Education: Higher KazSU named after S.M. Kirov (1979), Candidate of Biological Sciences (1992). In different years of scientific activity held positions from engineer to head of the department of geography, genesis and evaluation of soils of the Institute. Area of scientific activity is connected with the genesis and classification of soils, ecological evaluation of the current state of ecosystems, soil, and ecological mapping using remote sensing and computer methods.

Participation in research projects (for the last five years)

• Scientific and technical program "Problems of irrigated saline soils of the Turkestan region and their solution based on the use of innovative technology to improve soil fertility and productivity" (2018-2020) according to BP 267 "Improving the availability of knowledge and scientific research", subprogram 101 "Program-targeted financing of scientific research and activities”;

• Grant financing for young scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “Assessment of the current state of the soil cover of the Eastern Aral Sea and its transformation as a result of the drying of the Aral Sea” (2020-2022);

Number of publications: Author and co-author of more than 120 scientific papers, including those in highly ranked journals included in International Scientific Literature Databases. Co-author of more than 16 new digital soil maps.

Main scientific papers/publications: (no more than 5)

1. .Pachikin, O. Erokhina, S. Funakawa. Soil of Kazakhstan, their Distribution and mapping // Lothar Mueller, Abdulla Saparov, Gunnar Lischeid – Editors. Novel Measurement and Assessement Tools for monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resourses in Agricultural Landscapes of Cеntral Asia, Springer, 2013, p. 519-534.

2. L.Mueller, U.Schindler, G. Shepherd, B. Ball, E. Smolentseva, K.Pachikin, G.Hu, V. Hennihg, A. Sheudshen, A.Behrent, F.Eulenstein and R. Dannowski. The Muencheberg Soil Quality Rating for Assessing the Quality of Global Farmland // Lothar Mueller, Abdulla Saparov, Gunnar Lischeid – Editors. Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia. Springer.2013. p.  235-249

3. E.Smolentseva, B. Smolentsev, K.Pachikin and L.Muller. Assessing the Soil Quality and Grop Yield Potentials of Some Soils of Eurasia // Lothar Mueller, Abdulla Saparov, Gunnar Lischeid – Editors. Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia. Springer.2014. p.  505-517

4. L.Mueller, F. Eulenstein, U. Schindler, W. Mirschel, U. Behrendt, V. Sychev, O. Rukhovich, M. Belichenko, A. Sheudzhen, V. Romanenkov, I. Trofimov, S. Lukin, B. McKenzie, E. Salnjikov, O. Gutorova, L. Onishenko, A. Saparov, K. Pachikin, R. Dannowski, V. Hennings, C. Scherber, J. Römbke, A. Ivanov, N. Dronin. Exploring Agricultural Landscapes: Recent Progress and Opportunities for Eurasia. Book Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer. 2021.  pp 55-90. Part of the Innovations in Landscape Research book series (ILR).

5. L. Mueller, F. Eulenstein, W. Mirschel, U. Schindler, V. Sychev, O. Rukhovich, A. Sheudzhen, V. Romanenkov, S. Lukin, B. McKenzie, M. Jones, R. Dannowski, W. Blum, E. Salnjikov, A. Saparov, K. Pachikin, V. Hennings, C. Scherber, J. Hoffmann, M. Antrop, L. Garibaldi, D.  Carella, H. Schwilch, Per Angelstam, M. Nikolai M. D. Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes: Measures Towards Prosperity and Sustainability // Book Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer. 2021.  pp 91-130. Part of the Innovations in Landscape Research book series (ILR)

Government and public awards: badge «The best of the agricultural sector» (2016, 2021).