Valeri P. Tolstoy is a professor at Saint Petersburg State University (SPbSU) in the Institute of Chemistry. He received his D.Sc. diploma in Solid State Chemistry science from SPbSU in 2010. He is currently the head of the laboratory “Programmable layer-by-layer synthesis of multinanolayers of hybrid compounds”. He has authored and co-authored 6 books, 20 patents, and more than 150 publications on various topics, focusing on advanced materials and their applications (Google Scholar citations - 2200, index H = 22). Main specialization: Nanotechnology, Nanolayers and Nanoparticles Synthesis, Layer-by-Layer synthesis, Colloid & Interface Science, Optical Spectroscopy of Nanostructures and Interfaces, Electron Microscopy. Academic Editor of “Journal of Nanomaterials” (Q2, Hyndawi, NY). Elected and listed in Encyclopedia «Who is Who in the World», Dictionary of International Biography, 29th Edition, Cambridge, England; Silver Medal “O.P. of 20th Century”, Cambridge, England.