Irina Deryagina is currently a Senior Researcher with the M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics, UB of RAS, Ekaterinburg, Russia. She received a Master's degree in solid state physics from Voronezh Polytechnic Institute, Russia, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 2007 from Tyumen University. She has authored over 50 papers in the international scientific journals. Her research interests include the study of the structure and properties of metals and various functional materials, superconducting materials and high-strength composites. Dr. Deryagina is a member of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity.