Collaboration with Public Institutions: Art Conservation
The Art Institute of Chicago:
Science of Art Conservation![Red pigment in painting was characterized by spectroscopy at NU; not possible before! Red pigment in painting was characterized by spectroscopy at NU; not possible before!](/sites/default/files/u86/ArtConservation.png)
- Collaborative study of how materials science impacts art and art conservation (x-ray facility, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, student support)
- Now an NSF-funded initiative (SCIART)
- REU, RET projects
- Symposia: Art Institute - Fall 2008, NSF - Summer 2009, NU – Fall 2010, NU/Argonne – Fall 2011
- Funded by the Mellon Foundation