Oi Yan Michelle Chan Conservation Research Assistant M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong Previous Next All members ​ MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2023 ​ A multimodal approach to the study of human-derived materials in contemporary artwork Co-authored with Lynn Lee, Alessandra Guarascio and Marc Walton. Read Abstract ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Laura Cartechini Research Scientist Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (ISTM) – National Research Council (CNR) Previous Next All members Milan, Padova, Perugia, ITALY MEMBER INFORMATION Speaker 2018 Laura Cartechini received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Perugia in 1998. Her research activity is aimed at understanding the chemical and physical properties of art historical materials and relative degradation processes for diagnostic and conservation purposes. Immunodetection of proteins in paint media by ELISA and IFM Read Abstract ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Ellen Carrlee Conservator, Alaska State Museum Previous Next All members Juneau, AK, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2021 Ellen Carrlee has been working in Alaskan museums for twenty years and has been the conservator at the Alaska State Museum since 2006. She holds an M.A. in Art History and Art Conservation from New York University (2000) and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2020). Her research interests include material culture made from plants and animals as well as collaborative projects that explore the networks of relationships among human and non-human agents. The Chilkat Dye Project Read Abstract ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Anthony Caragiulo Assistant Director of Genomic Operations Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics American Museum of Natural History Previous Next All members New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 I'm the Assistant Director of the Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. My research focuses on population and conservation genetics to understand drivers of diversification, large-scale movements, and genetic adaptation primarily in carnivores and other large mammals. A major research interest of mine is using museum specimens in my research and applying genetic methods to identify the biological origins of museum specimens and artifacts. ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Sheila Canby Birch Curator in Charge Department of Islamic Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Previous Next All members New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2018 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. ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Caroline Bouvier PhD student Laboratory of Molecular and Structural Archaeology Sorbonne University Previous Next All members Paris, France MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 Caroline Bouvier graduated in analytical chemistry and materials science in 2018, and had her first working experiences on painting materials using FTIR and Raman spectroscopies. Currently a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Molecular and Structural Archaeology (Paris), she works on the analysis of cross sections using Time-Of- Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, focusing on the binders identification, and on developing the imaging methodology and the data processing thanks to an adapted spectral database., ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Niv Allon Associate Curator Department of Egyptian Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Previous Next All members New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 Associate Curator in the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he focuses on art of the Ramesside Period (ca. 1295-1070 B.C.) and on textual objects throughout Egyptian history. He earned his MA from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem in Biblical Studies and his PhD in Egyptology from Yale University and has published on scribes, literacy, and concepts of violence in ancient Egypt. ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Daniella Berman Vice President Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture (HECAA) Previous Next All members ​ MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 An art historian specializing in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art, Daniella Berman has a particular interest in artists’ materials and techniques. Having earned her B.A. at Yale University and her M.A. and Ph.D. at NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, Dr. Berman has held positions at the National Gallery of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. She has contributed to many exhibitions and publications, and is currently Vice President of the Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture (HECAA). ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Kyna Biggs David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science Museum of Modern Art Previous Next All members New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 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. ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!

Ruth Ann Armitage Professor of Chemistry Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Previous Next All members Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 Ruth Ann Armitage is a Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She studied chemistry at Thiel College and obtained her Ph.D. at Texas A&M University in analytical chemistry. Her broad research interests include determining the composition and age of rock paintings and developing ambient ionization mass spectrometric methods for characterizing dyes in ancient textiles. ​ ​ ⚠️ Member pages are undergoing improvements! Some features may not work today. Thank you for your patience!