Valentin N. RyzhovProfessor Valentin N. Ryzhov is Deputy Director for Science of the Institute for High Pressure Physics, RAS, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia. He received his PhD from JINR, Dubna, Russia. His main research interests are in theoretical condensed matter physics, including phase transitions, superconductivity, and Bose-Einstein condensates. He was elected Member of the AIRAPT Executive Committee in 2013. E-mail: ryzhov@hppi.troitsk.ru