Dmitry V. Shtansky is the Head of the Research Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials (since 2011), Professor at the Department of Powder Metallurgy and Functional Coatings (since 2003), and Principal Scientist at the Scientific-Educational Center of SHS “MISiS-ISMAN” (since 2008). He graduated from the Physics Department of Moscow State University (1985) and received a Ph.D. at the I.P. Bardin Iron and Steel Industry Institute (1992), and a Doctor of Science Degree at the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (2002). D.V. Shtansky worked as a researcher at the Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (Max - Planck - Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1995-1996), Ehime University (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1997-1999), The University of Tokyo (JSPS Research Fellowship, 1999-2000), and National Polytechnic Institute of Loraine (Erasmus Mundus Fellowship, 2006). His main relevant experiences include but are not limited to BN-based nanomaterials, surface engineering, thin films and coatings, composite materials, biomaterials, and heterogeneous catalysts.