08.10.2024 у. at 14:30 o'clock Turdiev Shakhboz Shermamat ugli was defended on the topic: «Mineral forms of occurrence of platinoids and noble metals of Uzbekistan and development of technology for their extraction», in the specialty: 05.02.01 - "Materials science in mechanical engineering. Foundry production. Heat treatment and pressure treatment of metals" (technical sciences) for the degree of Doctor of technical sciences (DSc).