• |July 10th, 2025|

    Emma studies towards PhD at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology at University of Ljubljana. Her work focuses on the Odotheka project, specifically the development of an international archive of olfactory heritage, using the heritage science approach, in a close collaboration with the Cracow University of Economics in Poland and cultural heritage experts from [...]

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  • |July 10th, 2025|

    The Slovenian Research Agency approved funding for a 3-year research project titled "Effects of lignin degradation on paper-based materials in extreme conditions". The project will explore the effect of lignin degradation on cellulose-based materials in two “extreme” contexts: during composting and long-term environmental degradation. The variables affecting the degradation pathways as well as the degradation [...]

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  • |July 9th, 2025|

    • International archive of smells of heritage objects
    • Mednarodni arhiv vonjav predmetov kulturne dediščine

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: N1-0228, CEUS scheme in collaboration between NCN (Narodowe Centrum Nauki) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €800k

    Duration: 1. 12. 2021 – 1. 12. 2024

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