c299af86-22da-4890-a051-5101feff087e Martha Singer Principal Material Whisperer LLC New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Martha Singer is an art conservator who specializes in modern and contemporary sculpture in the New York City area. She is responsible for the Nevelson Chapel as well as public and private collections that feature indoor and outdoor contemporary art. Martha received a BA from Bard College and a diploma in conservation from New York University. Martha has published on modern artists, their intentions and working techniques. Martha is a Fellow of the AIC. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

14c23f1e-09a7-4598-97db-6e56b70e39c1 Clara Granzotto Associate Conservation Scientist Scientific Research, Department of Conservation and Science The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Clara Granzotto is associate conservation scientist in the Conservation and Science department at the Art Institute of Chicago. She received her Ph.D. in chemical sciences from the University of Venice, Italy, and the University of Lille, France. Clara conducted post-doctoral research at the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts at Northwestern University in Evanston (IL), at the scientific department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She specializes in the analysis of traditional binding media in works of art by mass spectrometry, with a focus on polysaccharides and proteins, to understand artists’ technique, artworks appearance and condition. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Team Presenter Big Data from Tiny Samples: unveiling the use of organic materials in the Visconti-Sforza Co-authored with Frank Trujillo. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Team Presenter Accretion, accumulation, encrustation? Reconciling scientific and curatorial perspectives when reporting on surface materials on African sculptures Explore Full Abstract ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

249f7104-f4b6-4329-86d6-10518faba33c Tuuli Kasso PhD Student Beast2Craft and ArcHives University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Team Presenter ArcHives: Beeswax as a Biomolecular Archive (an exploratory investigation) Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

df8fcd0f-e5c4-40b3-9639-3569b4e93346 Shanan Tobe Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University Perth, Australia Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Shanan Tobe is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science Research and Integrity Advisor Academic Chair Forensic Biology and Toxicology. He currently holds funding with the Australian Research Council and the Australian Plant Biosecurity Fund. He is a molecular biologist/forensic science. He applies his forensic expertise to other scientific problems including evaluation of art using molecular biology. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter Archaeomicrobiology: Method Development to “Fingerprint” Australian Cultural Ochre Using Microbial DNA Analysis Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

f0324781-65c6-4803-83bc-44d124ba611b Samuel Johns PhD Student University of Bristol Bristol, UK Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Samuel is a PhD candidate within the Organic Geochemistry Unit at the University of Bristol. His research seeks to address hypotheses surrounding diachronic and geographical changes in the molecular composition of parchment manuscripts and wax seals by GC/MS and HT-GC/MS; determine the isotopic composition of lipids within parchment and wax seals by GC-TC-IRMS and validate novel compound-specific approaches for radiocarbon dating. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Team Presenter ArcHives: Beeswax as a Biomolecular Archive (an exploratory investigation) Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - November 2022 Seminar Series Presenter Validating a Novel Lipid Extraction Method for Historic Parchments Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

db42c204-9e71-464d-a449-ae621b32a427 Joshua Henkin Research Associate Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Joshua Matthew Henkin studied at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Biochemistry, 2010) and at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., Medical Ethnobotany/Pharmacognosy, 2019). He has contributed to the characterization of pre-Roman herbal wine from southern France, as well as to ethnobotanical and phytochemical analysis of ancient chicha de molle brewery remains in southern Peru. Now an amateur Andeanist, Joshua fervently aspires to continue working with archaeological and botanical collections for many years to come. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Poster Presenter A Preliminary Workflow Towards the Integrative Authentication and Dye Analysis of Ancient Peruvian Textiles at the Detroit Institute of Arts Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

5240beb3-da18-4b75-8f60-17b4a47bfe98 Michael Galardi Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Round Table - March 2024 Round Table Presenter ABM Round Table - March 2024 Question about the lightening/bleaching of sandstone due to microbiological growth. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

4e4d05bc-b98a-4364-8bf8-3b3755fe250a Christine Sciacca Associate Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE The Walters Art Museum Baltimore, MD, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Christine Sciacca received her Ph.D. in Art History from Columbia University. Her book publications include, Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350, Building the Medieval World, and Illuminating Women in the Medieval World. Her current exhibition project at the Walters Art Museum focuses on Ethiopian art. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

f0eb5698-5dc3-40a4-b4c5-99f2d4c60785 Annamaria Cucina PhD Student Chemical Sciences University of Catania, Italy Catania, Italy Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Annamaria Cucina is a PhD student in Chemical Sciences, University of Catania working on Proteomics in Cultural Heritage. She works on the analysis of proteins and peptides in paintings, coatings but also archaeological remains via high resolution mass spectrometry. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter Proteomic analysis of samples from three Raphael Cartoons: Original material, repair or retouching? Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS Annamaria Cucina 1,2*, Anne Lisbeth Schmidt 3*, Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo 4,5*,Meaghan Mackie 4,6 , Carla Dove 7 , Aviâja Rosing Jakobsen 8 , Bjarne Grønnow 9 ,Martin Appelt 9 & Enrico Cappellini 4 Paleoproteomic identificationof the species used in fourteenthcentury gut‑skin garmentsfrom the archaeological siteof Nuulliit, Greenland Until recently, the identification of the species of origin for skin and fur materials used in theproduction of archaeological clothing has been based on the analysis of macro‑ and microscopicmorphological features and on the traditional knowledge of Indigenous groups. This approach,however, is not always applicable due to the deterioration of the archaeological objects.Paleoproteomics was used as an alternative approach to identify the species of origin of fifteensamples of various tissues from approximately 600‑year‑old garments found in Nuulliit, northernGreenland. Proteomics revealed that a limited group of marine and terrestrial mammals were usedfor clothing production. The results obtained from the analysis of multiple types of clothing andelements, such as sinew thread and gut skin, suggest that their applications were based on theirproperties. When conclusive assignment of a sample to a species via proteomics was not possible, theobservation by transmitted light microscopy of feather and hair micromorphology, if not affected bydiagenesis, was used to improve the identification. The proteomic characterization of animal materialsused for clothing production in the Nuulliit archaeological context provides an insight into thepractical knowledge and the strategies adopted by the local Indigenous community to exploit naturalresources Explore

eec47947-7136-469c-b5ac-637152d7c358 Arlen Heginbotham Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture The J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, CA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Arlen Heginbotham received his A.B. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University and his M.A. in Art Conservation from Buffalo State College. He is currently Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Arlen’s research interests include the history and analysis of 17th century East Asian export lacquer, the history of metallurgy, the use of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for studying copper alloy artifacts, microscopic and chemical wood identification. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the Earth Sciences Department of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Team Presenter Reflections of a Conservator on the Utility of Biology in Conservation Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS