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

Hwai-ling Yeh-Lewis Senior Collections Manager Asian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Hwai-ling Yeh-Lewis oversees the storage and care of over 37,000 works in the Asian Art collection. This includes all administration procedures related to acquisitions, incoming and outgoing loans, the collection database, exhibitions, and collection inventory. She also manages internal and external requests for access to the collections, and works with the collections team to facilitate gallery installations and implement the highest standards for collection care. She received her MS in education from Indiana University. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Composition Conservation Historical Use Case Studies Feathers/horn/hair/nails Feathers, horn, hair, nails, scales, and hooves, all found in vertebrates, are made from a family of structural proteins called keratins. Previous Next Back to Materials Coming Soon We need you to develop new content for the ABM website. Please email info@artbiomatters.org or message in Slack if you are interested in building the ABM website.

Frank Trujillo Drue Heinz Book Conservator The Morgan Library & Museum New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Frank Trujillo is the Drue Heinz Book Conservator in the Thaw Conservation Center at the Morgan Library & Museum. He holds a MSLIS with an Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from the University of Notre Dame. His research has focused on the materials and techniques of medieval manuscripts with a particular focus on French Romanesque bindings and the ninth and tenth century Coptic bindings collection at the Morgan. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Team Presenter Big Data from Tiny Samples: unveiling the use of organic materials in the Visconti-Sforza Co-authored with Clara Granzotto. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM 2021 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Jennifer Mass Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Cultural Heritage Science Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Prior to her tenure at Bard, Dr. Mass was the Director of the Scientific Research and Analysis Laboratory at the Winterthur Museum and Gardens. She also taught conservation science at the University of Delaware M.S. Program in Art Conservation and at the SUNY College at Buffalo M.A. Program in Art Conservation. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Chongwen Liu PhD student University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Chongwen Liu is a Ph.D. student at the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Material Culture. His research interests focus on the development of antifouling materials for underwater cultural heritage as well as the analysis of lacquer materials through a multi-analytical approach. In the meantime, he is also learning and seeking opportunities for the possible application of artificial intelligence to assist conservation. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Graduate Student Assistant AI-assisted classification of microorganism strains on paper-based cultural relics Co-authored with Chenshu Liu and Allison Wall. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Poster Presenter Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Sheila Canby Birch Curator in Charge Department of Islamic Art Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Sheila (Patty) Canby joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2009 after eighteen years as a curator at the British Museum. Her publications include Shah `Abbas: The Remaking of Iran, Islamic Art in Detail, Persian Painting, The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp and Court and Cosmos: the Great Age of the Seljuqs. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Isabel Schneider Project Conservator Brooklyn Museum New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Isabel Schneider is a recent graduate of the UCLA/ Getty Conservation of Cultural Heritage MA program who recently accepted a project conservator position at the Brooklyn Museum. Previously, she has held conservation internships with the Brooklyn Museum, Arizona State Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Florissant National Monument, and the Israel Antiquities Authority. She has participated in archaeological excavations in Greece and Israel. Previously, she has worked as an artist, teacher, curator, and museum development officer. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Graduate Student Assistant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Poster Presenter “Like” for Provenance Research and Conservation Treatment Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

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

Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Rock Art Australia Minderoo Chair in Archaeological Science School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC, Australia Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Professor Rachel Popelka-Filcoff is the Rock Art Australia Minderoo Chair in Archaeological Science in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where she leads archaeological science initiatives. Her laboratory integrates advanced characterisation, spectroscopic and statistical-driven approaches, in the areas of archaeological science and cultural heritage chemistry. Her research is to the first comprehensive integrative characterisation of Australian natural mineral pigments on cultural heritage materials by several analytical methods to answer questions about provenance and composition. Rachel holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Missouri as a National Science Foundation Research Fellow and completed a National Research Council postdoc at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 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