Biographical note

Pavel Belkin is a physicist who graduated from Moscow State University, Russia, and studies the processes of plasma electrolysis. He has published four monographs, 11 textbooks, and more than 150 articles.Sergei Kusmanov is a chemist who graduated from Kostroma State University, Russia, and studies chemical processes, composition and properties of modified surfaces, and wear and corrosion resistance. He has published a monograph, 8 textbooks, and more than 100 articles.Sergei Shadrin is a physicist who graduated from Kostroma State University, Russia. He is the author of more than 20 articles on thermal aspects of plasma electrolysis.Ilya Dyakov is a physicist who graduated from Kostroma State University, Russia, and studies the electrochemical characteristics of plasma electrolysis, the composition and properties of modified alloys, and corrosion resistance. He has published a monograph, a textbook, and more than 30 articles.