Alternative Climate Controls for Historic Buildings
The goal of this project is to demonstrate the application of controlled ventilation and heating or dehumidification as viable climate control strategies for improving collection environments in historical buildings in hot and humid regions.

Asian Organic Colorants
This project aims to develop a strategy for the analysis of organic colorants used as textile dyes and organic pigments in Asia.

Contemporary Art Research: Modern Paints
The project addresses questions regarding the character of modern paint materials through the development of analytical techniques for identifying modern paint media and the evaluation of cleaning methods and techniques for modern paintings.

Lime Mortars and Plasters
The general aim of this research project is to enhance knowledge of the fundamental properties and performance of high-calcium lime mortars and plasters in order to provide a wider basis for the appropriate choice of materials and methods in the conservation of this widely used building material.

Museum Lighting Research
This project seeks to reduce the damage to works of art on paper caused by museum lighting through the reevaluation of current illumination guidelines and the testing and design of new lighting.

Organic Materials in Wall Paintings
The objective of the project is to improve the practice of wall paintings conservation by developing a methodology for identification of organic materials used as binders, which are particularly vulnerable during intervention.

Research on the Conservation of Photographs
The goal of this project is to advance techniques for identifying important variations in photographic processes, thereby providing insight into postprocessing chemistry and chemical treatment of photographs.

Salt Research: Mechanisms of Salt Decay and Methods of Mitigation
The objective of this project is to improve scientific understanding of how stone deteriorates due to the action of water and salts, and to develop effective mitigation and conservation procedures.

Last updated: October 2007