Kathryn Kenney Book and Paper Conservator Folger Shakespeare Library Previous Next Washington D.C., DC, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 Kathryn Kenney (she/her/hers) is a Book and Paper Conservator at the Folger Shakespeare Library. She earned a B.A. in anthropology from Wellesley College and was an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Library and Archives Fellow at SUNY Buffalo State University, graduating with an M.A. and C.A.S. in Art Conservation. Prior to joining Folger, she worked at Harvard Library’s Weissman Preservation Center and was an Advanced Book Conservation Intern at the Library of Congress. ​ ​ All members

Jan Dekker PhD Student Leiden University, the Netherlands Previous Next Netherlands MEMBER INFORMATION Poster Presenter 2021 Jan Dekker is a PhD student in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie ChemArch project at the University of York and the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on the analysis of ancient proteins, in particular the study of proteins preserved in ancient food crusts. However, previous work also includes the use of proteins to taxonomically identify Mesolithic barbed tools and to study ancient health. ZooMS identifications of human and cervid barbed points from Mesolithic Doggerland Read Abstract ​ All members

Shanan Tobe Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University Previous Next Perth, Australia MEMBER INFORMATION Poster Presenter 2021 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. Archaeomicrobiology: Method Development to “Fingerprint” Australian Cultural Ochre Using Microbial DNA Analysis Read Abstract ​ All members

Manu Frederickx Associate Conservator Metropolitan Museum of Art Previous Next New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 Manu Frederickx is an Associate Conservator at The Met’s Objects Conservation Department, where he is responsible for the conservation and technical study of musical instruments. Previously he was a lecturer and head of the Musical Instrument Making program at University College Ghent and worked as a conservator at the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. He is currently conducting a PhD study at Ghent University, focusing on the construction of virginals in 16th- and 17th-century Antwerp. ​ ​ All members

José Lazarte Luna Assistant Conservator The Metropolitan Museum of Art Previous Next New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2021 José Lazarte works primarily with European paintings of the 16th to the 18th centuries and American paintings, including works from colonial Latin America. José received a BA in Art Conservation (with a minor in studio arts) from the University of Delaware and an MA in Science from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Graduate Program in Art Conservation in 2016. A Tripartite Approach to Biomolecule Analysis for the Identification of Chia Oil in Paintings and Lacquerware from New Spain (Mexico) Read Abstract ​ All members

Noam Mizhrahi The Richard Lounsbery Foundation Previous Next Jerusalem, Israel MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 ​ ​ ​ All members

Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo PhD Student TEMPERA Marie Skłodowska-Curie ETN The GLOBE Institute University of Copenhagen, Denmark Previous Next Copenhagen, Denmark MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2021 The presented project was part of Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo's PhD, during which she worked on the characterisation of proteinaceous materials in European paintings. Micro-samples removed from the artworks are processed to extract proteinaceous residues, and to identify such residues via tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Her role in this project concerned the processing of the micro-samples, the analysis of the recorded data, and the interpretation of the results together with museum collaborators and sample providers. Non-traditional materials in the ground layer of paintings from the Danish Golden Age identified via MS-based proteomics Read Abstract ​ All members

Katarzyna Anna Vargas Conservator New-York Historical Society Museum & Library Previous Next New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2021 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. Extracting Stories from DNA preserved by 19th century Americana Read Abstract ​ All members

Caroline Shaver Graduate fellow Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation Previous Next Delaware, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023, Graduate student assistant 2023 Caroline Shaver is a graduate fellow in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, and is currently completing an internship at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She specializes in the conservation of decorated surfaces on furniture, frames, objects, and architectural woodwork. She has a particular interest in furthering her study of multilayered surface coatings such as lacquer, gilding, paints, and varnishes. ​ ​ All members

Timothy Cleland Physical Scientist Smithsonian Institution Previous Next Washington, DC, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Speaker 2018 Dr. Cleland received his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from North Carolina State University in 2012 where he developed paleoproteomic methods and applied them to variety of species. He applies mass spectrometry-based methods to detect proteins and characterize protein preservation from a variety of materials. High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Characterize the Composition of Art Pieces Read Abstract ​ All members