Prof. Dr. Stanislav Ermakov received a Ph.D. degree in Geophysics from the Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Sevastopol, Russia, in 1981, and a Dr.Sci degree in Physics of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere from the Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (IAPRAS), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in 2008. From 1973 to 1978, he worked with the Scientific Research Radiophysical Institute, USSR, Nizhny Novgorod. Since 1978, he has been working with IAPRAS, where he is the Head of the Division of Radiophysical Methods in Hydrophysics. He has also been a part-time Professor at the Volga State University of Water Transport, Nizhny Novgorod, since 2013 and a part-time Principal Scientist at the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, since 2020. His research interests include the physics of the sea surface, internal and surface waves and their interaction, marine slicks, and ocean remote sensing.