Anton Smirnov has been a Leading researcher of the Laboratory of Spark Plasma Sintering, Moscow State University of Technology “Stankin”. He got his Bachelor’s degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Tallinn University of Technology in 2003, completed his Master of Science in Engineering studies at the Tallinn University of Technology in 2007, earned his Ph.D. in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid in 2016. His research keywords include Freeze drying, Spray drying, Fluidized bed, Graphene, Ceramic, metal, Composites, Spark plasma sintering, Raman spectroscopy, Mechanical properties.