Nitride Ceramics – Combustion Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Alexander A. Gromov is a Humboldt Experienced Researcher and a Visiting Professor at the Georg Simon Ohm Technical University in Nurnberg, Germany, since 2013. Having obtained his academic degrees from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU, Russia), he spent most of his career working for TPU, KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany), Fraunhofer ICT (Pfinztal, Germany), University of Ulsan (South Korea) and the Aerospace Engineering Department at Milan Polytechnic University (Polimi, Italy). He has authored over 150 scientific publications and several books and has received numerous Russian scientific awards, including the Russian Academy of Science Medal in 2009. Liudmila Chukhlomina is a leading researcher at the Department of Structural Macrokinetics, Tomsk Scientific Center, Russia, since 1989. She graduated from Tomsk State University (Russia) in 1978 and then worked in the Scientific Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics by Tomsk State University. Dr. Chukhlomina has authored over 130 scientific publications and several books and is also a reviewer for the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.