Özkan Yapar

Özkan Yapar is a professional scientist with extensive experience in curation, research, and education within environmental and textile engineering fields. Currently serving as a Full Curator at the Encyclopedia of Life since June 2012 and as a Curator for the Ask Nature Project at the Biomimicry Institute since April 2011, Özkan also contributes as an Author to the Encyclopedia of Earth. Previous positions include Researcher at the University of Oulu, Research Assistant at Tampere University of Technology, and Consultant in Textile Business Development at Innovalogy. Özkan holds an MSc in Fiber Materials Science and a Bachelor’s in both Fiber Material Science and Textile Engineering, with comprehensive training in entrepreneurship related to small and medium-sized enterprises at PMC Project Management Centre.