Chemistry for cultural heritage

Chemistry for cultural heritage

The chemistry for cultural heritage is focused on the development of advanced analytical methods for the characterisation of objects of historical/artistic/archaeological interest and on the development of new materials and restoration products as well.

Research groups

Projects
- RESOLUTION - Radiocarbon, tree rings, and solar variability provide the accurate time scale for human evolution and geoscience

Research labs
- Mass spectrometry laboratory
- Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory (M2ADL)

People

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Paola Galletti

Associate Professor

keywords: ionic liquids, antibiotics, biocatalysis, enzymatic inhibitors, beta-lactams

Massimo Guardigli

Associate Professor

keywords: In situ hybridization/immunohistochemistry, Bio-chemiluminescence, Time-Resolved Fluorescence (TRF), Imaging, Enzyme

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Rocco Mazzeo

Full Professor

keywords: optical microscopy, diagnosis, cultural heritage, microchemistry, portable XRF spectrometry, micro-invasive techniques,

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Francesca Ramacciotti

PhD Student

Research fellow

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Chiara Samorì

Associate Professor

keywords: Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Bioplastics, Green solvents, Microalgae

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Sahra Talamo

Full Professor

keywords: Radiocarbon, Human Evolution, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Dendrochronology, Cosmogenic Isotope, Extraction of Collagen,

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Laura Tositti

Associate Professor

keywords: Air Quality, Radioactivity, PM10, PM2.5, PMx......, Atmospheric chemistry, Climate Change, Air pollution chemistry,

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Martina Zangheri

Associate Professor