1980-1990 - investigation of main features of viscoelastic behavior of thermosetting and thermoplastic polyimide matrices in composites and influence of dissipative properties of the matrix and fiber-matrix interface on the process of failure of fiber`s composites (acoustic emission and NDE methods). 1995-1996 - Grant “Development of New Flame-Resistant Ultra-Lightweight Composites Based on IPO Polyimide Resin” from the William and Mary Greve Foundation (USA) 1996 - Grant J9E100 “Localization of Acoustic Emission in the Fracture of Fiber Composites” from the International Science Foundation and Russian Government. 2000 - Doctor of Science in polymer physics. 2005 and 2007 – Grants from PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (USA) 2014 -2018 - Grant from Russian Science Foundation for organization the laboratory “Polymer materials for tissue engineering and transplantation” at St.Petersburg Polytechnical University 1996-2011 – visiting Professor of School of Polymers and High-Performance Materials, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA 1997-2008 – visiting Professor of Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel