He is a recipient of the PSC-CUNY -38 research Award and in 2006 was elected to the External Academic Review panel. His research can be found in more than 40 publications. Dr. Niyazov earned a PhD in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics from Tashkent Engineering Institute of Technology. At BMCC, his current research focuses on Kinematics and Dynamics of Planetary Systems as well as Propagation of Ultrasonic Waves through Viscoelastic materials.