She did her PhD degree in Toxicology in 1985 at the National center of hygiene, medical ecology and nutrition, Sofia. Currently she is a lecturer on Air Pollution and Waste Gas Treatment, Management and Quality of Ambient Air, Industrial Impact upon the Environment, Ecotoxicology. She has participated in multiple environmental projects at Technical University Varna and one joint venture project along with University of Cincinnati. R. Chuturkova has published over 100 research articles and has patented 2 innovations and several standards. Total Impact factor: 11.409, h-index: 2.