Advanced methodologies for diagnostic and preventive conservation of stone materials in subaerial and underwater environment

ORGANIZERS

Mauro Francesco La Russa
University of Calabria
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Mauro Francesco La Russa was born in Lachen (CH) on September 30 1977. He took an MSc in Geological Sciences at the University of Calabria (2002) and a PhD in Petrography and Petrology (2005-2008) at the University of Catania. Since December 2008, he has been a Researcher at the Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria. He is involved in teaching activity on several courses in the fields of petrographic and mineralogical disciplines and geo-mineralogical studies applied to the conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage. He is the scientific representative responsible for several agreements with national and international research institutions and Universities, as well as for diagnostic analysis carried out on the Trevi Fountain during the 2014/2015 restoration. He is the scientific representative responsible for several national and international research projects. At present, his main research interests concern the field of Cultural Heritage and, in particular, the characterization of stone building materials, their decay and the experimentation of innovative protective products as well as the archaeometric study of chronologically different ceramic remains. Some of the investigated sites include: the Trevi Fountain (Italy), Herculaneum (Italy), cave churches (Tokaly in Cappadocia, Turkey), Pompei (Italy), the underwater site of Baia (Campania, Italy), the Val di Noto area (Sicily, Italy), the non-catholic cemetery of Rome (Italy). He is author and co-author of  88 Peer-reviewed publications , 3 Book chapters, 115 Abstracts and proceedings,  2 patents.

Abstract

This session is devoted to issues related to the knowledge and conservation of natural and artificial stone materials constituting built heritage both in subaerial and in marine environment.
The Session is applied to interdisciplinary expertise, resolving problems related to preservation and conservation science, weathering of movable and immovable Culturale Heritage, with the aim to understand and improve our knowledge of material culture.
Contributions on novel methods and procedures, technologies for the conservation and the restoration of built heritage, archaeological and historical artefacts are encouraged. Moreover, new researches and innovative/effective approaches for the characterization of ancient materials (stone, plasters, mortars) will be also included.

Topics particularly welcomed include: