FIP Seminar Series - Dr. Adele DeCruz and William P. Brown "Diagnosis of materials and effectiveness of Er:YAG Laser cleaning in a Borrassa's Panel Painting (15th Century)"

"Diagnosis of materials and effectiveness of Er:YAG Laser cleaning in a Borrassa's Panel Painting (15th Century)" William P. Brown, Chief Conservator at NC Museum of Art and Dr. Adele De Cruz, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Duke UniversityWednesday, November 4, 201512:00 pm | Schiciano Auditorium - Side ALaser research, Fine Arts Conservation, FTIR as applied to materials, Lichen research using a laser at 3 microns.Application of laser in cleaning painted surfaces. Conservator of laser methods. Campsanto Monumentale, Pisa, Italy.Current research the interaction of pulsed laser energy on painter surface, frescos.