(apologies in advance for cross postings)

 

A symposium entitled “Spectroscopic and Imaging Studies in Heritage Science” will be held at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2018 in Baltimore’s inner harbor this year the week of August 5^th. I encourage you to contribute a 2 page paper to the symposium that is due in February 15, 2018. The cultural heritage symposium is broadly defined , please consider contributing to its scholarly and technical diversity.

The conference website is: https://www.microscopy.org//MandM/2018/index.cfm .

 

Spectroscopic and Imaging Studies in Heritage Science

 

The application of microscale and nanoscale characterization techniques to the examination of cultural heritage materials has greatly enhanced our understanding of the processes that formed, and subsequently transformed those materials to their present state. Understanding the chemistry and morphology of heritage materials from the macro/mesoscopic scale to the microscale is of critical importance for our increasingly deeper levels of knowledge of the interaction between objects and their environment. This symposium will include invited and contributed presentations from students, conservators, conservation scientists, researchers, and those from other disciplines who have an interest in the preservation of cultural heritage.

 

Emerging methods for microscale and nanoscale examination in culture heritage

Case studies on historic and prehistoric materials

Non-invasive and minimally-invasive imaging and analysis methods

Kinetics of light fastness using microfadeometry

Synchrotron- and neutron-based studies

New approaches to protective coatings for heritage objects

Confirmed invited speakers include:

 

Jennifer Mass (Scientific Analysis of Fine Art)

Admir Masic (MIT)

Marc Walton (Northwestern University)

Tana Villafana (Library of Congress)

Glenn Gates (The Walters Art Museum)

 

The exhibition hall includes the latest instrumentation available in the field of microscopy and microanalysis, and you can witness live demonstrations of some exciting new technologies. One day registrations are available for those not looking to attend the full meeting.

 

Students, postdocs, and technical staff

All full-time students enrolled at accredited academic institutions and all full-time postdoctoral fellows are eligible for meeting award support. High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Applicants are not required to be members of the sponsoring societies. Additionally, full-time technologists are eligible for support as well if the applicant is a member of the sponsoring society, current in his or her dues for the year of the meeting.

 

We look forward to seeing you at the Baltimore inner harbor later this year!

 

On behalf of the symposium organizers,

 

Edward P. Vicenzi (Smithsonian Institution)

 

John Mansfield (University of Michigan)

 

Thomas Lam (Smithsonian Institution)

 

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Edward P. Vicenzi, PhD

Smithsonian Institution

Museum Conservation Institute

@DrMicroanalysis