Workshop on Raman spectroscopy

Raman Spectroscopy Users Group (IRUG)
Two-day Workshop
Registration begins June 4, 2012

The Infrared and Raman Users Group (IRUG) is pleased to announce a
Raman Spectroscopy Workshop to be held at the Philadelphia Museum of
Art (PMA) on September 27-28, 2012. The two-day workshop is the
first of its kind to be offered by IRUG <URL:http://www.irug.org>
and will feature lectures on practical issues and strategies in the
Raman analysis of cultural heritage artifacts and materials, as well
as an introduction to the IRUG Raman spectral database.

Topics covered will be: the history of the use of Raman spectroscopy
in the museum field; theory and instrumentation; SERS; and analysis
of minerals, pigments, dyes, gems, plastics, paintings, photographs,
works of art on paper, and cross-sections.

Speakers will include

    Danilo Bersani
    University of Parma

    Lucia Burgio
    Victoria and Albert Museum

    Francesca Casadio
    Art Institute of Chicago

    Silvia Centeno
    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Bruce Chase
    University of Delaware

    Suzan de Groot
    Cultural Heritage Institute

    Marco Leona
    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Suzanne Lomax
    National Gallery of Art

    Jennifer Mass
    Winterthur Museum

    Constanza Miliani
    University of Perugia, CNR-ISTM

    Richard Newman
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    Beth Price
    Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Nadim Scherrer
    Bern University of the Arts

    Greg Smith
    Indianapolis Museum of Art

    Tom Tague
    Bruke Optics

All are invited to attend although space is limited. Registration
begins on June 4, 2012. Workshop registration fees are $75 for
professionals and $35 for students. The registration deadline is
August 31, 2012. For more information, please contact IRUG at
irugramanworkshop<-at->philamuseum<.>org

The Workshop is being sponsored by the National Center for
Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) and the Philadelphia
Museum of Art.

Chris Wasson
Conservation Administrator
Philadelphia Museum of Art
215-684-7542


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