dr hab. inż. Renata Salerno-Kochan, prof. UEK

Doctor habilitatus in Economic Sciences in the discipline of Commodity Science (2012), Faculty of Commodity Science, Kracow University of Economics.
Title of habilitation monograph: New Elements of Commodity-Based Safety Assessment of Textile Products (recognized with a distinction for academic achievements and the habilitation monograph).

PhD in Economic Sciences in the field of Commodity Science (1997), Faculty of Commodity Science, Kracow University of Economics.
Title of doctoral dissertation: The Influence of Technological Factors on the Biodegradation of Fabrics.

Author of 165 scientific publications, including research articles published in journals indexed in the Web of Science database, scientific monographs, and academic textbooks, as well as chapters in national and international scientific monographs. Co-inventor of a utility model for a Laboratory Device for Spraying Essential Oils on Leathers and Textile Materials.

Reviewer in habilitation and doctoral proceedings, as well as numerous national and international scientific journals. Supervisor of two completed PhD dissertations and one doctoral project currently in progress.

Participant in over 60 scientific conferences in Poland and abroad. Member of numerous scientific committees of national and international conferences, as well as chair or moderator of multiple plenary and panel sessions.

Research interests:

• Product safety
• Innovations in the textile and clothing sector
• Development and evaluation of the quality of textile and clothing products
• Comfort and functionality of clothing
• Consumer quality perception of clothing products
• The role of branding in perceived quality of clothing products
• Development and challenges of the textile and clothing sector
• Sustainable development in the textile and clothing sector
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Current functions:

• Director of the Institute of Quality and Product Management Sciences
• Head of the Department of Quality and Safety of Industrial Products
• President of International Society of Commodity Science and Technology (IGWT)
• President of Polish Society of Commodity Science