Rosa Maria Nothnagel is a PhD student at the Center for Regenerative Medicine, University for Continuing Education Krems, affiliated with AC2T research GmbH. Her research focuses on preserving cartilage integrity using functionalized additive manufactured implants. She holds a Master's degree in Safety in the Food Chain and a Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Biotechnology from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Nothnagel has experience as a project manager in biotribology and in quality and environmental management, with internships in quality assurance and product development. She has been involved in several funded projects, notably under the NÖFFG and K2 InTribology programs. Her biotribology research began with her master’s thesis on bio-based friction modifiers for food-grade lubrication and continued with her PhD on cartilage integrity post-hemiarthroplasty. She has published work on green lubrication and bio-based friction modifiers and received the "Newcomer of the Year" award from the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Methodenentwicklung und Simulation (OGMS) in 2020. An active member of the Austrian Society for Rheology, Nothnagel collaborates with Austrian research institutions and companies, focusing on biotribology and regenerative medicine. She is committed to open science and has presented her PhD work at Pint of Science Austria, the 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis in Vienna, and the IBI Symposium 2024.