a34fe076-8171-49c3-9ae2-c0f11e3c4956 Fran Ritchie Conservator Harper's Ferry Center National Park Service Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Fran Ritchie is a conservator of objects at the Harpers Ferry Center of the National Park Service, a center that supports the preservation and conservation of park collections across all units. With a background working on organic materials in museums, Fran enjoys immersing herself in the natural world – while learning about and treating “dead stuff,” as well as observing living ecosystems. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

efff9653-151f-413f-ac20-ed6a91792c5e Eric Monroe Head, Scientific Laborary Section Preservation Research Testing Division Library of Congress Washington, DC, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Eric Monroe is the Head of the Scientific Laboratory Section in the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois in Analytical Chemistry. Prior to coming to the Library of Congress, his research career centered on the application of analytical chemistry techniques and methods to neuroscience, virology, and materials science in both academic and industrial settings. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

f7fd2dbd-dfeb-45b1-9c67-74c2fb4ffa85 Kyna Biggs David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science Museum of Modern Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Kyna Biggs (she/her) is the David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science at MoMA. She holds an Honours BSc in Molecular/Cellular Biology, minor in Art History (University of Ottawa) and a Master of Art Conservation in Conservation Science (Queen's University). Kyna has held positions at the Canadian Conservation Institute, Parks Canada, and teaches within the Queen's University Master of Art Conservation program. Research areas include the biodeterioration of modern materials and inclusive science education. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

91bd3cb0-9f76-4e32-8f13-734566d11d4f Julia Sybalsky Conservator American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Julia Sybalsky is an objects conservator at the American Museum of Natural History in the Natural Science Conservation lab. Her work is focused on the preservation of scientific specimens on exhibit and in the museum’s research collection, as well as conservation research that supports these efforts. She is regularly involved with allied professional organizations and is a graduate of The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she teaches as an adjunct professor. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

ab0bfaaf-2504-4996-9b32-111bf71171fd Sofie Dierickx PhD Student Ghent University Ghent, Belgium Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Sofie Dierickx graduated as wood conservator in 2018. She acquired a passion for ethnographical heritage through her internship at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and a traineeship at the Nationaal Museum voor Wereldculturen in the Netherlands. Currently she is working as a PhD student on the TOCOWO project (Tomography of Congolese Wooden Objects), exploring the possibilities of x-ray tomography as a non-invasive alternative for wood species identification of museum objects. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter TOCOWO - Tomography of Congolese Wooden Objects Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - March 2023 Seminar Series Presenter “Non-invasive” techniques: X-ray tomography of Congolese Wooden objects Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

132bed70-9ab4-461f-9cca-473be2dc8ddd Lauren Audi Genomics Lab Manager American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Lauren Audi is the Senior Genomics Lab Manager at the American Museum of Natural History and a plant biologist. In this position she supports the interdisciplinary research of curators, scientists, students and affiliates at the museum. This includes providing expertise in molecular biology and genetic techniques across a wide discipline of research questions -- from evolution, ecology, conservation and disease detection. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Poster Presenter DNA Barcoding of Northwest Coast Objects: A method for fostering reciprocal relationships between museums and communities Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

786974e0-2e75-45a3-87ca-47c2b7e45f5b Barbara Berrie Head of Scientific Research National Gallery of Art Washington, DC, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Barbara Berrie’s work has focused on artists’ materials and methods. Her publications are varied and reflect her wide range of interests and responsibilities. She is particularly interested in painters’ materials and methods, and investigates artists use of color through the lens of scientific analysis. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Steering Committee Proteins: Building Blocks of Art Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

7da3276a-e2f7-486f-bcfb-527ba5f10afc Patricia Marroquin Norby Associate Curator of Native American Art The American Wing The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha) oversees the American Wing’s Native American art collection. An award-winning scholar and museum leader, she previously served as Senior Executive and Assistant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian-New York and as Director of the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry in Chicago. Her forthcoming book, Water, Bones, and Bombs examines 20th-century American Indian art and environmental disputes in northern New Mexico. She co-edited “Aesthetic Violence: Art and Indigenous Ways of Knowing,” American Indian Culture and Research Journal (2015). She earned her PhD at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Invited Speaker Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

6a96f364-c6f2-4a7c-9dc2-7585cfdec8e5 Nylah Byrd NEA Book Fellow Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts Philadelphia, PA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Nylah Byrd is a NEA Book Fellow at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. She received her B.A. with Honors in Archaeology from Stanford University in 2018 and her M.S. in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/ University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2022. She is currently a Core Group member of the AIC Ethics Core Documents Revision Task Force and a founding member of the Black Art Conservators group. Her research interests include equity and inclusion in conservation, preserving ephemera, and fabrication of inorganic objects. She is particularly passionate about public engagement and community connections within art conservation and cultural heritage institutions in the United States. Her long-term career goal is to practice people-centered conservation as a community conservator. She wishes to offer her conservation skills to a local marginalized community (especially if Black and/or Indigenous) for the preservation and continuation of their culture through caring for objects. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Community Coordinator Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

93ebfb1b-ea4f-4856-921b-5c7ffdd7eca5 Pamela Hatchfield Head of Objects Conservation (emertis) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Pamela Hatchfield serves as Project Coordinator for Held in Trust, a collaboration between the National Endowment for Humanities and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, evaluating preservation and conservation needs in the United States. She is Emerita Head of Objects Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the International Institute for Conservation and of the American Academy in Rome. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Round Table - March 2024 Round Table Presenter ABM Round Table - March 2024 Question about an outdoor sculpture compromised by a myriad of microbiological growth and how to evaluate the risk of further damage from these species. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS