**Meet the editor**

Nikolay N. Nikitenkov finished his studies at the Moscow State University and there defended his candidate and doctoral dissertations in Physics. Currently, he is a professor at Tomsk Polytechnic University. He lectures in the direction of "Modern Methods of Studying Solid Surfaces and Thin Films." He is the researcher and expert in the following directions: modern technologies

for creating thin-film systems and coatings; physics of metal-hydrogen systems; and modern research methods of the surfaces and thin films. He has published over 150 articles in these areas, including more than 50 in international journals, with high rating.
