Mirjam Leskovšek (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7994-6963) has a BSc (1999) and MSc (2003) in textile technology and DSc (2015) in textile science from the University of Ljubljana. She is the coordinator of the practical training of the students at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering. Her research activities are testing and analysis of various types of materials (textiles, graphic materials, polymers, cellulosic materials, etc.), mainly in the fields of their structural, morphological, mechanical–technological, dynamic mechanical, as well as thermal properties. She has published 21 scientific papers in scientific journals, of which 18 are in the above-mentioned fields and 23 symposium scientific papers. She participated in 5 research projects, financed by Slovenian Research Agency, and in a project funded by European regional development fund: CEL.CYCLE - discarded potential of biomass. She is a member of the Association of Textile Engineers and Technicians of Slovenia.