Dr. Ayrat A. Nazarov is Deputy Director at the Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMSP RAS), Ufa, Russia since 2007. He graduated from Bashkir State University in 1981, obtained Candidate of Science degree at IMSP RAS in 1992 and Doctor of Science degree in 1998. In 1981-1985 he worked at Bashkir Branch of the Academy of Science of USSR and joined IMSP RAS in 1986. In 2003-2007 he was a full Professor, Leading Researcher at Ufa State Aviation Technical University. The main areas of Dr. Nazarov’s research were the structure and properties of grain boundaries, nanostructured materials processed by severe plastic deformation, superplastic deformation of metals, atomistic computer simulation of materials. The present interests include also ultrasonic treatment and welding of metals. He is a member of the Russian National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.