Dr Petra Forte Tavčer, full professor Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1966 Degrees: Bachelors degree: 1990 Master’s thesis: 1993 Ph.D. thesis: 1997 Department of Textiles, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana Employment: Department of Textiles, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana Young researcher (1990-1996), teaching assistant (1996-1998), assistant professor (1998-2006), associate professor (2006-2011), full professor (2011-), dean of faculty (2013-2017), head of department (2017-2022) Basic scientific interests: chemical modification of textiles, enzymatic treatment of textiles, bleaching–oxidation, washing, printing of textiles, application of microcapsules, ecology, recycling Pedagogical work: - Textile chemistry - Mentor of student doctoral and diploma theses - Author of university textbook and other educational materials Research work: Leading and coordinating projects, training and lecturing abroad, team leading, researching in the field of the chemical treatment of textiles and care in textile ecology. Mentoring of B.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Cooperation in and coordination of research projects. Investigation of enzymatic processes in textile technology, application of microcapsules in textiles, cleaning and reusing of wastewater, and recycling of textiles. Publishing of scientific and review papers. Organising scientific conferences.