Evgeny A. LevashovProf. Evgeny Alexandrovich Levashov has served as Head of the Division of Powder Metallurgy and Functional Coatings since 2003, and since 1989, Head of the Scientific-Educational Center of SHS (SHS-Center MISiS-ISMAN), the National University of Sciece and Technology “MISiS,” Moscow, Russia. He received a PhD (1987) in Powder Metallurgy and Composite Materials from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISiS) and a Dr.Sc. (1996) in Chemical Physics, Physics of Combustion and Explosion, and became Professor (1997) on specialty “Powder Metallurgy and Composite Materials.” His research interests include materials science, self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, powder metallurgy, plasma surface engineering, pulsed electrospark deposition, nanostructured ceramics, multicomponent functional coatings, biocompatible materials, and characterization of mechanical and tribological properties. His numerous awards and honors include a NATO Research Award, several European Program of Scientific Integration (EPSI) “Eureka” Awards, and a Collaborative Linkage Grant NATO-Russia. He is an Honorary Dr. of Engineering of Colorado School of Mines, USA (2007), Full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Science (2001), and Honorary Inventor of Moscow City (2013). He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Russian Journal of Nonferrous Metals (2001-present), an Editor-in-Chief of the Russian Journal “Izvestiya Vuzov. Powder Metallurgy and Functional Coatings” (2016-present), and is a member of several international journal boards. He is a member of the European Joint Committee for Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering (2006-present), member of the Int. Advisory Committee on FGM (1998-present), and a member of the Int. Committee of SHS (1996-present), among others. He has published more than 650 articles in refereed journals, 14 books, and 98 patents, and has given more than 350 international conference presentations, including invited, keynote, and plenary talks. Read More Read Less