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Early life and education Adilet Imambekov was born in September 2, 1981 in Zhambul, Kazakhstan. His parents met while studying Physics at Kazakh National University in Almaty. An inquisitive and mischievous child, he spent most of his early childhood playing outdoors with his brother in Alatau, a residential town close to the Institute of Nuclear Science in Almaty region.

He showed his interest in mathematics and science at an early age. His started his education at xxx and later moved to xx. Adilet's experience with the system of education in Kazakhstan encouraged his family to look for opportunities for him and his brother to obtain education in Russia. In xxx Adilet and his brother were admitted to Kolmogorov xx school, from which he graduated with XXX. That year Adilet was accepted to Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, graduating in 2002 with an Honors Degree in xx and xx and gaining admission to top Phd programs in Physics in the US. In 2002 he started his doctoral studies at Harvard University under the guidance of Eugene Demler. After defending his PhD dissertation titled "" in 2007, he worked as a postdoctoral associate with Leonid Glazman at Yale University. Since 2009 until his death in 2012, he was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Rice University. Scientific career He had a deep interest in the future of science in Kazakhstan and frequently discussed the problems of science in Kazakhstan with fellow Kazakhstani scientists in the US. Interests His interests included mountaineering, climbing, running, biking and triathlon. While at Harvard, he started running along Charles River and it became one of his interests. He would take his bike to his office at Rice University and practice running and biking around Rice University campus. In 2012 he won his first triathlon in, finishing Death Adilet died during an expedition to Khan Tengri mountain on July 17-18, 2012. He started the expedition with a cold, which most likely lead to his unexpected death at high altitude.