In collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry, Diamond organised a unique day for conservators, conservation scientists and other heritage professionals. This took place on Wednesday 13th February, 2013, at Diamond Light Source. The aim of the day was to explain some of the technical and practical aspects of the facility, and then to explore how best heritage practitioners can make the most of Diamond to use equipment way beyond the resources normally available.
| Item | Topic | Start | End |
| 1. | Welcome and Coffee | 10:15 | 10:30 |
| | Session 1 – Chair David Howell | | |
| 2. | Opportunities for Cultural Heritage Science at Diamond: An Overview
Nick Terrill, Diamond Light Source | 10:30 | 11.00 |
| 3. | The use of x-ray spectroscopy in heritage and conservation studies
Fred Mosselmans, Diamond Light Source | 11.00 | 11.30 |
| 4. | Old Stones - new insights.
Michael Drakopoulos, Diamond Light Source | 11.30 | 12.00 |
| 5.
| Tours
| 12.00 | 13.15 |
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| Lunch in the Atrium – incl. FTIR Instrument demo | 13.15 | 14.00 |
| | Session 2 – Chair Nick Terrill | | |
| 6. | The use of X-ray Spectroscopy in the conservation of the York Minster
Andy Dent, Diamond Light Source | 14.00 | 14.20 |
| 7. | Egyptian Blue - a Microfocus XAFS Study
Paul Hatherly, The Open University | 14.20 | 14.40 |
| 8. | The Apocalypto Project; Revealing the Unreadable David Mills, Queen Mary University London | 14.40 | 15.10 |
| | Afternoon tea break - Atrium | 15.10 | 15.30 |
| | Session 3 – Chair Fred Mosselmans | | |
| 9. | Beyond the written word, information from Historic parchment and bone
TimWess, Cardiff University | 15.30 | 16.00 |
| 10. | Questions, Discussion and Close | 16.00 | 16.30 |
Registration for this event is now closed.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Diamond Communications Team or Lee Gonzalez (Cardiff University).
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