Irina A. Kurzina, Dr.Sci, Prof., advanced materials scientist and chemist, supervisor of surface modification research projects (I.A. Kurzina et al., Polymers (Q1) 2023, DOI: 10.3390/polym15163381; I.A. Kurzina et al., ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (Q1) 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c11027; I.A. Kurzina et al., Surface and Coatings Technology (Q1) 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125529). Prof. Kurzina leads several international and Russian projects on ion-plasma technologies for modifying the surface properties of polymer materials.