Prof. Dr. Valery G. Kulichikhin is the header of the Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis · Polymer Rheology Lab and a professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University. He graduated from the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology (Moscow) in 1965. From 1965 until 1986, his affiliation was the Institute of Chemical Fibers (Mytischi town in the Moscow region). In 1986, he was elected to the position of the head of the Polymer Rheology Lab of the Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences. Simultaneously, he worked as a professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University. He is the author of more than 400 papers in Russian and international journals and a participant in numerous international conferences. His research interests include polymer physical chemistry, colloid chemistry, rheology, polymer processing, and fiber spinning.