Prof. Anita Tarbuk, Ph.D.

 Personal data

• 19th July 1975, Bjelovar, Croatia

 Web links

• http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=274945
• http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cjw6WVwAAAAJ&hl=en

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4539-2103

 Academic education

• 2001 - B.Sc. - Dip. Ing.: Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb, textile chemistry; “Sorption Properties of Medullated Wool”; mentor. M. Andrassy
• 2005. - M. Sc.: Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb,\\\"Adsorption of ionic surfactants on textile fibers\\\"; mentor: A. M. Grancarić; komentor: T. Pušić
• 2009. - PhD. University of ZAgreb, Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb,\\\"Interface Phenomena of cationized Cotton\\\"; mentor: A. M. Grancarić
• 2013. University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education, Pedagogic-psychological-didactic-methodical education for Teacher at Technical Schools

 Employment and titles

• 2001-2002 - High school Bjelovar
• 2002 - Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb
• 2005-2009 - University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, young scientist- assistant
• 2009-2013 - University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, young scientist- Senior researcher
• 2010-2013 - Research associate - Senior research associate - 
• 2013 - Assistant Professor
• 2013-2017 - Head of International Relations Office/ERASMUS+/ECTS coordinator
• 2017 Senior researcher
• 2018 Associate Professor
• 2018-2020 Head of department of Textile Chemistry and Chemistry
• 1st Oct 2020 - interim Vice Dean for Inter-institutional and International Cooperation
• 2021 - 2023 Vice Dean for Inter-institutional and International Cooperation
• 1st Oct 2023 - Vice Dean for International and Inter-institutional Cooperation
• Dec 2023 - Full Professor

 Scientific specialisation and research stays abroad

• 2003 - Arge Alps-Adria scholarship, Büro für Internationale Beziehungen Karl-Franzens-Universität (KFU), Graz, Austria; 2 months, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, KFU, Graz
• 2004 - University of Maribor, Fakulteta za strojništvo, Oddelek za tekstilstvo, Maribor, Slovenia
• 2004 (1 week)Zadar, Hrvatska, NATO Science for Peace, NATO Advanced research workshop, Protective textiles and clothing
• 2005 & 2006 Univerza u Ljubljani, Tekstilni oddelek, Ljubljana, Slovenija (boravci po 2 tjedna)
• 2004 & 2007 Bezema, Švicarska (2 weeks)
• 2007 & 2008 University of ghent, belgium (2 weeks)
• 2009 (1 week)Leskovac, Serbia, University of Niš, Faculty of Leskovac, Multifuntional textile finishing
• 2009 (5 weeks)Maribor, Slovenia, University of Maribor, Ultrasound treatment of textiles
• 2010 (2 weeks)Split, Hrvatska, NATO Science for Peace, NATO Advanced study institute, Textiles and clothing for NBC protection
• 2015 (2 weeks)guest professor - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design and Commodity Science College, Lodz, Poljska
• 2015 (2 days)guest lecturer - Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts Łodź, Poljska
• 2016 (2 weeks)guest professor - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design and Commodity Science College, Lodz, Poljska
• 2016 (2 days)guest lecturer - Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts Łodź, Poljska
• 2016. finished „Programme for improvement of teaching competences" organized by UniZG, TTF and CeZaN, Zagreb
• 2016. Workshop for future mentors of doctoral students, organized by TTF and Graphic faculty.
• 2017 (2 weeks)guest professor - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design and Commodity Science College, Lodz, Poljska
• 2018 ITECH Lyon (3 weeks)
• 2018 (2 weeks) guest professor - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design and Commodity Science College, Lodz, Poljska
• 2019 ITECH Lyon (3 weeks)
• 2019 University of Niš, Faculty of Technology Leskovac (1 week)
• 2020 ITECH Lyon (1 week)
• 2021 ITECH Lyon (3 weeks)
• 2021 University of Niš, Faculty of Technology Leskovac (1 week)
• 2022 ITECH Lyon (3 weeks)
• 2022 (2 weeks) guest professor - Lodz University of Technology
• 2023 ITECH Lyon (3 weeks)
• 2023 (2 weeks) guest professor - Lodz University of Technology

 Teaching activity

• Graduate study
• "Textile Care" - VI. & VII. , lab work
• Textile Finishing Processes - VII., lab work
• "Textile Finishing Theory" - VII., lab work
• Bologna study - 1st
• "Textile Finishing Processes" (3+2)
• Bologna sutdy - 2nd/ERASMUS in English
• "Theory of Textile Finishing" (2+2)
• "Textile Auxiliaries"
• Doctoral study - 3rd 
• "Physico-chemical processes of textile finishing"
• "Enzymes in Textile Finishing and Care"
• ITECH, Lyon
• "Finishing of Textiles" - with Fabien Roland (40+16h)
• "Textile Raw Materials" - one part in English (11h)

 Mentorship

• 4 diploma thesis
• 11 diploma thesis (2nd level Bologna study)
• 15 thesis (1st level Bologna study)
• 3 scientific work for Rector prize
• 5 scientific works for Tehnologijada
• 1 scientific work for AMCA TTF Award
• 1 scientific work for TSRC Award

 Research

• Scientific Area: Technical Sci.
• Scientific Field: Textile Technology
• Scientific Branch: Textile Chemistry

 Area of special research interest

• interface phenomena on textile (electrokinetic potential, surface charge, surface free energy, adsorption, wetting, wicking, contact angle)
• textile for medical application
• cellulose cationization
• wastewater treatment
• enzymes in textile finishing
• polyester hydrolisis
• optical brigthening and fluorescence
• UV Protection

 Scientific-professional work

• 2 editorial books
• 9 book chapters
• 39 scientific paper published in journal quoted in WoSCC
• 22 scientific papers published in journal quoted in other bases
• 2 professional papers in journal quoted in SCI-EXpanded and 2 in Proceedings
• 138 scientific papers published in International Conference Proceedings
• 19 scientific papers published in domestic Conference proceedings
• 1 plenary, 2 invited lectures and 2 co-authorship on plenary lectures
• 1 editor of proceedings of international conference
• Web of Science®Core Collection: 47, SCOPUS: 69, EBSCO: 2, DOAJ: 5,
• quotaition:
• Web of Science®Core Collection: 563, h-index 12;
• SCOPUS: 699, , h-index 14
• Google scholar: 1368, h-index 19

List of key scientific papers

• E. Vujasinović, A. Tarbuk, T. Pušić, T. Dekanić: Bio-Innovative Pretreatment of Coarse Wool Fibers. Processes, 11 (2023), 1; 103, 14 doi:10.3390/pr11010103

• S. Flinčec Grgac, T.-D. Biruš, A. Tarbuk, T. Dekanić, A. Palčić: The Durable Chitosan Functionalization of Cellulosic Fabrics. Polymers 15 (2023) 18, 3829, 13. doi:10.3390/polym15183829

• A.Sutlović, M. I. Glogar, I. Čorak, A. Tarbuk: Trichromatic Vat Dyeing of Cationized Cotton, Materials 14 (2021), 5731, 18 doi:https://.org/10.3390/ma14195731

• A.M. Grancarić, A. Tarbuk, S. Hadžić, B. Simončič: From Raw to Finished Cotton – Characterization by Interface Phenomena, AUTEX research journal, 22 (2021), 0055, 9 doi:10.2478/aut-2021-0055

• I.Čorak, I. Brlek, A. Sutlović, A. Tarbuk: Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye, Molecules 27 (2022), 3; 1100, 13 doi:10.3390/molecules27031100

• I.Čorak, A. Tarbuk, D. Đorđević, K. Višić, L. Botteri: Sustainable Alkaline Hydrolysis of Polyester Fabric at Low Temperature, Materials, 15 (2022), 4; 1530, 17 doi:10.3390/ma15041530

• M.I. Glogar, T. Dekanić, A. Tarbuk, I. Čorak, P. Labazan: Influence of Cotton Cationization on Pigment Layer Characteristics in Digital Printing. Molecules 27 (2022), 4; 1418, 14 doi:10.3390/molecules27041418

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Sutlović, Ana; Castellano, Angela; Colleoni, Claudio; Rosace, Giuseppe; Plutino, Maria Rosaria: ENHANCEMENT OF ACID DYESTUFF SALT-FREE FIXATION BY A CATIONIZING SOL-GEL BASED COATING FOR COTTON FABRIC.  // Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 612 (2021), 125984, 11 doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125984

• Flinčec Grgac, Sandra; Tarbuk, Anita; Dekanić, Tihana; Sujka, Witold; Draczyński , Zbigniew: The Chitosan Implementation into Cotton and Polyester/Cotton Blend Fabrics.  // Materials, 13 (2020), 7; 1616, 18 doi:10.3390/ma13071616

• Kodrić, Marija; Reka, Arianit; Dimić, Čedomir; Tarbuk, Anita; Đorđević, Dragan: THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF DISPERSE DYES SORPTION ON POLYESTER FIBERS.  // Advanced technologies, 9 (2020), 2;  41-47 doi:10.5937/savteh2002041K

• Tominac Trcin, Mirna; Zdraveva, Emilija; Dolenec, Tamara; Vrgoč Zimić, Ivana; Bujić Mihica, Marina; Batarilo, Ivanka; Dekaris, Iva; Blažević, Valentina; Slivac, Igor; Holjevac Grgurić, Tamara et al.
  Poly(ε-caprolactone) Titanium Dioxide and Cefuroxime Antimicrobial Scaffolds for Cultivation of Human Limbal Stem Cells.  // Polymers, 12 (2020), 8; 1758, 26 doi:10.3390/polym12081758

• Wasko, Joanna; Fraczyk, Justyna; Becht, Angelika; Kaminski, Zbigniew; Flinčec Grgac, Sandra; Tarbuk, Anita; Kaminska, Marta; Dudek, Mariusz; Gliscinska, Eulalia; Draczynski, Zbigniew; Kolesinska, Beata
  Conjugates of Chitosan and Calcium Alginate with Oligoproline and Oligohydroxyproline Derivatives for Potential Use in Regenerative Medicine.  // Materials, 13 (2020), 14; 3079, 29 doi:10.3390/ma13143079 

• Mladenovic, Nina; Makreski, Petre; Tarbuk, Anita; Grgić, Katia; Boev, Blazo; Mirakovski, Dejan; Toshikj, Emilija; Dimova, Vesna; Dimitrovski, Dejan; Jordanov, Igor: Improved Dye Removal Ability of Low-cost Modified Rice Husk with Effluent from Alkaline Scouring Based on the Circular Economy Concept.  // Processes, 8 (2020), 653, 17 doi:10.3390/pr8060653

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grgić, Katia; Toshikj, Emilija; Domović, Daniel; Dimitrovski, Dejan; Dimova, Vesna; Jordanov, Igor
  Monitoring of cellulose oxidation level by electrokinetic phenomena and numeric prediction model.  // Cellulose, 27 (2020),  3107-3119 doi:10.1007/s10570-020-03028-6

• Toshikj, Emilija; Tarbuk, Anita; Grgić, Katia; Mangovska, Biljana; Jordanov, Igor: Influence of Different Oxidizing Systems on Cellulose Oxidation Level : Introduced Groups vs Degradation Model.  // Cellulose, 26 (2019), 2;  777-794 doi:10.1007/s10570-018-2133-4

• Čorak, Ivana; Pušić, Tanja; Tarbuk, Anita: Enzimi za hidrolizu poliestera.  // Tekstil 68 (2019), 7-9;  142-151.

• Tarbuk, Anita; Flinčec Grgac, Sandra; Dekanić, Tihana: WETTING AND WICKING OF HOSPITAL PROTECTIVE TEXTILES.  // Advanced technologies, 8 (2019), 2;  5-15 doi:10.5937/savteh1902005T

• Jordanov, Igor; Stevens, Daniel L.; Tarbuk, Anita; Magovac, Eva; Bischof, Sandra; Grunlan, Jaime C.
  Enzymatic Modification of Polyamide for Improving the Conductivity of Water-Based Multilayer Nanocoatings.  // ACS Omega, 4 (2019), 7;  12028-12035 doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b01052

• Marković, Josip; Vunderl, Matea; Grgić, Katia; Tarbuk, Anita: Kationiziranje otpadne pamučne tkanine – utjecaj na mehanička svojstva.  // Tekstil 67 (2018), 1-2;  27-39 

• Dekanić, Tihana; Tarbuk, Anita; Flinčec Grgac, Sandra: The liquid moisture management properties of low-temperature cured water-repellent cotton fabrics.  // Tekstil 67 (2018), 7-8;  189-200

• Draczyński, Zbigniew; Flinčec Grgac, Sandra; Dekanić, Tihana; Tarbuk, Anita; Boguń, Maciej: Implementation of Chitosan into Cotton Fabric.  // Tekstilec, 60 (2017), 4;  296-301 doi:10.14502/Tekstilec2017.60.296-301

• Salopek Čubrić, Ivana; Potočić Matković, Vesna Marija; Skenderi, Zenun; Tarbuk, Anita: Impact of substrate on water vapour resistance of naturally weathered coated fabrics.  // Textile research journal, 86 (2017), 13;  1541-1553 doi:10.1177/0040517516657055

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Botteri, Lea: The Improvement of Cotton Flame Retardancy with Aluminosilicate Application by Synergism.  // Annual ... of the Croatian Academy of Engineering, 22 (2016),  201-220

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Šitum, Mirna: Skin Cancer and UV Protection.  // AUTEX research journal, 16 (2016), 1;  19-28 doi:10.1515/aut-2015-0050

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Botteri, Lea; Alongi, Jenny; Tarbuk, Anita: Silica Precursor as Synergist for Cotton Flame Retardancy.  // International journal of clothing science and technology, 28 (2016), 3;  378-386 doi:10.1108/IJCST-03-2016-0036

• Pušić, Tanja; Tarbuk, Anita; Dekanić, Tihana: Bio-innovation in cotton scouring - acid and neutral pectinases.  // Fibres & textiles in Eastern Europe, 23 (2015), 1(109);  98-103

• Sutlović, Ana; Lukunić, Dijana; Tarbuk, Anita: Dizajn luminiscentnim efektima na platnu od lana i kudjelje.  // Tekstil 64 (2015), 5-6;  169-178

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Magaš, Saša: Modified Cotton Socks – Possibility to Protect from Diabetic Foot Infection.  // Collegium antropologicum, 39 (2015), 1;  177-183

• Ristić, Nebojša; Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Ristić, Ivanka; Šmelcerović, Miodrag: Interface Phenomena and Dyeability with Reactive Dyes of Cationized Cotton.  // Industria Textila, 65 (2014), 4;  220-227

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Leskovac, Mirela: Novel cotton cellulose by cationisation during mercerisation - part 2: Interface phenomena.  // Cellulose, 21 (2014), 3;  2089-2099 doi:10.1007/s10570-014-0194-6

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Leskovac, Mirela: Novel cotton cellulose by cationisation during the mercerisation process - Part 1: Chemical and morphological changes.  // Cellulose, 21 (2014), 3;  2167-2179 doi:10.1007/s10570-014-0245-z 

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Botteri, Lea: Light Conversion and Scattering in UV Protective Textiles.  // Autex research journal, 14 (2014), 4;  247-258 doi:10.2478/aut-2014-0025

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Šitum, Mirna: Discrepancy of Whiteness and UV Protection in Wet State.  // Collegium antropologicum, 38 (2014), 4;  1099-1105

• Tarbuk, Anita; Pušić, Tanja; Jukić, Marina: Optimiranje postupka iskuhavanja pamučne tkanine kiselim i neutralnim pektinazama.  // Tekstil : časopis za tekstilnu tehnologiju i konfekciju, 62 (2013), 9-10;  353-360

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Ristić, Nebojša; Tarbuk, Anita; Ristić, Ivanka: Electrokinetic Phenomena of Cationized Cotton and its Dyeability with Reactive Dyes.  // Fibres & textiles in Eastern Europe, 21 (2013), 6(102);  106-110.

• Farouk, Asmaa; Textor, Torsten; Schollmeyer, Eckhard; Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija: SOL-GEL DERIVED INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID POLYMERS FILLED WITH ZNO NANOPARTICLES AS ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FINISH FOR TEXTILES.  // AUTEX research journal, 10 (2010), 3;  58-63

• Pušić, Tanja; Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Šauperl, Olivera; Soljačić, Ivo: Adsorption and Desorption of Ionic Surfactants.  // Tenside, surfactants, detergents, 47 (2010), 3;  173-178

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Šitum, Mirna; Martinis, Mladen: UV Clothing and Skin Cancer.  // Collegium Antropologicum, 34 (2010), S2;  179-183

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita: EDA Modified PET Fabric Treated with Activated Natural Zeolite Nanoparticles.  // Materials Technology, 24 (2009), 1;  58-63

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Chibowski, Emil; Tarbuk, Anita: Slobodna površinska energija tekstila.  // Tekstil  57 (2008), 1-2;  29-40

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Marković, Lea; Tarbuk, Anita: Aktivni multifunkcijski pamuk obrađen nanočesticama zeolita.  // Tekstil, 56 (2007), 9;  543-553

• Tarbuk, Anita; Grancarić, Anamarija; Jančijev, Igor; Sharma, Shekar: Zaštita od ultraljubičastog zračenja površinski modificiranom poliesterskom tkaninom.  // Tekstil, 55 (2006), 8;  383-394

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Dumitrescu, Iuliana; Bišćan, Jasenka: Influence of fluorescent whitening agents on ultraviolet protection of pretreated cotton.  // AATCC review, 6 (2006), 4;  40-46

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Pušić, Tanja: Electrokinetic properties of textile fabrics.  // Coloration technology, 121 (2005), 4;  221-227 doi::10.1111/j.1478-4408.2005.tb00277.x 

• Grancarić, Anamarija; Tarbuk, Anita; Dekanić, Tihana: Elektropozitivan pamuk.  // Tekstil, 53 (2004), 2;  47-51

   

   

 Projects (Leader)

• Sustainable Design and Process in Textiles for Higher Education (GreenTEX)

  iz Erasmus+ programa, Key activity2, Project No.: 2021-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000032201, 1. 1. 2022. – 29. 2. 2024. coordinator Lodz University of Technology, Poland. Partners: Technical university of Liberec, Czech Republic; Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania; University of Aveiro, Portugal; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Tekstilno-tehnološki fakultet, Croatia

• Bio-innovated polyesters

  bilateral Croatia-Serbia project, Ministry of Science and Education, 1. 5. 2019. - 30. 6. 2022.; partner: Univerzitet u Nišu, Tehnološki fakultet u Leskovcu

• Bio-inovirani poliesterski materijal za ciljanu primjenu u bolničkom okruženju iz „Projekta razvoja karijera mladih istraživača – izobrazba novih doktora znanosti“ Hrvatske zaklade za znanost

  Šifra: HRZZ-DOK-2018-09-4254, 25. 4. 2019. - 28. 2. 2023.
• 2014-2015. leader of research for company Novozymes (CDA-Novozymes Novozymes (China) Investment Co. Ltd./TTF)
• 7 scientific research financed by UniZG

 Projects (collaborator)

• Ekološki povoljni procesi oplemenjivanja i kvaliteta tekstila (117002) – MZT, glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ive Soljačića, 1.1.2002.-1.7.2002.
• Ekološki procesi predobrade i njege tekstila (0117012) – MZOŠ, glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić 1.7.2002.-1.1.2007.
• Međupovršinske pojave aktivnih multifunkcijskih tekstilnih materijala, (117-1252971-1367) – MZOŠ, glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić 1.1.2007.-
• Factory Sunprotex, EUREKA E!3145 – partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić 2004.-2007.
• Biotex, EUREKA E!3286 - partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić 2005.-2007.
• Flemish - Croatian Textile Training Network: T2Net – bilateralni projekt hrvatske i flamanske vlade, hrvatskog voditelja A. M. Grancarić 2006-2008
• Mura-Drava Learning Network: MUDRA – trilateralni projekt hrvatske, slovenske i flamanske vlade, hrvatskog voditelja A. M. Grancarić 2008-2009
• Ekologija kemijskog čišćenja i pranja – slovensko-hrvatski bilateralni projekt, voditelj projekta prof. dr. sc. Tanja Pušić, 2003.- 2006.
• Slobodna površinska energija predobrađenog i apretiranog tekstila – slovensko-hrvatski bilateralni glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 2004.-2006.
• Uvođenje kemotermičkih postupaka pranja u praonice bolničkog rublja – slovensko-hrvatski bilateralni projekt, voditelj projekta prof. dr. sc. Tanja Pušić, 2005.-2007.
• PLATO-GLOBUS projekt - belgijsko hrvatski bilateralni projekt, voditelj Gospodarska komora Zadar, 2006.-2008.
• APTEX Improving The Application And Durability Of Surface Functionalisation On Textile Fabrics, EUREKA E!4178 – partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Tanje Pušić, 1.1.2008.-1.1.2010.
• Multifunkcijsko oplemenjivanje tekstila – srpsko-hrvatski bilateralni glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 1.11.2008.-1.11.2010
• Ultrazvukom modificirani tekstil za multifunkcijsku zaštitu – slovensko-hrvatski bilateralni glavnog istraživača prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 1.1.2009.-1.1.2011.
• SMILES (Sustainable Measures for Industrial Laundry Expansion Strategies SMART LAUNDRY-2015), FP7 projekt New technologies for water and energy savings in EU industrial laundries, partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Tanje Pušić, 2009
• MAPPIC 3D (One-shot Manufacturing on large scale of 3D up graded panels and stiffeners for lightweight thermoplastic textile composite structures), FP7 projekt partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 1.12.2011.-30.11.2015.
• COST Action FLARETEX - \\\"Sustainable flame retardancy for textiles and related materials based on nanoparticles substituting conventional chemicals\\\" (MP1105), projekt partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 2012.-2015.
• LLP projekt – Leonardo da Vinci: TIED SHOE – Training in Innovation, Enterpreneurship and design for Footwear, 2011-1-PT1-LEO05-08590, projekt partnera za Hrvatsku prof. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 2011.-2013. – MENADŽEMENT/PREDAVAČ)
• HRZZ project 9967 – ADVANCETEX, Advanced textile materials by targeted surface modification, (Napredni tekstilni materijali ciljane površinske modifikacije), leader: prof. dr. sc. Sandra Bischof, 1.9.2014-31.8.2018.
• LLP projekt – Knowlwdge for Footwear, K4F, projekt partnera za Hrvatsku prof. emerit. dr. sc. Ane Marije Grancarić, 2013. – 2015. MENADŽEMENT/PREDAVAČ)

• HRZZ UIP-05-2019-8780, HPROTEX: Hospital Protective Textiles, leader: Sandra Flinčec Grgac (15.3.2018.- 14.9.2023.) - leader E3

• Modernizacija infrastrukture Znanstveno-istraživačkog centra za tekstil (MI-TSRC), KK.01.1.1.02.0024 leader: Sandra Bischof,  (EFRR)  2014. – 2020., 16. 5.2018. - 16.3.2021.

• Internacionalizacija doktorskog studija Tekstilna znanost i tehnologija (IDSTZT), UP.03.1.1.02.0022, leader Vesna Marija Potočić Matković, (ESF) 2014. – 2020., 17. 10. 2018. – 17. 10. 2021.

Work in scientific and professional associations

• Hrvatska udruga bivših studenata i prijatelja Tekstilno-tehnološkog fakulteta (AMCA TTF)
• Član Časnog suda AMCA/AMAC Saveza
• Član TO120 HZN

• Hrvatski inženjerski savez tekstilaca, HIST (Croatian Association of Textile Engineers) 

  - member since 2002.

  - member of Publishing Council since 2022.
• Editor in Chief of journal Tekstil since 2022.
• MLAZ - Mreža mladih znanstvenika

• Akademija tehničkih znanosti Hrvatske, HATZ (Croatian Academy of Engineering)

  – Associate member of the Academy Department of Textile Technologyčlan since May 15, 2021.

  – Chairwoman of Committee for International Co-operation (2022-2026)

• AUTEX – the Association of Universities for Textiles –  Faculty representative since 2020. 

 Awards

• 1998 -2001 Award for Faculty Day to the best student, major: process
• 2001. Award from the foundation "Prof. dr. sc. Mladen Žerdik" to the best student of textile chemistry major 
• 2004. AMCA TTF Acknowledgment
• 2007. Award to the best young scientist of TTF
• 2007. DAAAM International AWARD for the Best Poster Presentation at the 18th DAAAM International Symposium
• 2008 Award to the young scientist "Vera Johanides", Croatian Academy of Technical Sciences (HATZ)
• 2009 Recognition of the "Plastics and Rubber Society" for the notable success of the conference "The Future of Polymer Science in Croatia"
• Dean's Award for publishing a paper in the journal with the largest impact factor, on the occasion of the Faculty Day, January 24, 2020.
• Dean's Award for publishing a paper in the journal with the largest impact factor, on the occasion of the Faculty Day, January 25, 2022.