Dr. Anja Verbič is a Research Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Chemistry (NIC), at the Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering. She received her PhD in Textile Engineering from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2023, graduating cum laude, in collaboration with the Jožef Stefan Institute. Her research focuses on sustainable functional materials and green technologies, including the development of non-toxic functional coatings, eco-friendly surface modification strategies, and the use of deep eutectic solvents (DES) for the extraction of valuable bioactive compounds. She has contributed to several national and international research projects, including Horizon Europe projects PROPLANET, where she served as a work package leader. Her work aims to advance sustainable materials, circular-economy approaches, and environmentally friendly technologies. She has authored 11 original research articles, 2 review article, and a book chapter, with over 249 citations in Web of Science and 330 in Scopus.