1982 - Ph.D. degree in Technology and Machines of Welding Production, Thesis: “Researches and development of installations of increased capacity for spraying of coatings in combustion products plasma “, 1996 - Doctor of Technical Sciences degree in Technology and Machines for Welding and Related Process, Thesis “Hardware - technological bases of thermal spraying of coatings and materials processing in gas - air plasma” Since 1998 – member of the Special Board for Defense of Doctoral Theses in speciality “Processes of the physicotechnical treatment”, and Professor of the Kiev Technical University. Since 2009 – Member of the Special Board for Defense of Doctoral Theses in speciality “Technical thermophysics and industrial heat-and-power engineering” of the Gas Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineSpecialist in the theory of plasma processes and their application for spraying protective coatings, materials processing and plasma chemistry. Main field of activity: development of new equipment and technologies.