Approach (Example: Dynamics Section of Physics).” Has published more than 30 scientific works, including 3 study guides, 1 textbook, 4 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 6 articles in international scientific journals, 6 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 13 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. |
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Imamov Bakhodir Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2009, obtained a master's degree in 5A140202 – Physics (by specialization) at Samarkand State University. Conducts scientific research in 13.00.06 – Theory and Methodology of Digital Education (Physics) on the topic “Improving the Software and Didactic Support for Teaching the Optics Section to Students in Digital Learning Environments.” Has published more than 30 scientific works, including 3 study guides, 1 electronic teaching aid (DGU), 8 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 6 articles in international scientific journals, 7 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 6 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Google Scholar – 2. |
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Khaitov Shukhrat Assistant of the Department of Physics. In 2022, obtained a master's degree in 5A140202 – Physics (by specialization) at Samarkand State University. Has published more than 10 scientific works, including 1 study guide, 6 articles in reputable national scientific journals included in the Supreme Attestation Comission (SAC) list, 1 article in an international scientific journal, 5 publications in the proceedings of international scientific conferences, and 5 abstracts published in national scientific and practical conferences. H-index: Google Scholar – 1. |
