Ivan I. Argatov graduated from Leningrad State University in 1991, where he obtained a Diploma in Mechanics, and, in 1995, received his C.Sc. (equiv. to Ph.D.) degree in solid mechanics. In 2000, he obtained his D.Sc. degree (Habilitation) from St. Petersburg State University. He is a recipient of several awards, including the Leonhard Euler Fellowship (Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, 1994), Mikhail Lomonosov Fellowship (DAAD, 2004), Ikerbasque Fellowship for senior researchers (Basque Foundation for Science, 2010), Marie Curie Fellowship for experienced researchers (European Commission, 2010), and Ba-Yu Scholar (Chongqing City, 2019). He is the author and co-author of more than two hundred publications in international journals, three monographs, and two graduate textbooks. Currently, he is a visiting scientist at the Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.