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Russian (Russia) The following theses were defended in 2018-2019 in the frame of Activity 3 project:
| Name | Date | Place | Title | Degree |
| Sitdikov V.D. | 14.06.19 | Ufa State Aviation Technical University | Analysis of microstructure, crystallographic texture and phase transformations in bulk nanostructured materials by X-ray scattering methods | DSc |
| Nazarov D.V. | 16.04.19 | Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology | Modification of nanostructured titanium surface by methods of chemical etching and molecular layering for biomedical properties regulation | PhD |
| Medvedev A.E. | 04.12.18 | Ufa State Aviation Technical University | Strength, electrical conductivity and thermal stability of nanostructured alloys of Al-P3M and Al-Fe systems | PhD |
| Valiev R.R. | 30.10.18 | Ufa State Aviation Technical University | Enhancement of performance properties of titanium alloy basing on grain microstructure refinement and surface modification | PhD |
The following theses were defended in 2013-2018 in the frame of Mega-grant project:
| Name | Date | Place | Title | Degree |
| Boltynjuk E.V. | 15.06.18 | Saint Petersburg State University | Mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys with a structure modified by severe plastic deformation | PhD |
| Abramova M.M. | 04.10.17 | Ufa State Aviation Technical University | Increased strength and functional properties of austenitic nanostructured steels | PhD |
| Morozov P.E. | 19.06.17 | Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology | Synthesis, structure and properties of the element (Ti, Fe) - organic nanostructures on inorganic matrices | PhD |
| Enikeev N.A. | 30.12.16 | Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Grain boundaries and superstrength of nanostructured materials | DSc |
| Belyaev F.S. | 24.11.16 | Saint Petersburg State University | Microstructure model of non-recoverable deformation and defects in shape memory alloys | PhD |
| Lomakin I.V. | 01.10.15 | Saint Petersburg State University | Thermostatic bimetals with shape memory effect | PhD |
| Polyakov A.V. | 28.05.15 | The National University of Science and Technology MISiS | Evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium during equal channel angular pressing-Conform | PhD |
| Botkin A.V. | 26.11.14 | The National University of Science and Technology MISiS | Scientific and methodological foundations of angular pressing processes design | DSc |
| Sibirev A.V. | 25.12.14 | Saint Petersburg State University | Non-recoverable deformation during repeated implementation of shape memory effect in TiNi alloy | PhD |
| Kazarinov N.A. | 26.06.14 | Saint Petersburg State University | Dynamic and wave features of rupture processes of solid bodies during their quasi-static loading | PhD |
| Bobylev S.V. | 10.10.13 | Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Nanoscale plastic deformation and transformations of interfaces in nanocrystalline solids | DSc |
| Slesarenko V.Yu. | 26.09.13 | Saint Petersburg State University | Functional properties of amorphous-crystalline TiNi-based alloys | PhD |