Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology (SR2A)

from Tuesday 05 June 2012 at 17:00 to Friday 08 June 2012 at 18:00 (US/Eastern)
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Kathleen Nasta (Event Coordinator) sr2a@bnl.gov
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  • Tuesday 05 June 2012
    Institute of Fine Arts, Lobby (14 East 78th Street)
     
    • 17:30 - 20:00Registration and Reception
  • Wednesday 06 June 2012 - abstracts
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall)
     
    • 09:00Museum Opens
    • 09:20 - 09:40Welcome
    • 09:40 - 10:10Pushing The Limits of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for The Analysis of Artistic Materials
      Invited Speaker: Marine Cotte (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France)
    • 10:10 - 10:30The Reattribution of “Flower Still Life” from the Collection of The Kröller-Müller Museum to Vincent van Gogh Based on Scanning Macro-XRF Investigations
      Speaker: Matthias Alfeld (Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
    • 10:30 - 10:50New Tools Open New Frontiers in Paint Analysis: hard x-ray nanoprobe applications to the paints of Pablo Picasso
      Speaker: Francesca Casadio (The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA)
    • 10:50 - 11:20Break
    • 11:20 - 11:40High Definition X-ray Fluorescence Elemental Mapping of Historic Paintings with Synchrotron Radiation
      Speaker: David Thurrowgood (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia)
    • 11:40 - 12:00Imaging of CdS Degradation in Matisse’s Le Bonheur de Vivre (1905-6): microXANES and SR-FTIR Methodologies 
      Speaker: Jennifer Mass (Scientific Research and Analysis Lab, Winterthur Museum, USA)
    • 12:00 - 13:30Lunch(On Your Own - access to MET cafeteria)
    • 13:30 - 13:50Characterisation of Porosity in 19th-20th Century Painting Grounds by Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Tomography
      Speaker: Ester S.B. Ferreira (Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zürich, Switzerland)
    • 13:50 - 14:20Unlocking the Secrets of Classic Violins: the 1753 G.B. Guadagnini
      Invited Speaker: Franco Zanini (Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza-Trieste, Italy)
    • 14:20 - 14:40Fibrous Twists and Turns: Early ceramic technology revealed through Computed Tomography
      Speaker: James Thostenson (The American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA)
    • 14:40 - 15:10Break
    • 15:10 - 15:30Synchrotron XRF and XAS Studies of Ancient Kreab Mirrors from Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand
      Speaker: Wantana Klysubun (Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand)
    • 15:30 - 15:50Medieval Glass from the Cathedral in Paderborn: a comparative study using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, and inductively coupled laser ablation mass spectrometry
      Speaker: Josef Hormes (Canadian Light Source Inc., University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
    • 15:50 - 16:10A Lost Technology Revealed: Understanding Medieval Ruby Glass Technology Using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
      Speaker: Ian C. Freestone (Institute of Archaeology, London, UK)
    • 16:10 - 16:30The Browning Phenomenon of Medieval Stained Glass Windows
      Speaker: Jessica Ferrand (Université Paris Est, Marne la Vallée, France)
    • 16:30 - 16:35Adjourn
    • 17:30 Museum Closes
  • Thursday 07 June 2012 - abstracts
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall)
     
    • 09:00 Museum Opens
    • 09:20 - 09:50Mapping the Chemistry of Archaeological Wood Samples Using Synchrotron Radiation Scanning X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy (SXFM)
      Invited Speaker: Charlotte Pearson (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
    • 09:50 - 10:20Mapping Prehistoric Ghosts in the Synchrotron
      Invited Speaker: Phillip L. Manning (University of Manchester, UK)
    • 10:20 - 10:50Synchrotron-based Analysis of Fossil Plants and Insects Exceptionally Preserved in Amber from the Early Miocene Chiapas Lagerstätte
      Invited Speaker: Francisco Riquelme (Instituto de Geología, UNAM, México)
    • 10:50 - 11:50Break, Poster Session 1 (abstracts)( The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Art Study Room )
    • 11:50 - 12:20Reconstructing the Original Polychromy of Phoenician Ivories Using Full Field High Spatially and Energy Resolved SR XRF Analyses with the Color X-ray Camera
      Invited Speaker: Ina Reiche (Lab du Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France; Lab d'Archeologie Moleculaire et Structurale, Paris, France)
    • 12:20 - 12:40Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Microtomography to Study Archaeological Specimens of Dental Enamel
      Speaker: Maisoon Al-Jawad (Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK)
    • 12:40 - 14:00Lunch(On Your Own - access to MET cafeteria)
    • 14:00 - 14:30The Question of Scale in Characterisation: Involving Stakeholders in the Process
      Invited Speaker: Matija Strlic (Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College London, UK)
    • 14:30 - 15:00Comparative Study of the Materials Present in the Shades of Green of the 15th Century Paintings from the Crown of Aragon
      Invited Speaker: Nati Salvadó (Dpt. d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
    • 15:00 - 15:30Break
    • 15:30 - 16:00The Contribution of Vibrational Spectroscopy to Understanding of the Pigment Smalt and Its Alteration in Historic Paintings
      Invited Speaker: Laurianne Robinet (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections, Paris, France)
    • 16:00 - 16:20Study of the Degradation Process of Chrome Yellow Pigments in Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Its Contemporaries Through the Combined use of Synchrotron X-ray Spectromicroscopy and Conventional Spectroscopic Methods: the role of sulfate anions
      Speaker: Letizia Monico (Dip di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy)
    • 16:20 - 16:40Time-resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of in situ Light- and Anoxic-induced Discoloration of Prussian Blue Artifacts
      Speaker: Claire Gervais (Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution, USA)
    • 16:40 - 16:45Adjourn
    • 17:30 - 17:35Museum Closes
  • Friday 08 June 2012 - abstracts
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall)
     
    • 09:00 Museum Opens
    • 09:20 - 09:50Opportunities at the Interface of X-ray Microscopy and Cultural Heritage Research
      Invited Speaker: Volker Rose (Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
    • 09:50 - 10:20Synchrotron UV-Visible Radiation for Cultural Heritage: situation and perspective
      Invited Speaker: Mathieu Thoury (IPANEMA-SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, France)
    • 10:20 - 10:50Multiple Synchrotron Beams for High Resolution, Widefield Infrared Imaging
      Invited Speaker: Carol Hirschmugl (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA)
    • 10:50 - 11:50Break, Poster Session 2 (abstracts)( The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Art Study Room )
    • 11:50 - 12:10Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction & Metallographic Study of the Astrolabe
      Speaker:Michael Notis (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA)
    • 12:10 - 12:30SR-XRF and Micro-PIXE Studies on Ancient Metallurgy of Twelve Dacian Gold Bracelets
      Speaker:Bogdan Constantinescu (National Institute for Nuclear Physics and Engineering, Bucharest, Romania)
    • 12:30 - 12:50Colorando Auro: How synchrotron techniques can contribute to the understanding of medieval colouring techniques on gilded silverplates
      Speaker: Amandine C. Crabbé (Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Bruxelles, Belgique)
    • 12:50 - 13:10 "Hare's fur'' and “Oil spot”? Study of Ancient Black-glazed Jian (Temmoku) Wares Using SR
      Speaker: Catherine Dejoie (Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, CA)
    • 13:10 - 14:10Lunch(On Your Own - access to MET cafeteria)
    • 14:10 - 14:40Integrated Non-invasive and Micro-invasive Studies of Nature, Structure, and Alterations of Pigments
      Invited Speaker: Brunetto Brunetti (University of Perugia, Centre SMAArt and Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy)
    • 14:40 - 15:10Localization and Identification of Organic Materials in Samples from Artworks
      Invited Speaker: Julie Arslanoglu (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA)
    • 15:10 - 15:40Construction of the IPANEMA Platform and Recent Research on Ancient Materials at SOLEIL
      Invited Speaker: Loïc Bertrand (IPANEMA-SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, France)
    • 15:40 - 16:00Break
    • 16:00 - 17:00Round Table
    • 17:00 - 17:05 Adjourn
    • 21:00 Museum closes(Extended Hours for Friday)
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