Leila completed her NIMS internship program
Jul 31, 2025·
Leila Akisheva
Congratulations to Leila Akisheva for completing her NIMS internship program! We are honored to have had you as part of our team!
During her internship, Leila developed in-situ functionalization microscopy techniques for WS2 and hBN materials and successfully optimized the experimental conditions. Her dedication and remarkable achievements have made a significant contribution to our quantum defect research project.
We appreciate her hard work and commitment throughout the internship period. The knowledge and techniques she has developed will continue to benefit our ongoing research efforts.
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NIMS Intern Undergraduate Student
May 2025-July 2025
I am an upcoming 4th-year undergraduate Physics major student (Class of 2026) at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. I joined the 2D Quantum Materials Group at NIMS on May 2025 as a participant in the NIMS Internship Program. Prior to this, I worked with 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) synthesized via CVD, specifically exploring superconductivity for single photon detectors. Last summer, I also interned at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), in the Inorganic facility and Nanofabrication facility lab at Molecular Foundry. At NIMS, my current project focuses on the functionalization of TMDs for potential use in single-photon emitter applications.