Juliet Graver Istrabadi Curator of Ancient Art Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University Previous Next Bloomington, IN, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 Juliet Graver Istrabadi is the Curator of Ancient Art at the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana (from 2009). She oversees a collection of 10,000 art objects that chronologically span a period from 10,000 BCE-1000 CE and geographically include the regions around the Mediterranean and the Near East/Middle East (areas in Africa, Asia, and Europe). Her research interests are broad, but a major area of focus is ancient jewelry. ​ ​ All members

Patricia Raquel Moreira Assistant Professor School of Arts Portuguese Catholic University Previous Next Lisbon, Portugal MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2021 Patrícia Moreira holds a holds a PhD in Biotechnology by Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP). She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Arts, member of Center for Research in Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) and coordinates the CITAR's Focus Area of Heritage, Conservation and Restoration in UCP. She is interested in biotechnology and nanotechnology innovation for Cultural Heritage with emphasis on biodeterioration, sustainability, circular economy, citizen science and green conservation. ​ ​ 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

Julie Arslanoglu Research Scientist Department of Scientific Research Metropolitan Museum of Art Previous Next New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Co-organizer 2018-2023 Julie Arslanoglu is a Research Scientist at the Met. She investigates paints, coatings, adhesives, and the organic materials found in artworks across all ages using spectroscopy (FTIR), mass-spectrometric (GC/MS, Py-GC/MS. MALDI, LCMS) and immunological techniques (ELISA), with emphasis on natural and synthetic polymer identification and degradation. Her research interests include interactions between pigments and binders, especially proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and their mixtures. Why Antibodies for Art Analysis? Read Abstract Minimally invasive proteomics analysis: Application to museum objects made of ivory and bone Read Abstract All members

Yueh-Ting Chiu MuSE Intern, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Graduate Student, Biomaterials and Interface Tissue Engineering Laboratory Department of Biomedical Engineering Columbia University Previous Next New York, NY, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Poster Presenter 2021 As a MuSe summer intern at the metropolitan museum of art, Yueh-Ting Chiu is currently working alongside with the department of scientific research on characterization of different emulsion tanning methods involving animal organs. In a collaboration with Columbia University, her responsibilities involves analysis of the mechanical properties and surface analysis of the material. They will also be looking in the proteomics and lipidomic fingerprints left behind from the different emulsion techniques. How It's Made: Emulsion (Organ) Tanned Leathers 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

Nicole Passeroti Objects Conservator, Program Associate The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Previous Next Los Angeles, CA, USA MEMBER INFORMATION Participant 2023 ​ ​ ​ All members

Composition Conservation Historical Use Case Studies Wood Wood is produced by the stems and roots of woody plants such as trees and shrubs. Structurally, wood is composed predominantly of cellulose polysacchharid fibers and lignin (a natural polymer chain). 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.

Ophélie Ranquet PhD Student Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Applied Mechanics Group Previous Next Karlsruhe, Germany MEMBER INFORMATION Team Presenter 2021 Ophélie Ranquet is a PhD Student at the KIT in Germany, at the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics. She completed her studies in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in France at the ENSCL (École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille) and at the ECPM (University of Strasbourg). Her PhD project, focused on a multi-analytical approach, is held in collaboration with Ilaria Bonaduce and Celia Duce (University of Pisa), Norbert Willenbacher (KIT) and Patrick Dietemann (Doerner Institute). She investigates the role of addition of egg yolk in linseed oil-based paints and tempera paints by using tools and technologies from different fields: rheology, physical and analytical chemistry. From egg tempera to oil painting – case studies of Domenico Ghirlandaio and Sandro Botticelli and the chemistry and microstructure of paints Read Abstract ​ All members

Joshua Henkin Research Associate Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany Previous Next ​ MEMBER INFORMATION Poster Presenter 2023 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. A Preliminary Workflow Towards the Integrative Authentication and Dye Analysis of Ancient Peruvian Textiles at the Detroit Institute of Arts Read Abstract ​ All members