Collaboration with Public Institutions:Art Conservation

The Art Institute of Chicago:
Science of Art Conservation

• 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