On March 20, 2026, Sergey Sergeevich Lutai defended his PhD thesis in agricultural sciences at the Ural State Forest Engineering University in Yekaterinburg. His dissertation was titled "Use of phytoregulators to stimulate seed germination and growth of woody and herbaceous plants."
Supervisor: Sergey Veniaminovich Zalesov - Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Forestry at the Ural State Forest Engineering University (Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation).