Rufat has started his successful technical achievements in 1998, with winning golden in Azerbaijan Chemistry Olympiad and bronze medal in the International Mendeleyev’s Chemistry Olympiads in the same year. Accordingly, he was accepted to study in the Moscow State University after Lomonosov (MSU, Russia).
When Rufat successfully completed his BS and MS degrees, he was invited to continue as a PhD student in same time, and was awarded by presidential scholarship of Azerbaijani Republic.
Rufat’s PhD majors are catalysis and biotechnology in the Chemistry Dept of MSU, which he completed his defend in 2007. And he has 28 published papers in Microbial Induced Corrosion, 20 attended conferences and 1 Patent. Most of his articles published in well known publishers as Elsevier, Nova Science, NACE and Springler.
Rufat Azizov is currently working as Material & Corrosion Engineer for the BP Azerbaijan. His career in BP started as a Corrosion engineer in Central Integrity Management Team in 2005. Rufat is Professional Membership & Charteredship from United Kingdom Institute of Materials, Mining and Minerals (UK Engineering Council) since 2008 as the first Professional Azerbaijani member of IOM3.
Here breafly about Rufat
Education:
PhD, Catalysis & Biotechnology, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
MSc, Advanced Material Engineering, University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
BSc + MSc, Chemical Catalysis, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
Baku Private Turkish College, Technical Class (Azerbaijan)
Awards and memberships:
1998 – Gold Medal in Republican Chemistry Olympiads (Azerbaijan)
1998 - Bronze Medal in XXXII International Chemistry Olympiads
2007 – Co-founder of Caspian Engineers Society
2007 – Member of NACE Technical Committee, Microbiological Induced Corrosion
2008/9/10 – Jury of International Environmental Project Olympiads (INEPO)
2008 – Professional & Chartered Member of London Institute of Materials (IOM3)
2008 – Winner of BP Annual Engineering Award, people nomination
2009 – Winner of BP Annual Engineering Award, process nomination
2009 – Science Committee Member of International Junior Science Olympiads (IJSO)
2010 – Jury Member of 44th International Mendeleev’s Chemistry Olympiads
2010 – Science Committee Chairman of ‘Youth for Ecological Progress’ Conference
Scientific-Engineering Conferences/Published works/Trainings
28 published works
20 attended International Conferences with Presentation
31 Engineering Training Certificates
Areas of scientific-engineering interests:
Corrosion Management Strategies
Corrosion Control Programs
Material Selection & Design
Application BP, NACE, API, ASME standards
Research in Microbiological Corrosion





