Dr. Boris Maiorov is a distinguished scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), with a focus on physics, superconductivity, and elastic constants. His academic journey started in Argentina where he completed his Undergraduate and Doctoral degrees in Physics at the Instituto Balseiro, Bariloche. He has contributed significantly to the field of superconductivity, particularly in enhancing current densities in coated conductors and optimizing pinning landscapes, with unique work on very high fields (up to 75T). Maiorov's studies of the synergetic combination of different types of material defects to improve superconductor performance, and his research on angular-dependent vortex pinning mechanisms has been widely recognized as a tool to identify relevant material defects to further develop. His recent efforts are focused on finding alternative ways to improve superconductors using thermodynamic routes. He leads the effort of ultrasound studies in the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Pulsed Field Facility at LANL) focus on the study of a myriad of materials and the determination of microstructure effects on materials properties.