Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland.

From 1987- 2008 Ryszard Michal Kozlowski worked at the Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan as the General Director. Since August of 2016 to present day he been working at the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants as the Deputy Director for Science. He is an expert in: Fibers and textiles, cellulose, nanocellulose, polymers, biocomposites, flame retardancy, protection against biodeterioration. Kozlowski is also editor of 6 books, author of 32 chapters, author of 13 domestic and 8 international patents, as well as the Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Natural Fibers.