Mária Porubská is Associate Professor at Chemistry Department at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. She graduated with specialization in analytical chemistry at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (1969) and completed PhD study at the same university in the field of Technology of Macromolecular Materials (1984). She completed study stays at Plastpolimer Institute in Sankt Petersburg and Luis Pasteur University in Strasbourg. In the field of Materials she habilitated at Faculty of Industrial Technologies of Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín (2015). She gives lectures from analytical chemistry, instrumental methods, chemical calculations and chemical legislation. Work experience includes over three decades in plastics processing and application research focused on material testing (1974-2008), being twice awarded for material testing at national level. Current research interest is modification of sheep wool intended for non-textile application. She is Member of Slovak Chemistry Society and Member of Topical Advisory Panel at Processes journal for ´Material Processes´.