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ESR15

Use of imaging techniques to characterize and monitor the surface of historical oxidized, patinated and varnished metals

Host Institution: HES-SO     PhD Enrollment: UBFC

Objectives

  • Characterization and investigation of the alteration of oxidized, patinated and varnished metal artifacts with time.
  • Use of imaging techniques: Selection of appropriate ones, testing of acquisition and processing protocols on artificially aged mock-up samples.
  • Application of selected imaging techniques on CH artifacts, followed by interpretation and evaluation.

Main Supervisor:

  • Christian Degrigny (HES SO)

Co-Supervisor(s):

  • Alamin Mansouri (UBFC)
  • Laura Brambilla (HES SO)