The Faculty of Chemistry of the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek hosted an international scientific and practical conference entitled “Chemistry of Coordination Compounds, Chemistry, Analysis and Technologies of Rare and Scattered Metals: Current Challenges and Prospects.” The conference was dedicated to the memory of Academicians Nusrat Parpiyev and Abduali Gʻaniyev, as well as Professor Hasan Sharipov.
The conference was opened by Yakub Ergashev, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation. The event highlighted the scientific achievements of the distinguished scholars and their contributions to the development of chemistry. Shakhnoza Qodirova delivered a presentation on the lives, scientific work and legacy of the scholars.
More than 150 leading scientists, researchers and specialists from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Russia, Kazakhstan, India and Spain participated in the international conference. The participants included academicians of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, directors of research institutes and professors from higher education institutions, who exchanged views on current issues in the development of chemical science.
The speakers included Soyibjon Negmatov, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Professor; G‘affor Rahmonberdiyev, Doctor of Chemical Sciences and Professor; Shafоat Namozov, Academician, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Professor; Nosir Abdullayev, Director of the Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances; Sharofiddin Mirzaahmedov, Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry; Professor Baxtiyor Zokirov; and Hayit To‘rayev, Professor at Termez State University and Doctor of Technical Sciences.
Family members of the late scholars also attended the event. Participants paid tribute to the scientists, recalling their scientific legacy, personal qualities and contributions to the advancement of science.
During the plenary session, presentations were delivered on coordination chemistry, the chemistry of rare and scattered metals, analytical methods and related technologies. The discussions provided an opportunity to exchange views on pressing scientific challenges, emerging research areas and future priorities in the field.
