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228566ac-994f-4cb3-adf4-6f09a9b3701c Jessica French Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - May 2024 Seminar Series Presenter Artistic interventions and sustainable innovations in algae-based polymers Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

067a59da-5162-4c9e-be3a-6f20bc7c10d9 Glennis Rayermann Visiting Assistant Professor, Conservation Science Institute of Fine Arts, New York University New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Glennis Rayermann is a cultural heritage scientist. Currently, she the Visiting Assistant Professor of Conservation Science in the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She earned her Ph.D. in physical/materials chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research is multidisciplinary, spanning materials degradation, development of a novel instrumental technique, biophysical chemistry, and cultural heritage conservation. During the 2020–2021 academic year, she taught the Conservation Science: Inorganic Materials in Art & Conservation lecture and laboratory courses and conducted research in the Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State. Previously, she was a Research Associate with the Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) project ‘A Global Infrastructure for Heritage Science’, made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Organizer Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

5059f251-8877-4417-b984-d8f173058a7c Stella Panayotova The Fitzwilliam Museum University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Stella Panayotova (M.A., Classics, Sofia; D.Phil., History, Oxford) is Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. She curates major exhibitions, and directs the Cambridge Illuminations and MINIAREprojects. Her research interests include illuminated manuscripts’ production and patronage, and technical analyses of artists’ materials and techniques. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Team Presenter Organics in Illuminated Manuscripts Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

faa371e4-d9e4-47a5-846a-0cdff3aeaf6d Aysin Yoltar Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art Brooklyn Museum New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Aysin Yoltar received her M.A. and Ph.D. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Before joining the Brooklyn Museum, she held curatorial positions at the Harvard Art Museums and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She also taught at several universities in Turkey and the US. She focuses on Islamic illustrated manuscripts. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

fd4998b3-d74f-4b3a-962d-c837e0122e1c Margaret Holben Ellis Eugene Thaw Professor Emerita Institute of Fine Arts New York University New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Professor Ellis teaches the conservation treatment of prints and drawings and technical connoisseurship for art historians. She served as founding Director of the Thaw Conservation Center at the Morgan Library & Museum until January 2017. She is a Fellow and current President of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), a Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC), a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and an Accredited Conservator/Restorer of the Institute of Conservation (ICON). She was Editor for Philosophical and Historical Issues in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper (2014; Getty Conservation Institute); the 2nd edition of her book, The Care of Prints and Drawings appeared in 2017. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Organizer Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2018 Organizer Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

67aedc2d-7762-4af0-a8fc-9db1288518cf Caroline Tokarski Professor University of Bordeaux Researcher of the Institut Universitaire de France Head of the Proteome Platform of Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Caroline Tokarski is an analytical chemist specialized in high resolution mass spectrometry. Her research is focused on methodological developments for analysis of organic material from native or transformed biological samples. She adapted omics techniques to cultural heritage samples for accurate identification of proteins/lipids/polysaccharides, their modifications and their biological origins. Her current work is focused on organic networking and degradation mechanisms in Cultural Heritage samples. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Poster Presenter Minimally invasive proteomics analysis: Application to museum objects made of ivory and bone Co-authored with Julie Arslanoglu. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2018 Team Presenter Chemistry and Cultural Heritage: Deciphering Natural Polymers by Bottom up and Top down Mass Spectrometry Analysis Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS Francesca Galluzzi, Stéphane Chaignepain, Julie Arslanoglu, Caroline Tokarski Hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry to elucidate reticulations, interactions and conformational changes of proteins in tempera paintings Little is known about structural alterations of proteins within the polymeric films of paints. For the first time, hydrogen‑deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) was implemented to explore the conformational alterations of proteins resulting from their interaction with inorganic pigments within the early stages of the paint film formation. Intact protein analysis and bottom-up electrospray-ionisation mass spectrometry strategies combined with progressively increasing deuterium incubation times were used to compare the protein structures of the model protein hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) extracted from newly dried non-pigmented films and newly dried films made from a freshly made mixture of HEWL with lead white pigment (2PbCO3 Pb(OH)2). The action of other pigments was also investigated, expanding the HDX study with a global approach to paint models of HEWL mixed with zinc white (ZnO), cinnabar (HgS) and red lead (Pb3O4) pigments. The results show structural modifications of HEWL induced by the interaction with the pigment metal ions during the paint formulation after drying and prior to ageing. Both the charge distribution of HEWL proteoforms, its oxidation rate and its deuterium absorption rate, were influenced by the pigment type, providing the first insights into the correlation of pigment type/metal cation to specific chemistries related to protein stability. Explore

3dfa3038-73b4-444a-8a16-199859ca5973 Vaclav Krupicka PhD Student University of Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Vaclav completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at University of Warwick as part of integrated masters course, MChem. He performed his master thesis research on ultra-high mass resolution mass spectrometry group. The master thesis was concentrated around optimising fragmentation techniques for carbonic anhydrase using a 12T FT-ICR Mass Spectrometer. Vaclav joined the S2MB (Mass Spectrometry of Biological Macromolecules) team of the UMR CNRS 5248 Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nano-objects to complete his PhD studies under supervision of prof. Caroline Tokarski. Under the grant from CNRS Vaclav will work as the part of the ARCHE lab to study the applications of Top-down mass spectrometry in study of ancient proteins from cultural heritage samples. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter Unleashing top-down mass spectrometry in study of proteinaceous materials in museum objects: Method development using paint models Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS Catherine Gilbert, Vaclav Krupicka, Francesca Galluzi, Aleksandra Popowich, Stéphane Claverol, Julie Arslanoglu, Caroline Tokarski Species identification of ivory and bone museum objects using minimally invasive proteomics Ivory is a highly prized material in many cultures since it can be carved into intricate designs and have a highly polished surface. Due to its popularity, the animals from which ivory can be sourced are under threat of extinction. Identification of ivory species is not only important for CITES compliance, it can also provide information about the context in which a work was created. Here, we have developed a minimally invasive workflow to remove minimal amounts of material from precious objects and, using high-resolution mass spectrometry–based proteomics, identified the taxonomy of ivory and bone objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection dating from as early as 4000 B.C. We built a proteomic database of underrepresented species based on exemplars from the American Museum of Natural History, and proposed alternative data analysis workflows for samples containing inconsistently preserved organic material. This application demonstrates extensive ivory species identification using proteomics to unlock sequence uncertainties, e.g., Leu/Ile discrimination. Explore

8431788e-63ff-4a26-9096-6a8fdc27cd41 Élodie Lévêque Associate professor in Book and Paper Conservation Sorbonne University Paris, France Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Élodie Lévêque is an associate professor in Book and Paper Conservation at the Sorbonne University, a member of the Beast to Craft ERC project and of the Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes (IRHT/CNRS) . She previously worked as a Senior Conservator at the National Library of Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and the Montpellier University Library. She graduated with a Master's in Book Conservation from the Sorbonne in 2010 and completed a PhD in Medieval Studies in 2020 (Paris University), researching medieval bindings from the Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux. Her research focuses on Medieval parchment and leather that were used to manufacture manuscripts. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Poster Presenter Exploring the origin and provenance of medieval manuscripts from the collection of Clairvaux abbey using a biocodicological approach Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Team Presenter Hiding in plain sight: The biomolecular identification of seal use in Romanesque medieval manuscripts Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS Sarah Fiddyment, Matthew D. Teasdale, Jiří Vnouček, Élodie Lévêque, Annelise Binois & Matthew J. Collins So you want to do biocodicology? A field guide to the biological analysis of parchment Biocodicology, the study of the biological information stored in manuscripts, ofers the possibility of interrogating manuscripts in novel ways. Exploring the biological data associated to parchment documents will add a deeper level of understanding and interpretation to these invaluable objects, revealing information about book production, livestock economies, handling, conservation and the historic use of the object. As biotechnological methods continue to improve we hope that biocodicology will become a highly relevant discipline in manuscript studies, contributing an additional perspective to the current scholarship. We hope that this review will act as a catalyst enabling further interactions between the heritage science community, manuscript scholars, curators and conservators. Explore

4bc54943-8e0c-4cf4-87ac-07ad9dbc6cbb Ilaria Bonaduce Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Pisa Pisa, Italy Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Ilaria Bonaduce is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Pisa. She teaches Analytical Chemistry for the master course and the bachelor course in Chemistry. Her research focuses on the development and implementation of analytical methods for characterising organic materials collected from artworks, as well as understanding physico-chemical processes involved in paint film formation and degradation. Her research is mainly based on the use of mass spectrometry and analytical pyrolysis. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

6035cf8d-5f9c-46b0-a7bc-5631279b019a Katarzyna Anna Vargas Conservator New-York Historical Society Museum & Library New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Katarzyna Ann Vargas is a Conservator at the New-York Historical Society, where she cares for the collection’s paper based materials, including printed books, manuscripts, and ephemera. She has particular interest in preventive conservation strategies, historic conservation practices, and conservation ethics. Prior to joining the N-YHS staff, Katarzyna trained at several New York City based conservation laboratories, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Morgan Library. She received her degree in conservation from the Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Team Presenter Extracting Stories from DNA preserved by 19th century Americana Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS